- hypaxial muscles
- the musculus longus capitis, musculus longus colli, the vertebral portion of the diaphragm, and the musculus sacrococcygeus anterior; called also subvertebral m's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Hypaxial muscles — are the lower pair of skeletal muscles divided by horizontal connective tissue called the septum. This muscle is striated and covers most of the fishes mass, and aids in locomotion … Wikipedia
Hypaxial — Trunk muscles can be broadly divided into hypaxial muscle, which lie ventral to the transverse processes of the vertebrae and epaxial muscles, which lie dorsal to the transverse process of the vertebrae. Hypaxial muscles include some vertebral… … Wikipedia
subvertebral muscles — hypaxial m s … Medical dictionary
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
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cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *… … Universalium
intermuscular bone — a rib bone lying in the horizontal septum between the epaxial and hypaxial muscles or in the myocommata of the epaxials. See also myorhabdoi, epineurals, dorsal ribs … Dictionary of ichthyology
os intermusculare — (plural ossa intermuscularia)) intermuscular bone (a rib bone lying in the horizontal septum between the epaxial and hypaxial muscles or in the myocommata of the epaxials. See also myorhabdoi, epineurals, dorsal ribs) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Myotome — Scheme showing the manner in which each vertebral centrum is developed from portions of two adjacent segments. (Myotome labeled in upper right.) … Wikipedia