Anatomy

Anatomy

It is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things

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Anatomy

In birds and some dinosaurs, the hind limb bone formed by the fusion of the bottom of the tibia, or calf bone, with the astragalus, the largest ankle bone of dinosaurs and birds. In most dinosaurs, ...

Ventral

Biology; Anatomy

Describes a feature anatomically located on, closer to, or in the direction of the belly. For example, the manus is ventral of the scapula.

Ungual

Biology; Anatomy

Describes the last, outermost bone of the manual or pedal digit. Often forms the core of a claw.

Amphicoelous

Biology; Anatomy

Describes vertebrae in which the front and back of the centrum are concave. A feature of dinosaur vertebrae that were not supposed to move very much relative to one another, such as posterior ...

Acetebulum

Biology; Anatomy

The socket on the hip into which the head of the femur fits.

Proximal

Biology; Anatomy

Describes a feature anatomically located closer to, or in the direction of, the central part of the body or point of attachment or origin. Usually used in the description of limb bones. For example, ...

Procoelous

Biology; Anatomy

Describes vertebrae in which the front of the centrum is concave and the rear of the centrum is convex -- so that the rear of the vertebra fits into the next vertebra behind like a ball-and-socket ...