splenius
noun
a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
splenial
-
a word derived from
splenius.
Example Sentences
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Posterior to the splenial and also forming a part of the ventral surface of the mandible is the wedge-shaped angular, which lies directly beneath the fused surangular-prearticular.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
The dentary meets the splenial dorsally in a straight suture.
From A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas by Joan Echols
The splenial also curves medially, and as stated, meets the dentary in a straight suture.
From A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas by Joan Echols
The splenial and postsplenial form the curved anteroventral half of the jaw for a distance of about 9.0 mm.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) Eaton
Ventrally, the posterior part of the dentary underlies the splenial, which is set in a median trench within the dentary.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
