How To Use Dorsal In A Sentence

Beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum, the dentate gyrus becomes flattened and smooth and continues on to the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum as the thin gyrus fasciolaris.
Naupli have a cephalic shield or the beginnings of the dorsal carapace, and no segmentation on the trunk.
The fins have strong leading rays, which form a row of sharp spines along the dorsal fin.
As the water tumbles over the huge boulders forming a great cloak of foam, the dorsal fins of the salmon along their blue/black backs pierce the sudsy water like an emerging submarine.
In contrast, a strongly obtuse apical angle is associated with an incurved ventral beak that is appressed to the dorsal umbo, resulting in the delthyrium being partly obscured.

They have distinct black markings on the ends of their fins, particularly the first dorsal and caudal fins.
They are shockingly gracile and incredibly long-bodied, with a shape that (when seen in dorsal view) has been likened to that of a champagne flute. A 6 ton model, and a baby that puts on 90 kg a day: rorquals part I
Hippocampus severnsi is distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: extremely small size (height 13 mm, standard length 15 mm); 12 trunk rings; 27 tail rings; reduced ossification of inferior and ventral trunk ridges; 14 dorsal fin rays; 10 pectoral fin rays; anal fin small or absent; medium length snout which lacks a bulbous tip; raised, angular coronet; single gill opening on midline directly behind coronet supported by raised cleithral bone; scattered tubercles on trunk and tail; predominant colour dark brown (sometimes slightly marbled) with large, bright red patch covering dorsolateral surfaces of trunk rings 1-4; tiny white dots scattered all over; pale posterior section of tail with dark transverse bands. Practical Fishkeeping news (RSS)
In addition, the dorsal central column of primary afferent fibers within the spinal cord appears susceptible to the inhibitory effects of hypoxia in rats.
When she felt uncomfortable, Claire would glance down at her birthmark on the dorsal area of her left wrist.
The fore-brain consists of a thalamencephalon (th.c. and 1), which is exposed in the dorsal view of the brain, and which has no middle commissure. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata
The scan shows a mild focal dilatation of the central canal of the spinal cord over two vertebral levels in the mid-dorsal region.
The dorsal conic spine-like structures could be a homology of cuticular spicules of polyplacophorans and aplacophorans. Down with phyla! (episode II) - The Panda's Thumb
At first the pancreas is directed upward and backward between the two layers of the dorsal mesogastrium, which give to it a complete peritoneal investment, and its surfaces look to the right and left. XI. Splanchnology. 2j. The Pancreas
A large tumor was found that originated from the parietal pleura at the dorsal site.
Some slips passing from the first and second ribs to the vertebral border of the scapula and supplied by the dorsal scapular nerve may be looked upon as belonging to the rhomboid sheet and therefore as variations of those muscles.
It is supported by a narrow lunate platform along the dorsal margin.
The dorsal carapace, as far as is known to the authors, has never been described from the fossil record.
The presumptive neural tube tissues consist of a layer of ectoderm along the dorsal midline of the embryo, between the notochord and an outer layer of epidermis.
The ocelli (eye-like spots) on the spinous dorsal fin of males are metallic blue, surrounded by a golden ring.
These commarginal lirae broadly tongue dorsally across plicae and ventrally across interspaces.
However, a very key interneuron in Melibe resides in the pedal ganglion, as is the case in both of the parapodial flappers, Aplysia and Clione, but neither of the dorsal-ventral swimmers.
They have a ventral nerve cord and a dorsally located heart which pumps blood through an open circulation system. Insecta (Aquatic)
It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: postanal length 36·6-44·8 % standard length; pectoral-fin length 14·4-25·9% head length; 34-38 dorsal spines; 42-46 caudal vertebrae; 78-83 total vertebrae; brown background colour without or with only a limited and scattered dark brown reticulate pattern. Practical Fishkeeping
Thorax and pectus tawny, the former globose, with a black dorsal spot; abdomen tawny at the base; anterior legs testaceous, hind femora spinose beneath; wings grey, darker at the tips; stigma and veins black; halteres testaceous, with piceous tips. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Its fibers pass dorsally from an extensive anterior attachment to insert on the pharyngeal raphe, the pharyngeal tubercle of the occipital bone.
