suprascapula

[¦sü·prə′skap·yə·lə]

(anatomy)

An anomalous bone sometimes found between the superior border of the scapula and the spines of the lower cervical or first thoracic vertebrae.

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We removed skin samples from the area above the suprascapula. The skin samples were sectioned histologically (5[micron]), stretched in warm water 30 to 60 seconds prior to placing them on slides, and they were then stained with hematoxilin-eosin (Wessner 1960).

Sobre la morfologia de Pectrohyla chryses (Anura: Hylidae; Hylini), con comentarios sobre algunos caracteres controversiales, sus relaciones filogeneticas, y su diagnosis

The propterygium (PPG) is tubular and rectilinear in shape, and extends to the level of suprascapula (Figure 1).

Descripcion anatomica de scapulocoracoid y arcos branquiales de benthobatis kreffti

We obtained skin samples from the area above the suprascapula and sectioned them histologically (5[my]) using the paraffin method of Wessner (1960).

Contribuciones a la morfologia de Plectrohyla mykter Adler (Anura: Hylidae), con comentarios sobre algunos caracteres controversiales y la diagnosis de esta especie