- The
vomer (/ˈvoʊmər/; Latin:
vomer, lit. 'ploughshare') is one of the
unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is
located in the
midsagittal line, and articulates...
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plate of
ethmoid bone
Septal nasal cartilage (ie,
quandrangular cartilage)
Vomer bone The
lowest part of the
septum is a
narrow strip of bone that projects...
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Vomer flap
surgery was used
prior to 1975 as a
surgical treatment for
children with
cleft palate. In this procedure, the
vomer bone was used to reconstruct...
- The
lookdown (Selene
vomer) is a
species of game fish in the
family Carangidae. It was
first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th
edition of...
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Lacrimal bones (2)
Mandible Maxilla (2)
Nasal bones (2)
Palatine bones (2)
Vomer Zygomatic bones (2)
Elements of the
cartilaginous viscerocranium (i.e.,...
- to
olfaction (sense of smell). The
choanae are
separated in two by the
vomer. A
choana is the
opening between the
nasal cavity and the nasopharynx. It...
- genus,
females of the
species have a
nearly straightened anterior margin of
vomer.
Female M.
johnsonii have small,
subcutaneous eyes that may
suggest their...
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ethmoid and
frontal bones. The
bones of the
facial skeleton (14) are the
vomer, two
inferior nasal conchae, two
nasal bones, two maxilla, the mandible...
- is
equivalent to 14.5% to 37.8% of the
standard length of the fish. The
vomer has
between 1 and 3
teeth on
either side and
these are
nearly always present...
- from the human-like
arrangement of inward-slanting
teeth attached to the
vomer bone in the roof of the mouth. They are
deepwater pelagic fish. The 11 species...
