ANATOMICAL OBSERVATIONS ON A MUSK-OX CALF (OVIBOS MOSCHATUS) WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL TOPOGRAPHY

An entire 6-week-old female musk-ox calf was dissected and the topography of the following organs is described: trachea, thyroid, esophagus, thymus, lungs, heart, diaphragm, liver, stomach, omenta, spleen, intestines, kidneys, bladder, and uterus. The external features, dentition, and unusual attach...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Sack, Wolfgang O., Ballantyne, John H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1965
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
musk ox
ovibos moschatus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z65-107
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z65-107
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Summary:An entire 6-week-old female musk-ox calf was dissected and the topography of the following organs is described: trachea, thyroid, esophagus, thymus, lungs, heart, diaphragm, liver, stomach, omenta, spleen, intestines, kidneys, bladder, and uterus. The external features, dentition, and unusual attachments of the sternomandibular and omohyoid muscles are mentioned.

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