GROSS ANATOMICAL AND MOROPHMETRICAL STUDIES TO THE SKULL BONES OF THE LOCAL RABBIT (ORYCTOHGUSCUNICULUS ).

Salih K.M

GROSS ANATOMICAL AND MOROPHMETRICAL STUDIES TO THE SKULL BONES OF THE LOCAL RABBIT (ORYCTOHGUSCUNICULUS ).

2013

Salih K.M

Ten adult rabbit (5male and 5 female ) were used for gross anatomical and biometrical studies .The main characteristics feature of the local rabbit skulls are : in dorsal surface there are a shallow external sagittle crest , the frontal bone has anterior and posterior supraorbital process , the external acoustic meatus is a short wide bony tube directed caudodorsally , the orbita are large , the external surface of the maxilla is pitted by numerous small opening (fenestrated). A total of 16 linear measurement estimated in the rabbit skulls .There are significant difference between males and females observed in bizygomatic distance , basion-bragma height , maxilla- alveolar length , orbital height and foramen magnum breadth

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