Front, fore borders of the thorax and hind borders of the abdominal segments ochraceous; dorsal tuft pale cinereous, rather large. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
The taxon is unique among brachyurans due to its distinctive dorsal carapace ornamentation.
Amputation injuries are also classified as dorsal, transverse or volar, according to the plane of the amputation.
The dorsal and anal fins of the longnose gar are located far back on the body, which is encased in a heavy armor of interlocking, rhomboid, ganoid scales.
The shape of the elongated spiky dorsal fin is reflected in the sweep of the flowing ventral fins.
Peripheral injury results in anatomic and physiologic changes within the dorsal horn, sensory thalamus and cerebral cortex.
If a salamander is to swim straight, the action of these muscle fibers must be balanced by muscle fibers dorsal to the vertebral centra, presumably in the epaxial musculature.
Anal operculum: the dorsal arch of the 10th abdominal segment; in caterpillars = supra-anal plate, q.v. Anal organs: Collembola; the two modified hairs arising from a tubercle ventro-cephalad of the anus and usually curving caudo-dorsad. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Conclusion Treatment of intractable pain of wrist joint by denervation is mainly indicated in wrist pain at dorsal side.
The dorsal fin generally was uncoloured, unspotted, and semitransparent.
In both sets of thumbs, Sissy's and his own, Dr. Robbins could see shafts, flat on the volar surface, smooth and rounded on the dorsal surface, that is, semicylindrical in shape. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
On inspection, the foot has an ‘up and out’ appearance, with the dorsal forefoot practically touching the anterior aspect of the ankle and lower leg.
Some snipefish, such as the ones on the cover, also have a long, pointed spine stretching back from the dorsal fin.
The cutlassfishes are characterized by a scaleless, band-shaped body tapering to a slim pointed tail, with one dorsal fin extending the whole length of the body; the anal is also long but is very low.
An anglerfish depends on its prey being fooled by its camouflage and by the fleshy lure into which the first ray of its dorsal fin has been modified.
These muscles are arranged as a series of parallel muscle fibers from the lateral edge of the dorsal tergite to the ventral sternite.
George Thompson gritted his teeth as he reported ‘Dorsal ablative armor is dropping fast, inner shield systems aren't responding.’
The flippers are broad, and the tail has a folded ridge on its dorsal surface.
I think you mistakenly called the dorsal stream the what pathway - it is the where pathway a typo, I'm sure. The Two-Streams Hypothesis
Parapteron - era: small sclerites, articulated to the dorsal extremity of the episternum, just below the wings; absent on prothorax = the tegulae of Hymenoptera, and patagia of Lepidoptera: have been homologized with the elytra of Coleoptera. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
The dorsal and anal fins, which push the fish along, are way off the central axis of its body, yet the animal swims a straight path without rocking up and down.
The third glume is ovate or oblong, acute or obtuse, longer or shorter than the second, 1-nerved, paleate; palea is as long as the glume and of the same texture of the glume dorsally narrowly inflexed along the middle line and splitting into two halves. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
Reproductively active individuals may have a uniform dark gray body with pale abdominal striping and a pale margin on the spinous region of the dorsal fin.
With the change in the position of the stomach the dorsal mesogastrium is drawn downward and to the left, and the right side of the pancreas is directed backward and the left forward (Fig. 1103). XI. Splanchnology. 2j. The Pancreas
It extends caudad and dorsal about the same distance as the latter organ, but it extends ventrad and cephalad far beyond the boundaries of the stomach. Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator
There are also is an isolated population of the Cape dassie Procavia capensis, also tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis; and bush pig Potamochoerus porcus, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, Maxwell's duiker Cephalophus maxwelli and black duiker C. niger, bay duiker C. dorsalis and forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus. Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
This finely prismatic structure occurs only locally within the marginal denticles, but is better developed locally immediately below the dorsal midline of the shell.
