sagittal

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1. sagittal - Adjective

2. sagittal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.

Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull.

In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal.

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Development Median sagittal section of brain of human embryo of three months In neonatal life, gonadal steroids influence the development of the neuroendocrine hypothalamus. Source: Internet

Additional images Urinary Bladder Median sagittal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Source: Internet

Gray's Anatomy, pp. 36–37 (10/27/11) Posterior arch Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ, showing ligamentous attachments. Source: Internet

Paranthropus was more massively built craniodentally and tended to sport gorilla -like sagittal crests on the cranium which anchored massive temporalis muscles of mastication. Source: Internet

The first premolar is usually absent, and they also have a very distinct long and slim skull with well-developed occipital and sagittal crests to support the enlarged jaw muscles. Source: Internet

The face and the jaw are unusually shortened and the sagittal crest is poorly developed, possibly to reduce weight and enhance speed. Source: Internet

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