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.
The biceps brachii muscle (biceps) is a large, thick muscle of the upper arm consisting of two heads. 1  long head: originates at the supraglenoid tubercle above the socket of the scapula. 2  short head: arises at the coracoid process of the scapula where it partly blends with the origin tendon of the coracobrachialis.