Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
pleural apophysis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The internal arm of the pleural ridge that aids in resistance to the lateral elasticity of the thorax when in flight; see sternal apophyses … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleural coxal process — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The process of the pleuron at the base of the pleural ridge with which the coxa articulates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleural wing process — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The dorsal margin of the pleural ridge that articulates with the second axillary sclerite in the wing base. 2. In Culicidae mesothorax, located posterior to the basalare at the apex of the posterior mesanepisterum; in the … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleural suture — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The line of separation of carapace in molting. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A suture on a thoracic pleuron extending from the base of the wing to the base of the coxa, separating the episternum and epimeron; referred to as… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesopleural ridge — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the pleural ridge marked externally by the mesopleural suture, between pleural apophyseal pit above the midcoxal articulation to the base of the wing … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endopleural ridge — see pleural ridge … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of … Medical dictionary
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