The adult plumage of penguins is blue-black or gray dorsally (back) and white ventrally (front). Penguins
I always correct my primatology students to use the term ventral-dorsal when they refer to the more usual animal mating position: doggy style. Observation: Gorillas Mate Face-To-Face
The middle section is a simple ventricle, and the hindmost, the section turned towards the dorsal side, into which the vitelline veins inosculate, is a simple auricle (or atrium). The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
Also, the incisiform teeth appear to project slightly anteriorly, whereas the occlusal surface of the cheek teeth face dorsally.
Scarier yet, some deep-sea-dwelling, sci-fi-looking breeds of anglerfish, which attract prey by dangling a bioluminescent lure from their foremost dorsal spine, can take down fish their own size in a single gulp.
The part of the dorsal mesogastrium which intervened between the spleen and the greater curvature of the stomach forms the gastrosplenic ligament.
Display of its large pectoral and dorsal fins gives the impression of even greater size.
At approximately the seventh week of gestation, the ventral and dorsal buds fuse.
The five to 12 separate finlets behind the anal and second dorsal fins may allow the tail to push against less turbulence by preventing vortices from forming in water flowing toward the tail.
It is contained by four rows of plates with the plates smaller along the dorsal side, probably indicating an ambulacrum.
The capitate processes are small and visible through the supratemporal fenestrae dorsally, fitting within fossae in the postorbitals.
The dorsal arm plates are fan to bell shaped not contiguous sometimes with a finely rugose distal edge.
In general, its dorsal partners are the squamosal and either the postfrontal or postorbital.
The fibres which come ultimately from the dorsal aspect of the spinal marrow are those which carry inwards the effect of a stimulus applied towards their ultimate termination, and are therefore called afferent, or sensory. The Common Frog
As this margin inclines dorsally, it sweeps around in a distally concave arc to produce a rounded, distally pointing extremity adjacent to the dorsal margin.
This fracture occurs with the hand dorsiflexed; the distal fracture segment is angulated dorsally and causes a ‘silver-fork’ deformity.
The cells of the visceral mesoderm and dorsal vessel also express both genes.
The dorsal and ventral edges of the centra are more nearly equal in width in the larger specimens.
The sturgeon tail behaves mechanically as an extremely flexible sheet with flexible dorsal and ventral lobes following the central tail region.
Harboring death for its victims in each of its 13 dorsal spines, a stonefish takes its time and lies quietly on the ocean floor.
Leo's mother Joanne Holland, of Cook Avenue, Hempstead, Peterborough, has now received confirmation that a slot for the operation, called a selective dorsal rhizotomy, has become available on November 16 at the St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri, USA. Peterborough Today - News Feed
Flagfin mojarra has a dark marking on the dorsal fin with a white stripe just below the dark marking.
The dorsal fold that lies on the surface of the nail is the eponychium, or cuticle.
Gottron's papules, violaceous papules overlying the dorsal interphalangeal or metacarpophalangeal areas, elbow or knee joints, occur in approximately 70 percent of patients with dermatomyositis.
Occasionally, the dorsal bipolar neuron was duplicated.
Pirate perch is a stout, dark-colored fish, with a single dorsal fin and ctenoid scales on the head and body. Think Progress » “When I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake”
Blood islands have been seen in the area vasculosa in the omphalomesenteric vein and arteries, and in the dorsal aorta. V. Angiology. 3. Development of the Vascular System
At the end of gastrulation, the epidermis only covers the dorsal region and the ventral region is bare.
The shape of the dorsal fin is variable ranging from low and stubby with a broad base to high and falcate (curved).
The rest of the dorsal part of the pons is a continuation upward of the formatio reticularis of the medulla oblongata, and, like it, presents the appearance of a network, in the meshes of which are numerous nerve cells. IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon
There are also is an isolated population of the Cape dassie Procavia capensis, also tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis; and bush pig Potamochoerus porcus, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, Maxwell's duiker Cephalophus maxwelli and black duiker C. niger, bay duiker C. dorsalis and forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus. Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
The telencephalon of living reptiles and birds is expanded laterally, so that it has a distinct heart-shape when viewed dorsally.
