A logitudinal sheet of continuous connective tissue partition developing at the apex of the chevron-shaped myotome and separating dorsal (epaxial) and ventral (hypaxial) body wall muscle masses; each is destined to become, respectively, the epaxial and hyopaxial musculature. [ ZFA:0000671 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 ]
Synonyms: horizontal myoseptum
Term information
- TAO:0000671
- ZFA:0000671
- EFO:0003555
efo_slim
A connective tissue partition developing at the apex of the chevron-shaped myotome and separating dorsal (epaxial) and ventral (hypaxial) body wall muscle masses. Kimmel et al, 1995.[TAO]
Term relations
- septum
- adjacent to some epaxial myotome region
- only in taxon some Gnathostomata
- composed primarily of some connective tissue
- part of some musculature of body
- adjacent to some hypaxial myotome region
- has part some connective tissue