uncinate process

biology

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birds

  • zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
    In bird: Skeleton

    …a flat, backward-pointing spur, the uncinate process, characteristic of birds. The sternum, ribs, and their articulations form the structural basis for a bellows action, by which air is moved through the lungs. Posterior to the thoracic vertebrae is a series of 10 to 23 fused vertebrae, the synsacrum, to which…

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