Term Name: skeleton of upper jaw
Synonyms: upper jaw, upper jaw skeleton
Definition: A subdivision of the skeleton that corresponds to the upper part of the mouth. The lower jaw skeleton includes the following elements, when present: upper jaw teeth, the maxilla and other lower jaw bones.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003277]

Relationships
is part of: jaw skeleton upper jaw region
has parts: bone of upper jaw diastema between upper central incisors early premaxilla maxilla palatoquadrate arch premaxilla quadrate bone quadratojugal bone secondary palatal shelf set of upper jaw teeth
is a type of: neural crest-derived structure subdivision of skeleton