presphenoid
- a word derived from sphenoid.
Example Sentences
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The hinder parts of the trabeculæ become enclosed by two processes of the basisphenoid; their front parts remain in a vestigial and cartilaginous state alongside the presphenoid.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
As an example of serial homology we might take the centra of the vertebræ—the vomer, the presphenoid, the basisphenoid, the basioccipital and the series of centra in the spinal column.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The presphenoid, being long and pointed, is very unlike a vertebral body.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The presphenoid develops in isolation between the lateral trabeculæ, just behind the point where 153they fuse.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The presphenoid might also be considered as a vertebral body, but it develops independently of the basilar plate and trabeculæ.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
