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Published: 2012-06-15 01:13:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 704; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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this isn't official. just posting this for 's opinion.uunca species is owned by her.
The bone shell of the mask shields the sencitive nasal passage ways of the skull, plus the vital frontal bone of the cranium.
The black area that links the mask with the upper lip represents the possible location of the nares (nose, nostrils, etc.) lower gap in the bottom jaw is for the glossal muscles and the sub-mandibular venom gland. Don't be fooled. It is not a closed floor bottom jaw, it has a "V" shaped gap that allows it to open the moth a full 90 degrees and allows swallowing large chunks of food when necessary due to the wideness of the throat. Large sinus cavity allows for a keen sense of smell and also eases the scent tasting when smelling becomes difficult.
Uunca jaw muscles are powerful, they can easily snap femurs in their jaws like tooth-picks once they come of age.
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Man You are so good at stuff like this XD
Stuff that is correct- "the mask shields the vital frontal bone of the cranium. The black area that links the mask with the upper lip represents the location of the nares (nose, nostrils, etc.) Large sinus cavity allows for a keen sense of smell and also eases the scent tasting when smelling becomes difficult. Uunca jaw muscles are powerful, they can easily snap femurs in their jaws like tooth-picks once they come of age."
Things incorrect/halfway correct- "The bone shell of the mask shields the sencitive nasal passage ways of the skull (well I suppose it could, but technically it is used to protect Uuncas eyes as most Uuncas have very sensitive eyes, it is used to protect brain, and was developed as a way for the Uuncas to survive their first year of life; will be doing an Ask the Uunca thing about this) lower gap in the bottom jaw is for the sub-mandibular venom gland. (venom glands located near the back of the throat)
Things I dont understand- "lower gap in the bottom jaw is for the glossal muscles. Don't be fooled. It is not a closed floor bottom jaw, it has a "V" shaped gap that allows it to open the moth a full 90 degrees and allows swallowing large chunks of food when necessary due to the wideness of the throat." What is a glossal muscle?
the rest of that is correct about opening the jaw and whatnot--
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~Nakumah Jun 14, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist
In most mammals there are three types of glossal musles. Glossal muscles not only move the tongue and give it its essecial movements (for eating, making sounds, tasting, expressing one's self, etc.) but they also help lower the bottom jaw when the mouth opens. "V shaped gap" if you ever remove all the flesh of the bottom jaw, you'll notice a large gap that allows it the liberty of moving up and down with out friction or interuptions from other bones, like your hiyoid and neck bones, or other organs in your neck, like your trachea, esophagus, and arteries. In some animals it much more closed and has a "floor", thin bone that closes it at the front half (near your incisors). In animals that eat large portions, can swallow large pieces of food or need to open their mouths very widely, in addition to a few things to the joint of the jaw, this gap tends to be wider, longer, larger, etc; in order to facilitate this feat.
in short, glossal muscle = tongue and jaw opening, "v" gap = big space in bottom jaw.
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Cool. the detail you put into it is really nice.
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Thanks A corrected version is highly over due though
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Thanks. I need to fix the teeth though.
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lawl ok i think there awsome though
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Man You are so good at stuff like this XD
Stuff that is correct- "the mask shields the vital frontal bone of the cranium. The black area that links the mask with the upper lip represents the location of the nares (nose, nostrils, etc.) Large sinus cavity allows for a keen sense of smell and also eases the scent tasting when smelling becomes difficult. Uunca jaw muscles are powerful, they can easily snap femurs in their jaws like tooth-picks once they come of age."
Things incorrect/halfway correct- "The bone shell of the mask shields the sencitive nasal passage ways of the skull (well I suppose it could, but technically it is used to protect Uuncas eyes as most Uuncas have very sensitive eyes, it is used to protect brain, and was developed as a way for the Uuncas to survive their first year of life; will be doing an Ask the Uunca thing about this) lower gap in the bottom jaw is for the sub-mandibular venom gland. (venom glands located near the back of the throat)
Things I dont understand- "lower gap in the bottom jaw is for the glossal muscles. Don't be fooled. It is not a closed floor bottom jaw, it has a "V" shaped gap that allows it to open the moth a full 90 degrees and allows swallowing large chunks of food when necessary due to the wideness of the throat." What is a glossal muscle?
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In most mammals there are three types of glossal musles. Glossal muscles not only move the tongue and give it its essecial movements (for eating, making sounds, tasting, expressing one's self, etc.) but they also help lower the bottom jaw when the mouth opens. "V shaped gap" if you ever remove all the flesh of the bottom jaw, you'll notice a large gap that allows it the liberty of moving up and down with out friction or interuptions from other bones, like your hiyoid and neck bones, or other organs in your neck, like your trachea, esophagus, and arteries. In some animals it much more closed and has a "floor", thin bone that closes it at the front half (near your incisors). In animals that eat large portions, can swallow large pieces of food or need to open their mouths very widely, in addition to a few things to the joint of the jaw, this gap tends to be wider, longer, larger, etc; in order to facilitate this feat.
in short, glossal muscle = tongue and jaw opening, "v" gap = big space in bottom jaw.
As for everything else, thanks for clearing things up. Wow... what a critic 
Thanks a bunch.
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WOAH thanks for clearing that up for me 8D
tee hee yah sorry
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I'm so glad. ^-^. And don't worry about the critic thing. I meant it as a compliment. Your a very good one. You make sure that things are quite clear for me.
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