- Hypaxial muscles
Hypaxial muscles are the lower pair of
skeletal muscle s divided by horizontal connective tissue called theseptum . This muscle is striated and covers most of the fishes mass, and aids in locomotion.
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Hypaxial muscles
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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
