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Ovoviviparous. Producing eggs hatched before exclusion from the body. 
Ovum. Egg. 
Palate. Roof of mouth. 
Palatines. A pair of membrane bones on roof of mouth, one on each side 
of vomer. 
Pallium. Roog of the fore brain. 
Palustrine. Living in swamps. 
Pancreas, An irregular gland, usually surrounding the bile-duct, into which 
it pours its secretion. 
Papilla. A small fleshy projection. 
Paracele. A cavity in each cerebral hemisphere. 
Paradiapophyses. Rudimentary transverse processes on vertebre of turtles. 
Paraphysis. An outgrowth of the roof of the fore brain developed in front 
of the epiphysis in the hinder region of the prosencephalon. 
Parapineal eye. A second eye-like body or diverticulum of the epiphysis. 
Parasphenoid. Bone on roof of mouth following vomer. 
Parencephala, Cerebral hemispheres. 
Parietal. Bone on side of head above. 
Parietal plates. In snakes, usually pair of large scaly plates behind the 
frontal. In lizards, separated from the frontal by the front parietals. 
Parotid. A gland or swelling behind eye in toads. 
Pectinate. ‘Toothed like a comb. 
Pectoral. Relating to the breast. 
Pectoralis. ‘The principal muscle of the chest. 
Pectoral shields. Usually first pair of large shields on the carapace of turtles, 
or those joining with the front of the bridge. 
Pedicie. Upper lateral process of centrum. A proximal fork of the suspen- 
sorium fusing with the trabecular region of the cranium. 
Pelvic girdle. Bones supporting hind limbs. 
Pelvic vein. Vein extending from the femoral vein to the abdominal vein. 
Pelvis. Bones to which hind limbs are attached. 
Pentadactyle. Five-toed. 
Perforate. Pierced through. 
Pericardium. Cavity in which the heart is placed. 
Peritoneum. Membrane lining abdominal cavity. 
Phalanges. Bones of the fingers and toes. 
Pharynx. Posterior, or branchial cavity, of the head. 
Pia mater. A delicate membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. 
Pigment. Coloring matter. 
Pineal apparatus. A peculiar adjunct to the roof of the diencephalon. 
Pineal body. Usually the epiphysis represented as a gland-like structure, 
connected with the roof of the diencephalon by a hollow or solid stalk. 
In other words, a small ganglion in the brain, a rudiment of an optic 
lobe connected with a third or median eye. 
Pineal eye. ‘The eye-like body or diverticulum of the epiphysis. Pineal 
body. 
Pituitary body. A pouch formed in roof of the buccal cavity of the embryo, 
the pituitary diverticulum, growing upwards loses its connection with 
