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HEAD SKELETON [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- head skeleton
1, record 1, English, head%20skeleton
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skull 2, record 1, English, skull
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The head skeleton is a mixture of three groups of elements that are distinct in certain lower vertebrates, but become confusingly united and mixed in other vertebrates. These are(1) the "chondrocranium",(2) the "visceral skeleton"..., and(3) associated "dermal bones". 1, record 1, English, - head%20skeleton
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- squelette céphalique
1, record 1, French, squelette%20c%C3%A9phalique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crâne 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%A2ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les parties constituantes du [squelette céphalique, où] crâne, [le neurocrâne et le splanchnocrâne] conservent le mieux leur individualité [chez les Vertébrés inférieurs.] 1, record 1, French, - squelette%20c%C3%A9phalique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cráneo
1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%A1neo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estructura ósea o cartilaginosa que forma la cabeza de los vertebrados y aloja en su interior el encéfalo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1neo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- splanchnocranium
1, record 2, English, splanchnocranium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- visceral skeleton 1, record 2, English, visceral%20skeleton
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The head skeleton is a mixture of three groups of elements [one of which is the] splanchnocranium... composed of visceral arches. 2, record 2, English, - splanchnocranium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- splanchnocrâne
1, record 2, French, splanchnocr%C3%A2ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- squelette viscéral 2, record 2, French, squelette%20visc%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le «splanchnocrâne», ou squelette viscéral, [est] formé par les arcs viscéraux ou branchiaux. [...] [Il est une] partie constituante du crâne [ou squelette céphalique]. 3, record 2, French, - splanchnocr%C3%A2ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-02-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- capsule
1, record 3, English, capsule
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The external skeleton of the head of an insect is composed of several sclerites more or less closely united, forming a capsule, which includes a portion of the viscera, and to which are articulated certain appendages. 1, record 3, English, - capsule
Record 3, Key term(s)
- head capsule
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- capsule céphalique
1, record 3, French, capsule%20c%C3%A9phalique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les parties latérales, antérieure et dorsale de la tête [d'un insecte] sont enveloppées par une formation squelettique apparemment continue ou capsule céphalique. 1, record 3, French, - capsule%20c%C3%A9phalique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-10-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sculpture
- Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- head reliquary
1, record 4, English, head%20reliquary
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- headshaped reliquary 2, record 4, English, headshaped%20reliquary
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outstanding forms of reliquaries are :... arm, head and finger reliquaries shaped to represent the outer contour of those members of the body of which they enshrine the skeleton. 3, record 4, English, - head%20reliquary
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sculpture
- Orfèvrerie et argenterie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- buste reliquaire
1, record 4, French, buste%20reliquaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- chef reliquaire 1, record 4, French, chef%20reliquaire
correct, masculine noun
- chef 2, record 4, French, chef
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reliquaire renfermant des ossements de la tête d'un saint (...) souvent en forme de buste. 2, record 4, French, - buste%20reliquaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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