Munich researchers have now found that the bony
tubercles on the heads of many species fluoresce under UV light and form impressive patterns.
The tissue analyses yielded another surprise: «Our histological 3D reconstruction shows that the skin covering
the tubercles on the skull is very thin and consists only of a transparent layer of epidermis, «explains Dr. Martin Heß from the BioCenter of Ludwig - Maximilians - Universität (LMU) in Munich.
The new species is readily distinguished from all other species of Psychrophrynella but P. bagrecito and P. usurpator by possessing
a tubercle on the inner edge of the tarsus, and from these two species by its yellow ventral coloration on abdomen and limbs.
Not exact matches
An ultrasound done before this relies not necessarily
on external genitalia but
on the direction of the genital
tubercle, depending
on how early the ultrasound is performed.
You may also notice an increase in the size and number of «Montgomery's
tubercles» which are small bumps
on the areola.
It belongs to a group of rodentlike mammals called multituberculates, named for the numerous cusps, or
tubercles, found
on their teeth.
The animation shows the inconspicuous
tubercles in sunlight, the fluorescent pattern under UV light, and the underlying bone
tubercles, which are based
on a micro-CT model of the skull.
The long head originates (starts)
on the infraglenoid
tubercle of the scapula which means that is crosses the shoulder joint.
Oblique Muscle originates (starts)
on the external surfaces of the lower 8 ribs, and it inserts (finishes)
on the linea alba, pubic
tubercle, and the anterior half of the iliac crest.
The subscapularis muscle arises from the inner surface of the scapula and inserts
on the anterior humerus at the lesser
tubercle and inferior shoulder capsule.
The long head attaches
on the infraglenoid
tubercle — a bony process site
on the lateral aspect of the scapula, below the glenoid fossa (shoulder socket).
Although larger prime movers such as the latissimus dorsi and teres major produce large shoulder extension moments, the origin of the long head of the triceps
on the infraglenoid
tubercle also permits the involvement of the triceps in producing a shoulder moment.
The adductor magnus originates
on the lower portion of the ischial tuberosity and is inserted onto the
tubercle below the medial condyle
on the tibia.
Most commonly, the plantar fascia is injured at its attachment point
on the medial
tubercle of the calcaneus.
The genesis of this myth is the preponderance of small bumps, called
tubercles,
on the skin of most toads.
Knobby protuberances
on the head are called
tubercles, each with a long coarse hair growing from its centre which is believed to act as a sensor like a human hair.