Rostrum Anatomy

Sphenoidal rostrum rostrum sphenoidale. It is made of cartilage and is long and flat.

Compound Rostrum

Cephalopod molluscs have hard beak like mouthparts.

Rostrum anatomy. Among insects the rostrum is the name for the piercing mouthparts of the order hemiptera. This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition. A rostrum is found in both cetaceans and crustaceans.

This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website wikipedia. A rostrum latin for beak is an anatomical structure resembling a birds beak such as the snout of a crocodile or dolphin or the foremost extension of a crustaceans carapace. The rostrum is the part of the corpus callosum that projects posteriorly and inferiorly from the anteriormost genu.

The inferior surface of sphenoid bone presents in the middle line a triangular spine the sphenoidal rostrum which is continuous with the sphenoidal crest on the anterior surface and is received in a deep fissure between the alæ of the vomer. Gastropod molluscs have a rostrum or proboscis. The term rostrum is defined as an organisms beak or a beak like part.

Invertebrates in crustaceans the rostrum is the forward extension of the carapace in front of the eyes. It is made of cartilage and is long and flat. Since the rostrum is typically located about the thorax of an arthropod it is differentiated from the cauda or tail.

The teeth along the side margins of the rostrum are not really teeth but rather modified scales. Rostrum the rostrum is what gives the sawfish its common name.

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