Morphology and topographic anatomy of the spinal cord of the red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria Spix, 1824)
| Autor: | Alana Lislea de Sousa, Ana Carolina Brandão de Campos Fonseca Pinto, Silvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi, Rafael Cardoso Carvalho, Sâmia Clara Rodrigues de Oliveira, Jose Heitzmann Fontenelle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Morphology
Morphology (linguistics) medula espinal Tortoise Geochelone carbonaria Dissection (medical) Biology red-footed tortoise topographic anatomy Geochelone carbonária anatomia topográfica medicine.artery medicine Common carotid artery Carapace Morfologia lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary spinal cord Anatomy medicine.disease Spinal cord medicine.anatomical_structure RÉPTEIS DE CATIVEIRO lcsh:SF600-1100 Lumbosacral joint |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira v.31 suppl.1 2011 Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) instacron:EMBRAPA Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Vol 31, Iss suppl 1, Pp 47-52 (2011) |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to describe the topography of the spinal cord of the red-footed tortoise to establish a morphological basis for applied research in anesthesiology and morphology. Six tortoises from the state of Maranhão (Brazil) that had died of natural causes were used. The common carotid artery was used to perfuse the arterial system with saline solution (heated to 37ºC) and to fix the material with a 20% formaldehyde solution. The specimens were then placed in a modified decalcifying solution for 72 hours to allow dorsal opening of the carapace with a chisel and an orthopedic hammer. Dissection of the dorsal musculature and sectioning of the vertebral arches were performed to access the spinal cord. The results revealed the spinal cord of G. carbonaria to be an elongated, whitish mass that reached the articulation between the penultimate and last caudal vertebrae. The cervical intumescence (Intumescentia cervicalis) was located between vertebral segments C5 and T1, whereas the lumbosacral intumescence (Intumescentia lumbalis) was located between T6 and Ca1. |
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