(Anatomy) An offshoot or a division of the main portion of a structure, especially that of a nerve, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel; a ramus. Limb (Mathematics)The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles. Branch An area of specialized skill or knowledg...
What does Longitudinal mean? Longitudinal refers to a direction or orientation running lengthwise, along the longest dimension. 9 How is Lateral different from Longitudinal? Lateral pertains to the side or widthwise orientation, whereas Longitudinal is about the lengthwise direction. 8 Do lateral forces...
Omo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula. Omohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle. Omophagic (a.) Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, omophagic...
Well, not to detract you from the route I am trying to chalk out, many people including my mother and my 3 year old niece have asked me why at all have I started this madness. By that they mean this entire cycle-or-run-your-guts-out-and-come-back-with-a-sore-ass-and-knees routi...
It is often said that all cats are very similar in terms of their skeletal morphology (“a cat is a cat is a cat”). But is this really the case? It may be if only gross, qualitative anatomy is taken into consideration, i.e., if you just eyeball the skeletons of tigers and lions...
"and man became a LIVING soul." Not only physically but spiritually. This shows that the breathing of air on someone does not mean that physical life is given to them necessarily. It is true that if you are deprived of air for a certain length of time, you will die. But a f ish ...
As in the guan above, this animal was not walking for many weeks; its femur had snapped in two, but somehow melted back together. The tibiotarsus didn’t look too great, either; lumpy and bendy. In better times, the Chachalaca does the cha-cha like this. These two specimens blew my...
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ The axial skeleton The axial bones Transverse (geometry) of an intersection Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. Axial (botany) In the same direction ...
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ The axial skeleton The axial bones Lateral (Football) A lateral pass. Axial (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial ...