longitudinal
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definition
adjective
longitudinal muscles
running lengthwise rather than across.
longitudinal positions
of or relating to longitude; measured from east to west.
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Since there are 'longitudinal' variations in muscle activity in most fish species, data from the anterior and posterior regions of the fish must be considered separately.
The body of the esophagus begins at the lower edge of the cricopharyngeus muscle and contains two layers of muscle, the outer 'longitudinal' and the inner circular.
Future 'longitudinal' research can use family of origin retrospective reports over time to see if they change substantially.
The religious orders study is a 'longitudinal' observation of Alzheimer's disease in older members of the Catholic clergy.
Nematodes move by contraction of the 'longitudinal' muscles.
This stretch is made possible by the presence of nitrergic inhibitory nerves, excited in a swallow, in both 'longitudinal' muscle layers within this short segment.
Official maps of Taiwan currently include only approximate data on the islands' surface area and topography, as well as inexact data on their latitudinal and 'longitudinal' position.
The dorsal 'longitudinal' muscles (indicated by arrowhead) are clearly visible.
Last, it is important to note that the effect sizes for the 'longitudinal' analyses in this study were in the small-to-medium range.
The upper one-third of the esophagus is striated muscle, and the remainder contains inner circular layers and outer 'longitudinal' layers of muscle.
It might be argued that these reflections are somewhat risky, because the data from which the authors derive their findings are cross-sectional in research design terms rather than 'longitudinal' .
It also includes 'longitudinal' and circular muscle fibers.
The opening of the pylorus after it has contracted may represent, in part, the dilating effect of the contraction of the 'longitudinal' muscle layer of the stomach.
The cuticle of the anterior margin of each segment is thickened towards the interior of the animal in order to form a pachycyclus for the attachment of 'longitudinal' muscles.
In quantitative research, unless the research is 'longitudinal' in character, the person will be interviewed on one occasion only.
Flower coloration is mostly tan, with some external dark brown 'longitudinal' stripes on the sepals and lateral petals.
Knowledge of causal risk factors thus relies heavily on the results of experimental trials as opposed to even the most elegant observational, 'longitudinal' research.
During walking, the epaxial muscles, organized into 'longitudinal' tracts, function to stabilize the vertebral column.
In Drosophila, the presumptive central nervous system is specified at an early stage of embryonic development as two 'longitudinal' stripes of cells, just dorsal to the ventral mesoderm.
This result is a particular problem for rating scales, which tend to be cross sectional, rather than 'longitudinal' , in character.
During the day, it has three dark 'longitudinal' stripes that run the length of the body.
First, the study relied on cross-sectional rather than 'longitudinal' data.
In this work, seizures were monitored by dorsal 'longitudinal' muscle activity.
Campylostoma exhibits rather rectilinear lateral 'longitudinal' ridges whereas those of Corazzatocarcinus n. gen. are sinuous.
Additional prospective, 'longitudinal' research is needed to further elucidate the experiences and outcomes associated with lung transplantation.
Dormann and Zapf found only 10 studies that investigated work-related social support using a 'longitudinal' research design.
Reed's figures show surface ornament, but this consists of 'longitudinal' rather than transverse elements.
Further 'longitudinal' research is clearly needed to clarify the potential role of early proactive aggression in the prediction of subsequent partner violence.
Morgan reviewed extensive 'longitudinal' studies and other research and found, to the chagrin of adoption opponents, that outcomes for adopted children are good.
Four hundred male and female New Zealand police officers were invited to participate in a 'longitudinal' research project, involving the completion of two questionnaire surveys.
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