This limited the size of the muscle. Very early in reptile history, changes to ancestral condition occurred in the nature of muscle attachment to the lower jaws and the skull. These changes had to do ...

1. Lizard has space on side of skull, reflecting loss of second temporal fossa. Has one fossa, one arch 2. Bird has one large cavern, with all bars between orbit and temporal fossae lost. i. Decrease ...

How to figure out what might be causing the pain, and how to make it stop By Ashley Abramson Where your lower jaw meets your skull, in front of your ear, you’ll find your TMJ, or ...

Where your lower jaw meets your skull, in front of your ear, you’ll find your TMJ, or temporomandibular joint. Problems with this joint or the surrounding muscles can result in temporomandibular ...