GLOSSARY 265 



Su' pra: a prefix denoting above. 



Sul' ci: plural of sulcus. 



SuK cus {sulcus, a furrow): a cleft or furrow in the brain. 



Syl' vi us: a noted anatomist. 



Sjrm' phy sis (sym, together; pliyo, grow): the junction of bones usually in the 



median line of the body. 

 Syn ar thro' sis (syn, together; arthron, a joint): a form of articulation in which 



the bones are immovably united. 

 Sys' tern: a collection of organs for one general purpose. 



Tel en ceph' a Ion {Idos, end : cncephalon, brain) : the cerebral hemispheres and 



corpora striata; the end brain. 

 Te' res: round. 



Tet ra dac' tyl : four-toed, as in hippopotamus and dog. 



Thar a mus {thalamos, bed) : the thalami form the chief part of the tween brain. 

 Thy' reoid (Jhyrcos, a shield; old, like) : the name of structures in the region of the 



thyreoid cartilage. 

 Tib' i al {tibia, shin) : pertaining to the tibia or shin bone. 

 Tri dac' tyl: three-toed, as in rhinoceros and early horse. 

 Tri' ceps {Ires, three; caput, head): a large muscle on the back of the arm. 

 Tri cus' pid : having three points or cusps. Tricuspid valve of the heart. 

 Tri gem' i nal : the fifth cranial nerve, so called because of its three divisions. 

 Tro chan' ter : the name of two processes on the femur. 

 Troch' le ar {trochilia, a pulley). 



Tur' bin al : one of the turbinated or lateral ethmoid bones. 

 Tym' pan um {tympanum, a drum): the middle ear. 



Um bil' i cus (navel) : the depressed cicatrix in the center of the abdomen mark 

 ing the hole giving passage to the vessels formerly connecting the young 

 with the mother. 



Un' ci form {uncus, a hook; forma, form): a bone of the carpus. 



Un gu la' ta {ungula, a hoof) : an order of mammals characterized by hoofs. 



Un' gu li grade : where the foot rests only on the end of the phalanx, horse, deer. 



U re' ter: the tube from the kidney to the bladder. 



U re' thra : the tube from the bladder to the exterior. 



U' ter us : the womb or cavity in which the young are developed. 



Val' late : large papillae at the base of the tongue. 



Ven' trad {venter, stomach): toward a plane passing along the underside. 



Ver' te bra {vertere, to turn) ; a bone of the spinal column. 



Ver' te brae : plural of vertebra. 



Ves tig' i al: rudimentary; existing only as a trace. 



Vis' ce ra : the organs within the body cavity. 



Vo' lant: flying, as the bat. 