The dorsal surface of the medulla was exposed for microinjections.
The Ogallala quartzite and other local flakes tend to be substantially larger, thicker, and heavier; have wider, frequently corticate platforms; and retain a greater percentage of cortex coverage on their dorsal faces.
The upper or dorsal side of the prosoma is equipped with two prominent kidney-shaped compound eyes, and in the middle a pair of small ocelli or simple eye-like sense-organs.
In these cases, the dorsal surface of the bone will often be roughened and show pits and channels.
The dorsal stripe is the color of the horse's points.
He also contributed to Charcot's classical study of tabes dorsalis published in 1868, which established the differential diagnosis between the arthropathies caused by rheumatoid arthritis and those associated with tabetic lesions.
The first to develop are the short intersegmental fibers from the neuroblasts in the mantle zone, and the fibers of the dorsal nerve roots which grow into the medulla spinalis from the cells of the spinal ganglia. IX. Neurology. 2. Development of the Nervous System
Or what about the time I escaped a Great White in Cape Town by lassoing its dorsal fin and riding all the way to the Maldives—where I opened a floating, three-star Michelin bistro with Angelina Jolie and Eckhart Tolle. No Fighting Chance for Baseball
All rats first line of subarachnoid catheter, then the equivalent of T8 vertebral level and marked with micro scissors cut the spinal cord dorsal 2/3 rat corticospinal tract transection injury model.
Dorsal to the gizzard the section cuts the so-called caecum, _ce_, Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator
In particular, it has dramatically enlarged anterodorsal and posterodorsal processes, but it bears the reticulations, which, in combination with the spines and valve shape, are diagnostic of Tuzoia.
In frogfish, the first dorsal spine is modified into a movable fishing lure.
When necessary, surgical interventions, such as selective dorsal rhizotomy performed by neurosurgeons and Botulinum toxin injection/motor point block by the physiatrists, can be used to treat problems that result from cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy clinic
The ‘quilt’ itself was probably the collagenous basement membrane of a dorsal unit acting both as a hydraulic skeleton and muscular locomotory organ perhaps analogous to the set of myomeres in chordates.
Similar to the patterns on humpback whale flukes, unique markings on the dolphins' dorsal fins allow for individual identification.
A small, fleshy fin called an adipose fin is found directly behind the dorsal fin in salmonids. Trout and Salmon of North America
Although they do that indirectly, all nociceptors synapse first in the dorsal horn and then the second order neurons cross and go to the thalamus different from low threshold mechano-sensitive neurons which go on up to the gracile or cuneate nuclei, but still not directly to the thalamus. Fetal Pain Researchers Failed to Disclose Abortion Affiliations
In the reptiles (tortoises and crocodiles) a later dorsal part is joined to this earlier ventral part of the rudimentary diaphragm, a pair of subvertebral muscles rising from the vertebral column and being added as "columns" to the transverse partition. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
The interspaces increase in width from dorsal to ventral.
A terminal segment includes a tubercle that projects dorsally and an anus.
This shows the astragalus and cuboid of Rodhocetus in dorsal, lateral and ventral views.
The nicks and notches in the fluke and dorsal fin help with identification, and the photos go into a photo ID catalogue which helps determine population size and migration patterns.
Some slips passing from the first and second ribs to the vertebral border of the scapula and supplied by the dorsal scapular nerve may be looked upon as belonging to the rhomboid sheet and therefore as variations of those muscles.
The dorsal arm spines are the longest nearly two arm segments in length, the ventral arm spines are much shorter.
If either of these proteins is absent, then the motor axons select dorsal and ventral pathways randomly.
These include dorsally migrated scapulae, a broad thorax, laterally directed humeral glenoids, an increased number of sacral vertebrae, a reduced/absent tail and less fasciculated back musculature. Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans)
Bream have a needle sharp set of spines running through the dorsal fin similar to bass.
Notably, the oldest known Early Cambrian chordate Yunnanozoon had its metameric muscular units located dorsally of the notochord, although its body was laterally compressed.
