Maxilla

The maxilla consists of maxillary bones that form the upper jaw; together they are the keystone of the face, for all other immovable facial bones are connected to them. Portions of these bones make up the front of the roof of the mouth (hard palate), the floors of the orbits, and the sides and floor of the nasal cavity. They also contain the sockets of the upper teeth. Inside the maxillae, on the sides the nasal cavity, are the maxillary sinuses (antrum of Highmore). These air-filled spaces...

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Anatomy Terms

Anterior Longitudinal Ligament
Bones of the Ear
Bregma
C3 (3rd Cervical Vertebra)
C4 (4th Cervical Vertebra)
C5 (5th Cervical Vertebra)
C6 (6th Cervical Vertebra)
C7 (7th Cervical Vertebra)
Carotid Canal
Choanae
Coronal Suture
Coronoid Process
Ethmoid Bone
Ethmoidal Air Cells
External Acoustic Meatus
External Occipital Protuberance
Foramen Magnum
Foramen Ovale
Fossa of Lacrimal Sac
Frontal Bone
Glabella
Groove for Middle Temporal Artery
Head of Condylar Process
Hyoid Bone
Hypoglossal Canal
Inferior Temporal Line
Infraorbital Foramen
Lacrimal Bone
Lambda
Lambdoid Suture
Mandible
Mandibular Fossa
Mastoid Foramen
Mastoid Process
Maxilla
Median Palatine Suture
Mental Foramen
Nasal Bone
Oblique Line
Occipital Bone
Occipital Condyle
Parietal Bone
Parietal Foramen
Sagittal Suture
Sella Turcica
Sphenoid Bone
Superior Temporal Line
Supraorbital Notch
Teeth
Temporal Bone
Temporal Styloid Process
Vomer
Zygomatic Bone
Zygomaticofacial Foramen

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Full Maxilla Description

[Continued from above] . . . are the largest of the sinuses, and they extend from the floor of the orbits to the roots of the upper teeth. During development, portions of the maxillary bones called palatine processes grow together and fuse along the middle to form the front section of the hard palate.