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Definition of Pectoral arch
1. Noun. The bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pectoral Arch
Literary usage of Pectoral arch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker (1897)
"In the Elasmobranchii and Holocephali the pectoral arch consists of a comparatively
simple cartilaginous bar Fio. 83.—pectoral arch AND Ftx OF ..."
2. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Robert Wiedersheim (1907)
"pectoral arch. Fishes.—Paired fins and arches are wanting in Cyclostomes. ...
the pectoral arch consists of a comparatively simple cartilaginous bar (Fig. ..."
3. Lessons in elementary biology by Thomas Jeffery Parker (1898)
"Ventral view of pectoral arch of ... with right The pectoral arch is divisible
into dorsal (pet. g) and ventral (pet. ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The pectoral arch (Fig. 2) consists of a large coracoid on each side, in front
ami outside of ... The pectoral arch differs in having distinct clavicles and ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Opercle well developed, parietal bones separating the frontals from the supraoccipital.
pectoral arch suspended from the supraoccipital or the ..."