0 a hard frame that supports the body of a vertebrate animal on the inside, made of bone or cartilage (= strong tissue)
The vertebrate is basically an endoskeleton made up of two types of tissues (bone and cartilage).
In other echinoderms, the endoskeleton is associated with a layer of muscle that allows the animal to move its arms or other body parts.
The endoskeleton shows a large or complete lack of ossification.
However, eriptychiids differ from all other pteraspidomorphs in having a massively calcified endoskeleton, pervaded by canals for blood vessels.
They form part of the endoskeleton and provide rigidity and protection.
The pores are perforations in the endoskeleton through which podia for gas exchange project from the body.
The dermis contains an endoskeleton of calcium carbonate components known as ossicles.
Keyhole sand dollars are so named because of the distinctive keyhole-shaped perforation toward the rear of the endoskeleton.
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內骨骼,內骨(支持脊椎動物身體的內骨架,由骨骼和軟骨組織構成)…
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内骨骼,内骨(支持脊椎动物身体的内骨架,由骨骼和软骨组织构成)…
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endosqueleto…
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szkielet wewnętrzny…
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