buccal region

buccal region
regio buccalis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • buccal frame — structure of brachyuran decapods enclosing mouth parts, its sides formed by free anterolateral edges of carapace, its front delimited by epistome, and commonly closed by operculiform third maxillipeds [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda) …   Crustacea glossary

  • pterygostomian region — See: carapace region (k) [Martin, 2005]. Anteroventral area of the carapace [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. Paired anteroventral are of carapace ventral to antennal region [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. The paired anterolateral area on the… …   Crustacea glossary

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  • jugal region — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, the anterolateral part on the ventral surface, located on opposite sides of the buccal cavity; pterygostomial region. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The posterior basal lobe or area of a wing demarcated from the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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