- Myomeres by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... myotomes. In the Amniota, myomeres are usually present only in the embryonic stage. The longitudinal muscle fibers of every myomere are attached in front and in back of the myocommata. In flsh and amphibians, myomeres are separated by a horizontal myocomma into dorsal and ventral sections.
- myocomma by Trinity Henry
... histology) A ligamentous connection between successive myomeres. Also known as myoseptum.
- myotome by Andrew Thornton
... anatomy) A group of muscles innervated by a single spinal nerve.(embryology) The muscle plate that differentiates into myomeres.(engineering) An instrument used to divide a muscle.
- Dorsal Ribs by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a pair of thin bones in teleosts. The dorsal ribs are located in the myocommata—the connective-tissue layers between the muscle segments, or myomeres. They are attached to the neural arch, to the body of a vertebra, or to another rib. The dorsal ribs develop indirectly from the connective tissue and serve a supportive function. Some of the myomere fibers are attached ...
- Metamerism by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... , or cutaneous metameres; myomeres, or muscular; scleromeres, or skeletal; and neuromeres, or neural).A distinction is made between homonomous metamerism, where all of the metameres are structurally similar, perform identical functions, and bear identical extremities, and heteronomous metamerism, where the metameres, while retaining essentially a common ...