| Term: | vertebra 4 parapophysis |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | vertebra 4 |
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| Definition: | Vertebra that is posteriorly adjacent to vertebra 3. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001170] |
| Name: | parapophysis |
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| Synonyms: | lateral process of basiventral, parapophyses, transverse process |
| Definition: | Parapophyses are lateral or ventrolateral projections of vertebrae to which ribs are attached in Danio rerio. Parapophyses can arise through replacement ossification of a basiventral or form directly in bone. They are separated from the centrum in basal teleosts, e.g., Leptolepis coryphaenoides, Megalops and Elops. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001362] |