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Anatomical terms of muscle [ edit on Wikidata ] The levatores costarum ( / ˌ l ɛ v ə ˈ t ɔːr iː z k ə ˈ s t ɛər ə m / ), twelve in number on either side, are small tendinous and fleshy bundles, which arise from the ends of the transverse processes of the seventh cervical and upper eleven thoracic vertebrae
Kangaroo rats, small mostly nocturnal rodents of genus Dipodomys, are native to arid areas of western North America.The common name derives from their bipedal form. They hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, but developed this mode of locomotion independently, like several other clades of rodents (e.g., dipodids and hopping mice).
Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats). Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size. Usually the common name of a large muroid rodent will include the word "rat", while a smaller muroid's name will include "mouse". The common terms rat and mouse are not taxonomically ...
Armored rat, Hoplomys gymnurus White-tailed olalla rat, Olallamys albicauda Red-crested tree rat, Santamartamys rufodorsalis [1]. Echimyidae is the family [2] of neotropical spiny rats and their fossil relatives. [3]
Restructured the image internals by adding layers, changing groupings, and adding meaningful ids and labels so that the image is easier to manipulate programmatically. Also made the labels text elements and gave them ids (it might be possible to generate : 10:17, 1 October 2007: 436 × 842 (764 KB) LadyofHats: some changes asked in FP discussion
Skeleton of a male N. fuscipes Adult female N. fuscipes, UC Davis Quail Ridge Reserve N. fuscipes midden, UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, CA. The dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2]
The muscle which can 'cancel' or to some degree reverse the action of the muscle. Muscle synergies are noted in parentheses when relevant. O (Occurrences) Number of times that the named muscle row occurs in a standard human body. Here it may also be denoted when a given muscles only occurs in a male or a female body.
The best-known Rattus species are the black rat (R. rattus) and the brown rat (R. norvegicus). The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats and originated in Asia . Rats are bigger than most Old World mice , which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams (1.1 lb) in the wild.