The pectoral girdle is supported by muscle and the well developed pelvic girdle is attached to the backbone by a pair of sacral ribs.

Turtles, which are unable to move their ribs, instead use their forelimbs and pectoral girdle to force air in and out of the lungs.

This classification is based on such morphological features as the number of vertebrae, the structure of the pectoral girdle and the morphology of tadpoles.

The appendicular skeleton ( 126 bones ) is formed by the pectoral girdles ( 4 ), the upper limbs ( 60 ), the pelvic girdle ( 2 ), and the lower limbs ( 60 ).

It makes up part of the shoulder and the pectoral girdle and is palpable in all people, and, in people who have less fat in this region, the location of the bone is clearly visible as it creates a bulge in the skin.

Its counterpart in the pectoral girdle is the glenoid fossa.

Putting the animal in a horizontal posture makes many aspects of the arms and pectoral girdle more understandable.

Post cranial remains of amniotes can be identified from their Labyrinthodont ancestors by their having at least two pairs of sacral ribs, a sternum in the pectoral girdle ( some amniotes have lost it ) and an astragalus bone in the ankle.

* ( 2008 ): On the cephalic and pectoral girdle muscles of the deep sea fish Alepocephalus rostratus, with comments on the functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Alepocephaloidei ( Teleostei ).

Like all modern tetrapods, it had rib bones, a mobile neck with a separate pectoral girdle, and lungs, though it had the gills, scales, and fins of a fish.

* ( 2008 ): On the cephalic and pectoral girdle muscles of the deep sea fish Alepocephalus rostratus, with comments on the functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Alepocephaloidei ( Teleostei ).

* ( 2008 ): On the cephalic and pectoral girdle muscles of the deep sea fish Alepocephalus rostratus, with comments on the functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Alepocephaloidei ( Teleostei ).

* ( 2008 ): On the cephalic and pectoral girdle muscles of the deep sea fish Alepocephalus rostratus, with comments on the functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Alepocephaloidei ( Teleostei ).

* ( 2008 ): On the cephalic and pectoral girdle muscles of the deep sea fish Alepocephalus rostratus, with comments on the functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Alepocephaloidei ( Teleostei ).

It had skull, pectoral girdle and forelimb material preserved, all of which were missing from the holotype.

The pectoral girdle is discussed by Chatterjee as being highly derived in Protoavis, displaying synapomorphies of Ornithothoraces, including the presence of a hypocleidium-bearing furcula, and a hypertrophied, carinate sternum.

The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle, composed of the clavicle and the scapula, connects the upper limb to the axial skeleton through the sternoclavicular joint ( the only joint in the upper limb that directly articulates with the trunk ), a ball and socket joint supported by the subclavius muscle which acts as a dynamic ligament.

* ( 2008 ): On the cephalic and pectoral girdle muscles of the deep sea fish Alepocephalus rostratus, with comments on the functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Alepocephaloidei ( Teleostei ).

Both the pectoral girdle and the ilium are large and strong.

The torso of Coelophysis conforms to the basic theropod body shape, but the pectoral girdle displays some interesting special characteristics: C. bauri had a furcula ( wishbone ), the earliest known example in a dinosaur.

X-ray films of starlings in flight have shown that in addition to strengthening the thorax, the furcula acts like a spring in the pectoral girdle during flight.

The forearm and pectoral girdle of H. floresiensis have been examined by Larson et al.

His simple origins became clear right after his election, when he wore a pectoral cross made of gilded metal on the day of his coronation and when his entourage was horrified, the new pope complained that he always wore it and that he had brought no other with him.

The gill chamber was bound posteriorly by a stout cleithrum bone, also functioning as anchoring for the pectoral fins.

Xiuhtecuhtli was usually depicted adorned with turquoise mosaic, wearing the turquoise xiuhuitzolli crown of rulership on his head and a turquoise butterfly pectoral on his chest, and he often wears a descending turquoise xiuhtototl bird ( Cotinga amabilis ) on his forehead and the Xiuhcoatl fire serpent on his back.

The damaged skull had been separated from the body and was found with a vulture pectoral wrapped around it.

ISBN 0-500-28552-7 </ ref > However, a finely made vulture pectoral — a symbol of royalty in Ancient Egypt — was still found placed around this mummy's head.

Edge was forced to relinquish the World title due to a legitimately torn left pectoral muscle injury on the July 20 episode of SmackDown!

Fossils of Pterichtyodes showing eyes positioned on the top of the head and a " ventrally flattened trunk shield " suggest that it was a " bottom dweller ", living at the bottom of lakes, where it might have crawled using its pectoral appendages.

There is an observation of an adult male zebra shark biting the pectoral fin of another adult male and pushing him against the sea floor ; the second male was turned on his back, and remained motionless for several minutes.

The brooch or clasp, meant to fasten the cope in front, and variously called morse, pectoral, bottone, etc., was an object often in the highest degree precious and costly.

Bishop Cuthbert's pectoral cross was buried with him during Aldfrith's reign, either at his death in 687 or his reburial in 698 and is now at Durham Cathedral.

Santana, who was struggling to keep his 10 – 9 record through September 2, strained his pectoral muscle in a 65 pitch start versus Atlanta, for the second time in his career.

On the July 21 edition of Impact Wrestling, Morgan won a four man ladder match to climb to number three spot in the tournament's rankings, however, just four days later it was reported that Morgan had torn his pectoral muscle, which would sideline him for six weeks, ending his participation in the tournament.

Buried with the mummy was a gold and silver dagger, amulets, a scarab, a bronze mirror, and a pectoral in the shape of a cartouche bearing the name of his successor and brother, Ahmose .< ref > Brier, Bob.

While warming up, however, Hampton strained his left pectoral muscle, and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

They compared their finding with the skeleton of Nariokotome Boy ( variously classified as H. ergaster or H. erectus ), and suggested that the pectoral girdle of H. floresiensis was a transitional stage in human shoulder evolution.

While the pelvis ( hip area ) was slimmer than some sauropods, the pectoral ( chest area ) was much wider, giving them a uniquely ' wide-gauged ' stance.

Before the beginning of the ceremony, the pope was vested in the falda ( a particular papal vestment which forms a long skirt extending beneath the hem of the alb ), amice, alb, cincture, pectoral cross, stole, and a very long cope known as the " mantum " ( or " papal mantle ").

Throughout the greater part of the 2004 season, Strahan was injured with a torn pectoral muscle, which limited him to only 4 sacks.

On October 19, 2009, during a game versus the Arizona Cardinals, Tatupu tore his left pectoral muscle after a collision with teammate Deon Grant and was ruled out for the rest of the season, a huge loss to the already ailing Seahawks.

By 1613, when Michael Romanov, the first Tsar of the Romanov Dynasty was crowned, the Russian regalia included a pectoral cross, a golden chain, a barmas ( wide ceremonial collar ), the Crown of Monomakh, Crown of Monomakh sceptre ,, and orb.

A subcutaneous pulse generator was implanted into a pectoral pocket below the clavicle to stimulate the electrode ( Bittar et al., 2005 ).

The use of the pectoral cross in the Roman Rite was first required in the Roman Pontifical of Pius V.

The first Anglican bishop to wear a pectoral cross was Edward King of Lincoln ( 1885 – 1910 ).