Skin roughening ( "hyperkeratosis") and concomitant hair loss was maximal in regions subjected to mechanical friction, such as abdomen fig. 3c), changes on the dorsal skin were mostly limited to scaling (fig. S2). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
There are also is an isolated population of the Cape dassie Procavia capensis, also tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis; and bush pig Potamochoerus porcus, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, Maxwell's duiker Cephalophus maxwelli and black duiker C. niger, bay duiker C. dorsalis and forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus. Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
The new species is characterized by a transversely extended, strongly biconvex to globular shell with prominent umbones, relatively numerous costae and a notothyrial cavity supported dorsally by a short median ridge.
Ontogenetic thickening of branches reduces the degree of dorsal concavity.
Because it is somewhat revolute, the stigmatic area is peripherally also exposed towards the dorsal side.
Left anterior auricle shallow, with straight dorsal margin and obtuse, outwardly concave anterior margin lacking a byssal sinus.
In the cerebral peduncle, a few of its fibers pass upward in the lateral part of the base of the peduncle, on the dorsal aspect of the temporopontine fibers, and reach the lentiform nucleus and the insula. IX. Neurology. 4b. The Mid-brain or Mesencephalon
The most common color is dark brown - slightly brighter on the underbelly than the dorsal surface.
Along the dorsal edge of the scapula of the rabbit is unossified cartilage, which is called the supra-scapula (s. sc.). Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata
In one of these species, for the most numerous caudal cluster in the reticular formation, NADPH diaphorase labels a dorsal sub-group in Xenopus which is thought to correspond to a well-described GABAergic population, the mhr neurons.
It is not settled whether the back of a cuttle-fish answers to the dorsal or ventral surface of a gasteropod. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work
It is also interesting to see that specimens of the latter group invariably show smooth surface and indistinct dorsal furrows.
The oldest part of the shell, the umbo, can be recognized as a large hump on the anterior end of the dorsal side of each shell.
The spleen appears about the fifth week as a localized thickening of the mesoderm in the dorsal mesogastrium above the tail of the pancreas. XI. Splanchnology. 4g. The Spleen
The sailboat has a fin keel and a rudder that resemble the dorsal and pectoral fins of orcas.
Fifty μl of vehicle or drug solution were given through the right side of the dorsal cephalothoracic-abdominal membrane by means of a syringe fitted with a sleeve to control depth of penetration to 4 mm, thus ensuring that the injected solution was released roughly at the centre of the pericardial sac. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
Proxicarpilius exhibits the weak dorsal carapace ridge at the anterolateral corner and the direct articulation of the coxa with the merus, typical of carpiliids.
Stripping line from the reel, he rocketed across a barely submerged gravel bar, dorsal fin knifing the air. The Great Alaskan Cast and Blast
_ Fusca; capite thoraceque albo vittatis; abdomine albo guttis dorsalibus fuscis; alis anticis basi albo venosis, fascia exteriore obliqua postice abbreviata alba, posticis albis fusco marginatis. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
Reproductively active males develop rows of nuptial tubercles on the front of the head and lower jaw, a thick, spongy dorsal pad anterior of the dorsal fin for cleaning eggs, and dark body coloration broken by two golden vertical bands.
Adult plumage is blue-black or gray dorsally and white ventrally, sometimes with distinctive coloring or plumes on the head.
This muscle arises from the sternum and sternal end of the clavicle, and may insert into the fascia of the dorsal scapular region as well as into those areas cited above.
This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its feathery external gills, which protrude from the back of its wide head. Undefined
Tabes dorsalis involves the dorsal roots and posterior columns of the spinal cord.
At the medullary level, the medial lemniscus (which contains the 2nd neuron axons in the pathway for proprioceptive and tactile sensations) is found dorsal to the pyramidal tract and medial to the olivary nucleus.
Thorax and pectus tawny, the former globose, with a black dorsal spot; abdomen tawny at the base; anterior legs testaceous, hind femora spinose beneath; wings grey, darker at the tips; stigma and veins black; halteres testaceous, with piceous tips. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology
The viral capsid is transported to the dorsal root ganglion in neurons via retrograde axonal flow.
