vestigial fold
1vestigial fold of Marshall — vestigial fold of Mar·shall mär shəl n a fold of endocardium that extends from the left pulmonary artery to the left superior pulmonary vein J. Marshall see OBLIQUE VEIN OF MARSHALL * * * plica venae cavae sinistrae …
2fold — 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 …
3Ligament of the left vena cava — Infobox Ligament Name = PAGENAME Latin = l. venae cavae sinistrae GraySubject = 137 GrayPage = 526 Caption = Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09… …
4Oblique vein of the left atrium — Vein: Oblique vein of the left atrium Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Oblique vein of the left atrium labeled at center left.) Latin vena obliqua atrii sinistri …
5Marshall — Don, U.S. ophthalmologist, *1905. See M. syndrome. Eli K., U.S. pharmacologist, 1889–1966. See M. method. John, English anatomist, 1818–1891. See M. vestigial fold, M. oblique vein. Victor F., U.S. urologist, *1913. See M. test, M. Marchetti test …
6Vestigiality — The human vermiform appendix is a vestigial structure; it no longer retains its original function. Vestigiality describes homologous characters of organisms that have seemingly lost all or most of their original function in a species through… …
7Human vestigiality — In the context of human evolution, human vestigiality involves those characters (such as organs or behaviors) occurring in the human species that are considered vestigial in other words having lost all or most of their original function through… …
8Robert Wiedersheim — (1848 – 1923) was a German anatomist who is famous for publishing a list of 86 “vestigial organs” in 1893. Already during his school years Wiedersheim showed an interest in botany and zoology. However, he was not a good student and barely passed… …
9Insect 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 …
10insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …
