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Page 49
... never more than four in number . In most cases a backbone , or " vertebral column , " is present in the fully - grown animal . D CLASS I. PISCES ( Fishes ) .— Breathing - organs CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM . 49.
... never more than four in number . In most cases a backbone , or " vertebral column , " is present in the fully - grown animal . D CLASS I. PISCES ( Fishes ) .— Breathing - organs CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM . 49.
Page 299
... vertebral column . " The past existence of Vertebrate animals is chiefly recognised by the preservation of their hard structures . These hard struc- tures are of two kinds - some belonging to the internal or true skeleton ( endoskeleton ) ...
... vertebral column . " The past existence of Vertebrate animals is chiefly recognised by the preservation of their hard structures . These hard struc- tures are of two kinds - some belonging to the internal or true skeleton ( endoskeleton ) ...
Page 300
... vertebral column . The segments which form the verte- bral column are called " vertebræ , " and they have the follow- ing general structure : -Each vertebra ( fig . 268 , A ) consists of a central piece , which is the fundamental and ...
... vertebral column . The segments which form the verte- bral column are called " vertebræ , " and they have the follow- ing general structure : -Each vertebra ( fig . 268 , A ) consists of a central piece , which is the fundamental and ...
Page 301
... vertebra two processes ( a a ) , which are known as the " articular " processes , or pophyses . " The vertebræ are united to one another partly by these , but to a greater extent by the bodies or " centra . " From the sides of the vertebral ...
... vertebra two processes ( a a ) , which are known as the " articular " processes , or pophyses . " The vertebræ are united to one another partly by these , but to a greater extent by the bodies or " centra . " From the sides of the vertebral ...
Page 302
... vertebral column , and the structure of the lower jaw or " mandible . " In Birds and Reptiles the skull articulates with the first vertebra of the neck by means of a single articulating surface or " condyle , " carried upon the ...
... vertebral column , and the structure of the lower jaw or " mandible . " In Birds and Reptiles the skull articulates with the first vertebra of the neck by means of a single articulating surface or " condyle , " carried upon the ...
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