Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
parietal septum — see longitudinal septum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
parietal tube — One of myriad pore like canals in longitudinal septum of balanomorph cirripeds, disposed normal to inner and outer laminae of compartment plate and separating them. (Syn. parietal pore, longitudinal pore, longitudinal tube) [Moore and McCormick,… … Crustacea glossary
longitudinal septum — In cirripeds (Balanomorpha), wall of tubes disposed normal to inner and outer laminae of compartment plate separating them. (Syn. parietal septum) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Partition disposed normal to inner and outer laminae of compartmental… … Crustacea glossary
transverse septum — Thin wall of cirripeds normal to longitudinal septum and parallel to basis, dividing parietal tubes into series of cells [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Cirripedia): Thin wall normal to longitudinal septum and parallel to basis, dividing… … Crustacea glossary
transverse septum — the combined posterior parietal pericardium and the anterior parietal peritoneum separating the pericardial and peritoneal cavities … Dictionary of ichthyology
transverse septum — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Cirripedia, the thin walled, normal to longitudinal septum, parallel to basis, dividing the parietal tubes into a series of cells … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
longitudinal septum — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) An inner and outer laminae partition of the compartmental plate in some balanomorph barnacles, resulting in longitudinal tubes; parietal tubes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
