This doubtless would be an advantage morphologically, though for human descriptive anatomy the present nomenclature is not likely to be altered.
It was not until many centuries had passed that the parts began to be regarded from the point of view of their essential nature and of their mutual relations; that is, morphologically instead of organographically.
This pad varies much; it is morphologically the homologue of the pair of basiventral elements which by their lateral extension give origin to the corresponding ribs.
The former is morphologically the more primitive condition, and is found in the overwhelming majority of birds, including many Passeriformes.