Definition of Quadratojugals. Meaning of Quadratojugals. Synonyms of Quadratojugals

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Definition of Quadratojugals

Quadratojugal
Quadratojugal Quad*ra`to*ju"gal, a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones. (b) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. -- n. The quadratojugal bone. Quadratojugal bone (Anat.), a bone at the base of the lower jaw in many animals.

Meaning of Quadratojugals from wikipedia

- are openings in the skull. Antorbital fenestra Mandibular fenestra Quadratojugal fenestra Subsquamosal fenestra, an opening between two parts of the...
- quadratojugal and maxilla. This is exemplified in reptiles, which have completely lost the contact. Most urodelans (salamanders) lack quadratojugals,...
- jugal is often called the malar or zygomatic. It is connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, as well as other bones, which may vary by species. The...
- supraoccipital and pterygoid. This is very similar in shape to the quadratojugals of other large cymbospondylid ichthyosaurs, hence its classification...
- (rear branch). The bones surrounding the quadratojugal also reconfigure to offset the changes to the quadratojugal. For example, the lower branch of the...
- also called the pterotic bone. In most tetrapods, the squamosal and quadratojugal bones form the ch**** series of the skull. The bone forms an ancestral...
- postorbital bar is almost vertical, with an oval cross-section. The quadratojugal is just behind the laterotemporal fenestra, and is slender and branched...
- (palate bone), quadrate (skull joint bone), orbital process, and two quadratojugals (ch**** bones) have been mentioned in scientific literature. The skull...
- early synapsids. In most tetrapods, the quadrate bone connects to the quadratojugal and squamosal bones in the skull, and forms upper part of the jaw joint...
- Triceratops, these were not particularly large and sometimes touched the quadratojugals. The bones of the skull roof were fused and by a folding of the frontal...