- visceral skeleton
- the portion of the skeleton that protects the viscera, including the sternum, ribs, pelvis, and os coxae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
visceral skeleton
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skeletal system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones (bone) and cartilages (cartilage). There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue the ligaments (ligament)… … Universalium
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arcus mandibularis — (plural arcus mandibulares)) mandibular arch (the cartilages and bones of the visceral skeleton forming the jaws. The upper jaw elements are the palatoquadrate or pterygoquadrate cartilages, the lower jaw ones Meckel s cartilages and the angular … Dictionary of ichthyology
mandibular arch — the cartilages and bones of the visceral skeleton forming the jaws. The upper jaw elements are the palatoquadrate or pterygoquadrate cartilages, the lower jaw ones Meckel s cartilages and the angular. This is the basic jaw, the primary mandibles … Dictionary of ichthyology
viscerocranium — see visceral skeleton … Dictionary of ichthyology
