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Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Gorilla: With Notes on the Attachments, Variations, Innervation, Synonymy and Weight of the Muscles book cover

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Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Gorilla With Notes on the Attachments, Variations, Innervation, Synonymy and Weight of the Muscles

Edited By Rui Diogo, Josep M. Potau, Juan F. Pastor, Felix J. dePaz, Eva M. Ferrero, Gaelle Bello, Mercedex Barbosa, Bernard A. Wood Copyright 2010
150 Pages
by CRC Press

150 Pages
by CRC Press

150 Pages
by CRC Press
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Even though the gorilla is our closest living relative, information about its anatomy, and particularly its musculature, is scarce. This book is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the gorilla. It includes high-quality photographs of musculoskeletal structures from most anatomical regions of the body, along with textual information about the attachments, innervations,... Read more

Introduction and Aims

Methodology and Material

Head and neck musculature

Mandibular musculature

Hyoid musculature

Branchial musculature

Hypobranchial musculature

Extra-ocular musculature

Pectoral and upper limb musculature

Trunk and back musculature

Diaphragmatic and abdominal musculature

Perineal, coccygeal and anal musculature

Pelvic and lower limb musculature

Figures

Appendix I: Literature including information about the muscles of gorillas

Appendix II: Literature cited, not including information about the muscles of gorillas

Biography

Rui Diogo: Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

Josep M. Potau: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Juan F. Pastor, Felix J. dePaz, Eva M. Ferrero: Department of Anatomy, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

Gaëlle Bello: Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Mercedex Barbosa: Department of Anatomy, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

Bernard A. Wood: Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

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