... called the nine eyes, have seven, rays and sharks five of these openings. Several fishes have also a peculiar covering for the gills, and fre- quently a membrane over them, which can be contracted or extended. It encloses a number of winding cartilages, which are called its rays. Tlie gills, as ...

... hcemd axis; also the homo- logue of the cartilage of a rib, or its sternal por- tion, named in reference to the hcemal arch. Hae-mas-the-no/ ...

... for another paper, on the formation of Loose Cartilages in Joints, the presence of which he satisfactorily explains by a reference to pathological prepara- tions. In 1790 Mr. White, ...

... for another paper, on the formation of Loose Cartilages in Joints, the presence of which he satisfactorily explains by a reference to pathological prepara- tions. In 1790 Mr. White, ...

... a portion of the back-bone of the shark is divided into a series of cylinders which are) hollow in this manner. These hollow kcavities in (contact with each other lare filled with cartilage. ISo there are herethe hard ■portions of the ...

... of the parts as a whole, with special reference to the function of respiration. The fish type of respiratory apparatus is presented in its most primitive form in the sharks and dog-fish, since numerous 334 THE HISTORY ...

... salts of lime will be removed, and the cartilage that remains can be knotted or twisted at pleasure. Q. Give the experiments in reference to the composition of bones. What do these ...

... BONE BRAIN the so-called cartilaginous fishes, comprising sharks, rays, and many of the larger fishes, there is little or no mineral matter in the bones at all. In some parts of the human skeleton, as the cartilages of the ribs and joints, there is very ...

... ribs respectively, just lateral to the corresponding costal cartilages. On the front of the elbow-joint a triangular space —the anticubital fossa—is mapped out for convenience of reference. The base of the triangle is a line ...

... ribs respectively, just lateral to the corresponding costal cartilages. On the front of the elbow-joint a triangular space -the anticubital fossa-is mapped out for convenience of reference. The base of the triangle is a line ...