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- noun biology The
bony orcartilaginous portion of the upperhyoid arch in somefish
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In the transition to life on land, the hyomandibula loses these functions and the bone becomes available for an eventual role in hearing.
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In humans, as in other mammals, the hyomandibula, or stapes, is one of the tiny bones in the middle ear.
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Other adaptations include a flattened head, elongated snout, and reduction of the hyomandibula, a bone that in fish corridinates movement between the braincase, pallete, and gills.
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The hyomandibula later evolved into a structure associated with hearing in mammals.
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