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ventral
pertaining to the lower or belly side
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Ventral view of perfused rat liver
The adult human liver normally weighs between 1.3 - 3.0 kilograms, and is a soft, pinkish-brown "boomerang shaped" organ.
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ventral Term applied to the lower side of a fish, or to the chest of a land vertebrate.
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ventral
[L. venter, belly]
Pertaining to the undersurface of an animal that holds its body in a horizontal position; to the front surface of an animal that holds its body erect.
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ventral root
any of the nerve roots issuing from the ventral side of the vertebrate brain or spinal cord, containing the motor nerves.
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AKA: ventral horn
Gray matter in the spinal cord that contains motor nerve cell bodies.
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mamelon Ventral, serrated projection on the ventral surface of a male nematode of the family Syphaciidae. Its function is unknown.
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Dorsal vs Ventral Nerve Cords
Although their actions are similar, the distribution of these proteins in Drosophila differs from that in Xenopus (as well as in mammals and other vertebrates).
In Drosophila, ...
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For example, one way to get a ventral problem could be if we have too much signal coming from the dorsal side.
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allantois - extra-embryonic membrane emerging as a sac from the hindgut's ventral wall; formed from the splanchnopleure (combination of endoderm and splanchnic mesoderm).
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Paired ectodermal thickenings found of the ventral surface of anuran embryos that secrete adhesive mucus. Synonyms: cement glands, mucous glands, oral suckers.
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Anterior (head and thorax)
Posterior (abdomen)
Dorso-ventral
Terminal (special structures at the unsegmented ends of the embryo) ...
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Counter-illumination. Having bioluminescent organs that are concentrated on the ventral surface so as to increase the effect of countershading (see also countershading) ...
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The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a well-known foodfish belonging to the family Gadidae. It grows to two metres (6 1/2 feet) in length. Colouring is brown to green on the dorsal side, shading to silver ventrally.
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