But it leaves the egg with a subdorsal line, which the caterpillar of the A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.
The neural spines in posterior dorsal vertebrae lack distinct lateral projections.
The nervous system consists of a lobed dorsal brain and ventral nerve cord with fused paired ganglia.
Swimming results from alternate dorsal and ventral flexions of two symmetrical wing-like parapodia.
Second, in most basal ray-finned fishes such as sturgeon and trout a single dorsal fin is present and is supported by flexible fin rays.
The dorsal ligament groove is overlain dorsally and flanked laterally by the nacreous middle shell layer.
The dorsal surface of each frontal bears fine radial striations.
The dorsal longitudinal muscles (indicated by arrowhead) are clearly visible.
The dorsal fin has 13 spines and 10 soft rays and the anal fin has 7 spines and 10 soft rays.
The third and the fourth glumes embracing the fifth and the sixth are empty, flabelliform, 4-lobed, and dorsally shortly awned. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
Body broadly ovate, elevated and truncate posteriorly; back oblique; dorsal impression lanceolate; scutab area very slightly excavated; ambulacral spaces broad, triangular, depressed; interambulacral spaces slightly convex; anteal furrow broad and shallow, sides slightly gibbous; sub-anal impressions broadly ob-cordate; post-oral spinous space broadly lanceolate. Report of the North-Carolina Geological Survey. Agriculture of the Eastern Counties: Together with Descriptions of the Fossils of the Marl Beds
Bessie has white circular inactive ankus scars under her chin, on the neck, and dorsal areas.
The shark's dorsal fin was cut off by the fisherman.
The most affected tissue being dorsal mesoderm; the notochord is disrupted and the tailbud fails to form.
For example, a lesion of dorsal premammillary nucleus is known to affect antipredator defensive reactions without changing response to the foot shock. Brain Parasites
The fully penetrant malformation involved a dorsolateral extension of cells in the dorsal horns into the region normally occupied by the overlying nerve tracts and ectopic cells scattered throughout the dorsal funiculus.
The dorsal surface of each abdominal segment has a plate of hard cuticle called tergites.
In comparison, Drosophila Polycomb mutant embryos have ectopic denticles on the dorsal head, and the second thoracic segment is anteriorly transformed to prothorax while abdominal segments are posteriorly transformed.
_Tortoise_, -- Of the _testudinata_ the land tortoises are numerous, but present no remarkable features beyond the beautiful marking of the starred variety [1], which is common, in the north-western province around Putlam and Chilaw, and is distinguished by the bright yellow rays which diversify the deep black of its dorsal shield. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)
Porphyria cutanea tarda presents as bullae, vesicles, and milia on the dorsal hands and forearms but does not cause muscle weakness.
The dorsal arm plates are fan shaped and separated.
A year later she had a normal dorsal spine x ray.
They are also aided in avoiding detection by dark bands and patches of dorsal color which act as a form of camouflage when the fish is viewed from above, especially by birds.
The anterior medullary velum (velum medullare anterius; valve of Vieussens; superior medullary velum) is a thin, transparent lamina of white substance, which stretches between the superior peduncle; on the dorsal surface of its lower half the folia and lingula are prolonged. IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon
The dorsal surface of the forearm of a sabreur in the guard of second is particularly exposed.
He jerked one out the water and one of the needlelike spines on its dorsal fin penetrated the pupil of his right eye. SuperCooperators
a purple dorsal awn, 3-nerved paleate; the two marginal nerves are densely bearded with long white or purple tinged hairs from near the base to almost the apex and the mid-nerve also similarly bearded with long hairs on both sides, and the base with a tuft of long hairs; the palea is as long as the glume, coriaceous obovately-cuneate, obtuse, minutely bifid, purple-tipped, with folded hyaline margins, 2-keeled; keels shortly ciliate. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
The maxilla and lacrimal meet on the dorsal rim of this fenestra in a tight, complex suture.
