Larvae and Postlarvae. Planktonic larval life begins as the female lobster raises her abdomen and vigorously fans the pleopods to which the prelarvae are attached. This fanning breaks the cement attachment to the prelarvae and propels them upwards toward the water surface.
bicipital tuberosity. [bÄ«â²sipÂ·ÉdÂ·Él âtÃ¼bÂ·Éâ²rÃ¤sÂ·ÉdÂ·Ä] (anatomy) An eminence on the anterior inner aspect of the neck of the radius; the tendon of the biceps muscle is inserted here.
prominent tuberosity protruding from the cranial aspect of the proximal end of the tibia onto which the patellar ligament inserts. prominence on the lateral aspect of the humerus; the point of attachment of the deltoid muscle. facial tuberosity. a discrete elevation on the maxilla of cows which serves as an attachment for the rostral part of the masseter muscle.