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caudal
pertaining to the tail
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...

 


caudal - situated in or directed toward the hind part of the body (Merriam-Webster)
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caudal
Relating to or in the position of the tail.
cell membrane
the outer boundary of cells, the structure of which is visible only under the electron microscope.

caudal peduncle The area where the caudal fin joins the rest of a fish's body.
caudal Constituting, belonging to, or relating to a tail.

Caudal to the striæ medullares the inferior peduncle is partly covered by the corpus pontobulbare (Essick 120), a thin mass of cells and fibers extending from the pons between the origin of the VII and VIII cranial nerves.
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Upon inspiration, air travels backwards into the rear (caudal) sac, and a small portion travels forward past the para-bronchi and oxygenating the blood into the cranial air sac.

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The other important function of the gradients of Bicoid, Hunchback, and Caudal proteins is in the transcriptional regulation of other zygotically expressed proteins.

The second excretory organ formed in the embryo, caudal to the pronephros. The pronephric ducts become mesonephric or Wolffian ducts. This kidney is fully functional in adult amphibians and fish.

Together, these observations suggest that the axis locus functions in the formation of the rostral-caudal body axis and neurulation. Intriguingly, homozygotes of one allele of axis survive to adulthood, and have axial skeletal abnormalities.

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