Addorsal line: in caterpillars, is longitudinal, a little to one side of the dorsal and between it and the subdorsal line. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Immediately anterior to this buttress, a small, deep concavity is located along the anterodorsal margin of the acetabulum.
When followed backward the dentate gyrus separates from the fimbria at the splenium, loses its incisions and knobs, and as the fasciola cinerea passes over the splenium onto the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum and spreads out into a thin layer of gray substance known as the indusium, which can be traced forward around the genu of the corpus callosum into the gyrus subcallosus. IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves
Their long, whip-like tail has a small dorsal fin near its base and up to five venomous spines.
It passes between the dorsal border of the sartorius and the anterior border of the tendon of gracilis.
The osseous envelope of the brain, called calvarium, Z B, holds serial order with the cervical spinous processes, E I, and these with the dorsal spinous processes. Surgical Anatomy
On unworn specimens, the serrated crest is highest at the third cusp and is often weakly sigmoid in dorsal view: the most labial cusp is the fourth or fifth, and the talonid curves more lingually.
A common modification occurring in many hetero- and hoplonemerteans is a dorsal vessel and transverse connectives.
The dorsal arm plates are fan shaped with an acute proximal angle and separated.
They are distinctly flattened and rectangular to trapezoidal in dorsal view.
They had almost come alongside for tea when Captain Fang had unholstered the dorsal cannon and fired a burst of caseless thirty millimeter high-explosive rounds into the Rover. 365 tomorrows » 2007 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
Details of development not expected, the concept of the liver and spleen developing in the ventral and dorsal mesogastria respectively is adequate.
Involution occurs here, as cells divide and push other cells into the blastocoel from the top of the dorsal lip.
The carapace is closed behind the dorsal fin; bony plates surround the entire dorsal fin base.
Tufted is a classical Drosophila mutant characterized by a large number of ectopic mechanosensory bristles on the dorsal mesothorax.
The neural and costal plates of the dorsal disk form as the outgrowths of these endoskeletal bones.
It normally slithers into the gills of larger fish and erects a sharp dorsal spine to lodge itself into place. MINUTES TO BURN
Beaked whales have a small, falcate dorsal fin, which is set fairly far back on their bodies (well beyond the midpoint).
Santanghuia has resupinate shells, a semicircular outline, a catacline ventral interarea and the delicate ornament of Chonostrophiella, however, the internal dorsal anderidium arrangement of Santanghuia is highly distinctive.
When not in use, the fishing apparatus is folded back along the second dorsal spine and tucked safely away.
Common are paired dorsal scars immediately in front of the last suture on the dorsal or dorsolateral side of the body.
A small cross-incision was made with a scalpel on the stylar remnant, which is the end link point of the dorsal vascular bundles.
By exerting tension on the flexor tendon, by means of passive dorsal flexion of the member, evidence of hyperesthesia may be detected. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
The spleen forms from the mesoderm within the dorsal mesogastrium.
The electrode was directed to the dorsal hippocampus, 1.7 mm posterior to the bregma.
I'm disqualified, I know, but that's a porbeagle ... mako is a good second guess, but the dorsal isn't short enough. Pat, Vanna, Dead Sharks
Casting the cow and placing her in dorsal recumbency may greatly facilitate extension of the fetal head.
On the dorsal side of the centrum is the neural arch, through which the nerve cord or spinal cord passes.
The dorsal and pectoral fins have hard spines whereas the other rays are soft like the anal and caudal fins.
The hypothesis that actinistians are the sister group of lungfishes is the most corroborated, based on five possible synapomorphies: presence of a superficial isthmal nucleus, a laminated dorsal thalamus with marked protrusion into the third ventricle, olfactory peduncles, evaginated cerebral hemispheres with pronounced septum ependymale, and electroreceptive rostral organs. Panderichthys rhombolepis - The Panda's Thumb
The result indicates that morphine might enhance the neurite-promoting effect of the tissue extract of deafferented spinal dorsal horn on DRG.
In the Trumpeter this enters a protuberance that stands out on the dorsal aspect of the sternum, which is wanting in both the other kinds. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire

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