What is the upper jaw called?
The upper jaw is called the maxilla. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a pair of bones that together form the upper jaw.
What it is
- A pair of bones that together form the upper jaw.
- Each contains a large air-filled cavity (the maxillary sinus).
- Carries the upper teeth in its lower border (the alveolar process).
Where it is
- In the middle of the face.
- Between the eye sockets above and the mouth below.
- Joins the nasal, zygomatic, frontal, and palatine bones.
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Last verified: 2026-07-18
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