UCMP Glossary: J

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jaw -- Often loosely applied to any movable, toothed structures at or near the mouth of an animal, such as the scolecodonts of annelids. In vertebrates, the jaw is derived from the first gill arch.

jointed -- When stiff body parts are connected by a soft flexible region, the body is said to be jointed.