1st Edition

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

    150 Pages
    by CRC Press

    150 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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, and weight of the reported muscles. The atlas is an up-to-date review of the anatomical variations within gorillas as well as an extensive list of the synonyms used in the literature to designate the structures covered in the book. It also contains dissection observations of other primates and vertebrates, which are crucial for examining and understanding the homologies between the muscular structures of gorillas, humans, and other taxa.

    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

    Gaƫlle 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