faces (animal components)
- Scope note
- The front part of the head of a human or animal; in vertebrates, the area of the head on which the sense organs of vision and smell as well as the mouth and jaws are located. In humans, the face extends from the forehead to the chin; the term may also be used to describe the part of the front of the head below the forehead, from the eyebrows to the chin.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024