User:Ucucha/Terms
While writing articles on the anatomy of various mammals, I often need to explain technical anatomical terms. This page lists some of those standardized explanations for easier reference. Thanks to Visionholder for the suggestion.
This list is intended for use with mammals, but some terms will also apply to other organisms.
| Term | Explanation | Example articles | Category | Groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acrocentric | with only one pair of arms, or with a minute second pair | Search | Karyotype | All |
| alisphenoid strut | an extension of the alisphenoid bone which separates two foramina (openings) in the skull (the masticatory-buccinator foramen and the foramen ovale accessorius) | Search, Euryoryzomys emmonsae | Skull | Rodents |
| anapophyses | processes at the back of a vertebra | Search | Postcrania | All |
| anterocone | the front cusp of the upper first molar | Search | Dentition | Rodents |
| autosome | non-sex chromosome | Search | Karyotype | All |
| baculum | penis bone | Search | Male genital | All |
| brachydont | low-crowned | Search | Dentition | All |
| bunodont | with the cusps higher than the connecting crests | Search | Dentition | All |
| capsular process | a raising of the bone of the mandible (lower jaw) behind the third molar | Search | Skull | Rodents |
| cingulum | shelf or ridge | Search | Dentition | All |
| flexus/flexid | valleys between the cusps and crests | Search | Dentition | Rodents |
| foramen | opening | Search | General | All |
| fossa | depression | Search | General | All |
| hematocrit | the proportion of red blood cells in the blood | Search | Physiology | All |
| hypsodont | high-crowned | Search | Dentition | All |
| incisive foramina | perforations of the palate between the incisors and the molars | Search | Skull | All |
| interorbital region | located between the eyes | Search | Skull | All |
| mandible | lower jaw | Search | Skull | All |
| masseteric ridges | which anchor some of the chewing muscles | Search | Skull | Rodents |
| maxilla | upper jaw [but premaxilla is also part of upper jaw] | Search | Skull | All |
| mental foramen | an opening just before the first molar | Search | Skull | All |
| mesopterygoid fossa | the gap behind the end of the palate | Search | Skull | All |
| opisthodont | with the chewing edge located behind the vertical plane of the teeth | Search | Dentition | Rodents |
| papilla | nipple-like projection | Search | General | All |
| posterolateral palatal pits | perforations in the palate near the third molars | Search | Skull | Rodents |
| rostrum | front part of the skull | Search | Skull | All |
| sphenopalatine vacuities | openings in the roof of the mesopterygoid fossa | Search | Skull | Rodents |
| submetacentric | with two pairs of arms as long as or not much shorter than the other | Search | Karyotype | All |
| subtelocentric | with one pair of long arms and one pair of short arms | Search | Karyotype | All |
| synapomorphy | shared-derived character | Search | Phylogeny | All |
| tegmen tympani | the roof of the tympanic cavity | Search | Skull | All |
| ungual tuft | tufts of hair which surround the bases of the claws | Search, Euryoryzomys emmonsae | External | Rodents |
| vibrissa | whiskers | Search, Euryoryzomys emmonsae | External | All |
| zygomatic arch | cheekbone | Search | Skull | All |
| zygomatic plate | the flattened front part of the zygomatic arch (cheekbone) | Search | Skull | Rodents |