Some lizards have very tough semicalcified scales along the ventrum and tail, which inhibit the insertion of a needle at this site. Whether the approach is ventral or lateral, the needle should be ...

They have lateral eyes, lack paired fins, and have no scales. Adult lampreys have a jawless, sucker-like ventral mouth consisting of a circular disc set with horny teeth. HABITAT: Typical spawning ...

These include ventral scales numbering between 189 and 193 with distinct lateral keeling, 47 to 54 paired subcaudal scales, ...

Background The cartilage of the epiphyseal plate might be 2–5 times weaker than surrounding fibrous tissue; therefore epiphyseal (growth) plates are very sensitive to their surrounding mechanical ...