. Elements of the comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Anatomy, Comparative; Vertebrates -- Anatomy. 40 ( (».M 1'AILVTIVE AXATOM V. periphery occurs in these cartilaginous parts: in the interior of each an articular cavity is formed, so that in the vertebrae of tin- ner Urodeles (Salamandrina perspicillata and certain Tritons) an anterior convexity a ad a posterior concavity may be distin- guished, buth covered with cartilage; they are, therefore, opisthoccelous. A glance at Fig. 31,'A to D, will make this l'\ ".I. Ll\ \l, Si,< ilnx ' 'ilir. VERTEBRAL COLUMN OF VAEIO
. Elements of the comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Anatomy, Comparative; Vertebrates -- Anatomy. 40 ( (».M 1'AILVTIVE AXATOM V. periphery occurs in these cartilaginous parts: in the interior of each an articular cavity is formed, so that in the vertebrae of tin- ner Urodeles (Salamandrina perspicillata and certain Tritons) an anterior convexity a ad a posterior concavity may be distin- guished, buth covered with cartilage; they are, therefore, opisthoccelous. A glance at Fig. 31,'A to D, will make this l'\ ".I. Ll\ \l, Si,< ilnx ' 'ilir. VERTEBRAL COLUMN OF VAEIOTT8 URODBLES. A. RarwSon sibcricus ; I'., Awtblystoma tigrinum ; (', , (tin- i!nv,. iimM anterior vertebrae, /. 11, III) ; I', picillata. I'll, jKitncliMi-d ; ./(•/'. ;il cal ! i ,'i- : iTij>liiT:il luiiiy rdvi-riii'^ nf ci-iitnini ; /.', fil>s and tnm*vrrsi- jirm'i •»!•-; ; ,V, vertebral constricnon nf imtin'iiorcl in Awblystoma tigrinum, \viihiuit rartila^c and fat-crlls ; **, int. r\ ei \> lual tracts ; M/i, Mli, marrow ca\ i i.'ji, <!!.-, articular SOckel ami lirad ; 'jt, intci ] li-aim nts. In the drvflujuni'iit f the vrrtcliral column then of Urodi •!< 's \\«- can distinguish three stages: — (1) A connection of the indi- vidual vertebrae by means of the intervertebraUy expanded notoohord; (2) a connection by means of inier\ertebra! masses of cartilage; and finally ('.\) an arlicular connect ion. These three. 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 Wiedersheim, Robert, 1848-1923; Parker, W. N. (William Newton), d. 1923. London, New York, Macmillan
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