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The pectoral muscles may be released along its inferior edge to allow a larger, more supple pocket for the expander at the expense of thinner lower pole soft tissue coverage.
The morphologic variations in the size, shape, volume, tissue density, pectoral locale, and spacing of the breasts determine their natural shape, appearance, and configuration upon the chest of a woman ; yet such features do not indicate its mammary-gland composition ( fat-to-milk-gland ratio ), nor the potential for nursing an infant child.
The pectoral fins are movable and used in maneuvering ; the dorsal fin is fixed and contributes stability, and the tail is used for propulsion, as well as maneuvering.
Swimming water animals such as fish and cetaceans actively use pectoral fins for maneuvering, and dorsal fins contribute stability as the animal swims, propelling and maneuvering with its tail, itself recognizable as a fin.
Catfish are responsible for over 4 % of Jamaican inhabitants ' deaths due to the deadly venom found on the tips of their dorsal and pectoral fins.
Because of this, they are slow-moving and rely on their pectoral, dorsal, anal, and caudal fins for propulsion rather than by body undulation.
The male bites the pectoral fin and then moves its claspers into the cloaca, holding it there for one minute to one and a half while copulation takes place.
In the case of loose, trailing line, it is possible for the line to cut its way into the fleshy appendages of a manta as it swims, eventually resulting in irreversible injuries such as loss of cephalic fins and damage to pectoral fins, or even death if the wounds are severe enough.
The gill chamber was bound posteriorly by a stout cleithrum bone, also functioning as anchoring for the pectoral fins.
Another notable anatomical adaptation among beaked whales is a slight depression in the body wall that allows them to hold their pectoral flippers tightly against their bodies for increased streamlining.
The body is long and eel-like, the dorsal fin and pectoral fins are absent, and the anal fin is extremely long and used for movement.
The flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins.
The brisket muscles are sometimes separated for retail cutting: the lean " first cut " or " flat cut " is the deep pectoral, while the fattier " second cut ", " point ", " fat end ", or " triangular cut " is the superficial pectoral ).
The pectoral flippers ( at the sides of the body ) are for steering ; they contain bones homologous to the forelimbs of land mammals.
Without a true tail to provide thrust for forward motion and equipped with only small pectoral fins, Mola mola relies on its long, thin dorsal and anal fins for propulsion, driving itself forward by moving these fins from side to side.
Poachers are notable for having elongated bodies covered by scales modified into bony plates, and for using their large pectoral fins to move in short bursts.
** A peculiar function of pectoral fins, highly developed in some fish, is the creation of the dynamic lifting force that assists some fish, such as sharks, in maintaining depth and also enables the " flight " for flying fish. Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus showing finlets and keels. Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
The specific epithet falciformis is Latin for " sickle-shaped ", which refers to the outline of the dorsal and pectoral fins.
Asian arowanas are distinguished from Australian congenerics S. jardinii and S. leichardti by having fewer ( 21-26 ) lateral line scales ( versus 32-36 for the Australian species ), longer pectoral and pelvic fins, and a longer anterior snout.
They are able to survive for extended periods on land through a combination of behavioral and physiological adaptations, including pectoral fins that act as simple legs ; the ability to breathe through their skins ( like frogs ); and the digging of damp burrows to avoid drying out.
The mother remains above the eggs for about 12 – 14 hours, fanning the eggs with her pectoral fins to improve aeration for perhaps 30 % of the time.

for and girdle
Diodorus Siculus enlists nine Amazons who challenged Heracles to single combat during his quest for Hippolyta's girdle and died against him one by one: Aella, Philippis, Prothoe, Eriboea, Celaeno, Eurybia, Phoebe, Deianeira, Asteria, Marpe, Tecmessa, Alcippe.
Heracles captured her and demanded Hippolyta's girdle in exchange for her freedom.
* In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Gawain returns from his battle with the Green Knight wearing the green girdle " obliquely, like a baldric, bound at his side ,/ below his left shoulder, laced in a knot, in betokening the blame he had borne for his fault.
He designed Hermes ' winged helmet and sandals, the Aegis breastplate, Aphrodite's famed girdle, Agamemnon's staff of office, Achilles ' armor, Heracles ' bronze clappers, Helios ' chariot ( and one for himself, to be used on account of his lameness ), the shoulder of Pelops, and Eros ' bow and arrows.
The historian Justin mentions an image of " the Lycaean god, whom the Greeks call Pan and the Romans Lupercus ," nude save for the girdle of goatskin, which stood in the Lupercal, the cave where Romulus and Remus were suckled by a she-wolf.
Due to a claim that her black girdle indicates pregnancy on the image, the Blessed Virgin Mary, under this title is popularly invoked as Patroness of the Unborn and a common image for the Pro-Life movement.
Deianira is also the name of a second character in Greek mythology, an Amazon killed by Heracles during his ninth labour, the quest for the girdle of Hippolyta.
Asteria was the ninth Amazon killed by Heracles when he came for Hippolyte's girdle.
Heracles, as one of his Twelve Labors, was obliged by her father to fetch for her the girdle of Ares, which was worn by Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons.
* Tecmessa is also the name of one of the Amazons killed by Heracles in his quest for the girdle of Hippolyte.
Heracles captured her and demanded Hippolyte's girdle in exchange for her freedom.
In Yasna 9. 26, Ahura Mazda is said to have invested him with the sacred girdle, and in Yasna 10. 89, to have installed Haoma as the " swiftly sacrificing zaotar " ( Sanskrit hotar ) for himself and the Amesha Spenta.
Descriptions of Bishop differ ; Roger North wrote that " was unfortunate in his family ; for he married his own servant made, and then, for an excuse, said there was no wisdom below the girdle ".
Crabbe also appeared in television commercials for Hormel Chili, Icy Hot, and the Magic Mold Bodyshirt, an upper body male girdle of sorts, which purportedly helped in weight loss.
The girdle is used for cooking scones, bannocks, pancakes and oatcakes.
It was made with unleavened oats and baked on a griddle ( or girdle, in Scots ), then cut into triangle-like quadrants for serving.
In a striking forerunner to such later television hits as Bachelor Father and Family Affair, both of which are centered on well-to-do uncles taking in their deceased siblings ' children, Gildersleeve was a bachelor raising two children while, at first, administering a girdle manufacturing company (" If you want a better corset, of course, it's a Gildersleeve ") and then for the bulk of the show's run, serving as Summerfield's water commissioner, between time with the ladies and nights with the boys.
It has the traditional name Gomeisa, which comes from the Arabic al-ghumaisa ’ " the bleary-eyed ( woman )", short for مرزم الغميصاء mirzam al-ghumaisa ’ " girdle of the bleary-eyed one ".
The project is designing chips for the diagnosis of mutations already known to cause Duchenne / Becker muscular dystrophies ( DMD / BMD ), limb girdle muscular dystrophies ( LGMD ), congenital muscular dystrophies ( CMD ), and hereditary motor-sensory neuropathies or Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies ( CMT ).
Researchers in the US led by Prof. Jerry Mendell have published the results of a gene therapy trial for limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D ( LGMD2D ).
the pelvic girdle is made up from bones it is a major part in the human body for balance and stability.
Other features include the position of the pelvic fins far back on the body, the fused medial processes of pelvic girdle and the presence of an adipose fin ( which is also typical for the Protacanthopterygii ).
The common name for the disease, shingles, derives from the Latin cingulus, a variant of Latin cingulum meaning " girdle ".
The pectoral girdle of Eryops was highly developed, with a larger size for both increased muscle attachment to both it and the limbs.

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