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OPISTHOTIC BONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opisthotic bone
1, record 1, English, opisthotic%20bone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opisthotic 2, record 1, English, opisthotic
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The opisthotic is, as the name might suggest, behind the prootic. Conceptually, it is the posterior half of the otic capsule. 3, record 1, English, - opisthotic%20bone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opisthotique
1, record 1, French, opisthotique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la région otique est composée du prootique, de l'épiotique, du ptérotique et de l'opisthotique [...] 2, record 1, French, - opisthotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Animal Anatomy
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prootic
1, record 2, English, prootic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The optic capsules(in vertebrates) can be seen by looking into the foramen magnum... A vertical suture in the capsule marks the boundary between opisthotic and prootic.... the prootic, in front of the suture, remains as an independent bone. 1, record 2, English, - prootic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Anatomie animale
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pro-otique
1, record 2, French, pro%2Dotique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L']opisthotique [...] et [le] pro-otique [sont des] os pairs [qui] forment [...] la région auditive [des vertébrés] [...] Ces massifs osseux contiennent les structures fragiles de l'oreille interne qui, chez les poissons, ne communique avec l'extérieur par aucun conduit auditif du type rencontré chez les tétrapodes. 1, record 2, French, - pro%2Dotique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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