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HEMAL ARCH [2 records]

Record 1 2021-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Bones and Joints
  • Fish
CONT

... the trunk vertebrae [of fishes] lack a hemal arch. Instead, they have a short, ventrolateral process(basapophysis). [The basapophyses occur in pairs and] project from the sides of the vertebral body. [The] basapophysis is serially homologous to the proximal part of the hemal arch.

Key term(s)
  • basopophyses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Os et articulations
  • Poissons
CONT

La [...] basapophyse de la vertèbre troncale des poissons est interprétée comme la base de l'arc hémal vestigial sur laquelle s'insère la côte.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

The ventral arch [of the vertebra], which surrounds and protects the caudal artery and vein, ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Premier arc ventral ou antérieur de la vertèbre type, formé de chaque côté par la parapophyse en arrière et l'haemapophyse en avant.

Spanish

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