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lumbar
pertaining to the loins that are posterior to the ribs
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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lumbar
Vertebrae present between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacral vertebrae, in the region of the waist in mammals.
Covered in Lab 13 Animal Diversity III ...
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LumbarVertebrae the vertebrae in the lower back which are not attached to ribs
(lumba = the loin; vertebra = a joint)
CharlesLyell person who lived from 1797 to 1875 and refined Hutton's ideas on geological processes and the age of the Earth ...
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CT can also be used to detect increases in intracranial pressure, e.g. before lumbar puncture or to evaluate the functioning of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt .
CT is also useful in the setting of trauma for evaluating facial and skull fractures.
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Mice that are homozygous for mutant HoxA10, C10, and D10 genes fail to form a lumbar and sacrum region in their vertebral column ("backbone"). Instead these vertebrae develop ribs like the thoracic vertebrae above them.
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sympathetic nervous system Portion of the autonomic nervous system that arises from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord; also called thoracolumbar division.
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azygous vein - one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
Synonyms: azygos vein, vena azygos
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