ural centrum 4

A vertebral centrum that is located immediately posterior to ural centrum 3 (polyural terminology) and may fuse to ural centrum 3 early in ontogeny. Ural centrum 4 articulates with hypural 4 ventrally. Ural centrum 4 is an unpaired median bone.

Type Bone
Parent Structure ural centrum

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What is the ural centrum 4?
A vertebral centrum that is located immediately posterior to ural centrum 3 (polyural terminology) and may fuse to ural centrum 3 early in ontogeny. Ural centrum 4 articulates with hypural 4 ventrally. Ural centrum 4 is an unpaired median bone.

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