. Elementary text-book of zoology. Zoology. FIG. 74 a—Diagram of the vertebral column of aTeleostean fish with verte- bral constriction of the notochorcl. Ch, notochord; Wk, bony vertebral bodies ; J, membranous intervertebral section. FIG. 74 b—Vertebra of a fish. 5", ver- tebral body. Ob, neural arch (neum- pophysis) ; Ub, haemal arch (hfeinapo- physis) ; D. neural spine ; D', hwmal spine ; K, rib. uniform segmentation and partially fuse with one another to form several successive regions, the parts of which are capable of a greater or less amount of movement upon one another (head, nec
. Elementary text-book of zoology. Zoology. FIG. 74 a—Diagram of the vertebral column of aTeleostean fish with verte- bral constriction of the notochorcl. Ch, notochord; Wk, bony vertebral bodies ; J, membranous intervertebral section. FIG. 74 b—Vertebra of a fish. 5", ver- tebral body. Ob, neural arch (neum- pophysis) ; Ub, haemal arch (hfeinapo- physis) ; D. neural spine ; D', hwmal spine ; K, rib. uniform segmentation and partially fuse with one another to form several successive regions, the parts of which are capable of a greater or less amount of movement upon one another (head, neck, thorax, lumbar region, etc.) In this case, however, the parts of the skeleton of the chief axis are usually less movable upon one another, while, on the contrary, a much more perfect locomotion is effected by the extensive movements of the paired extremities or limbs. The limbs likewise possess a solid skeleton, to which the muscles are attached, and which is usually elongated and may be external or internal, and is attached more or less closely to the axial skeleton. The most essential property of animals is that of sensation. This. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Claus, Carl, 1835-1899; Sedgwick, Adam, 1854-1913; Sinclair, F. G. (Frederick Granville), b. 1858. New York : Macmillan
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