Term Name: upper jaw region
Synonyms: dorsal mandibular arch, dorsal pharyngeal arch 1, palatoquadrate arch, upper pharyngeal jaws
Definition: Subdivision of head that consists of the upper jaw skeletal elements plus associated soft tissue (skin, lips, muscle)[cjm].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001709]

Relationships
is part of: jaw region midface
has parts: bone of upper jaw cingulum of upper incisor tooth cingulum of upper jaw molar diastema between upper central incisors epithelium of upper jaw future upper lip gingiva of upper jaw intermaxillary suture median symphysis mesenchyme of upper jaw moustache primary upper tooth secondary palate secondary upper tooth skeleton of upper jaw symphysis maxillaris tooth of upper jaw upper beak upper canine tooth upper deciduous premolar 5 upper first primary molar tooth upper first secondary molar tooth upper first secondary premolar tooth upper jaw cingulum upper jaw incisor upper jaw molar upper lip upper molar 1 upper premolar 4 upper premolar tooth upper primary canine tooth upper primary incisor tooth upper primary molar tooth upper primary premolar tooth upper second primary molar tooth upper second secondary molar tooth upper second secondary premolar tooth upper secondary canine tooth upper secondary incisor tooth upper secondary molar tooth upper secondary premolar tooth upper third secondary molar tooth
is a type of: organism subdivision structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
has subtype: upper jaw symphyseal region
disjoint_from: lower jaw region