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Glossary: axial skeleton

February 15th, 2012 — 2:05pm

Skeletal bones orientated in the axial sense, comprising the neurocranium, branchial skeleton, vertebral column and intermuscular bones and ribs.

Glossary: axil

February 15th, 2012 — 2:05pm

The upper angle between a fin and the body of a fish, most often used in reference to the pectoral fin.

Glossary: axillary process

February 15th, 2012 — 2:05pm

A modified, often elongate, scale or group of scales located at the base of the pectoral or ventral fins in some fishes.

Glossary: azygos

October 3rd, 2012 — 9:16am

Used in reference to an unpaired anatomical structure, e.g., an azygos vein.