Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems
The dromedary, also called the one-humped camel, can live and adapt well to the harsh and hot climate of the desert due to its functional anatomical particularities. Both the dromedary and the ox are known as artiodactyls. Anatomically, they have a few similarities but many differences. This paper a...
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| description | The dromedary, also called the one-humped camel, can live and adapt well to the harsh and hot climate of the desert due to its functional anatomical particularities. Both the dromedary and the ox are known as artiodactyls. Anatomically, they have a few similarities but many differences. This paper aims to review the digestive and respiratory anatomy of the two species and enumerate their main particularities. The camel’s mouth is thick and unique; it helps them to be selective with regard to food and to avoid any thorny plants. The nostrils of the dromedary are slit-like, with wings that can close to ensure protection against the wind and the sand; they also have a role in the conservation of water. Contrary to the ox, the dromedary’s lungs are not lobulated, and the diaphragm has a unique structure. Unlike the bovids, camelids have only three distinct digestive chambers instead of four; there is no clear distinction between the third and fourth chambers. In addition, they have glandular sac areas called “water cells” instead of papillae in the rumen. Their liver is lobulated, and without a gall bladder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4023cd911c0a471b949833dc22b2694a2023-11-18T09:34:27ZengMDPI AGBiology and Life Sciences Forum2673-99762023-04-012211310.3390/blsf2023022013Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory SystemsMaya Boukerrou0Rania Ridouh1Faiza Tekkouk-Zemmouchi2Claude Guintard3Gestion Santé et Productions Animales Research Laboratory, Institut des Sciences Vétérinaires El-Khroub, Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Constantine 25000, AlgeriaGestion Santé et Productions Animales Research Laboratory, Institut des Sciences Vétérinaires El-Khroub, Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Constantine 25000, AlgeriaGestion Santé et Productions Animales Research Laboratory, Institut des Sciences Vétérinaires El-Khroub, Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Constantine 25000, AlgeriaUnité Anatomie Comparée, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de l’Alimentation et de l’Agroalimentaire, 44300 Nantes, FranceThe dromedary, also called the one-humped camel, can live and adapt well to the harsh and hot climate of the desert due to its functional anatomical particularities. Both the dromedary and the ox are known as artiodactyls. Anatomically, they have a few similarities but many differences. This paper aims to review the digestive and respiratory anatomy of the two species and enumerate their main particularities. The camel’s mouth is thick and unique; it helps them to be selective with regard to food and to avoid any thorny plants. The nostrils of the dromedary are slit-like, with wings that can close to ensure protection against the wind and the sand; they also have a role in the conservation of water. Contrary to the ox, the dromedary’s lungs are not lobulated, and the diaphragm has a unique structure. Unlike the bovids, camelids have only three distinct digestive chambers instead of four; there is no clear distinction between the third and fourth chambers. In addition, they have glandular sac areas called “water cells” instead of papillae in the rumen. Their liver is lobulated, and without a gall bladder.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9976/22/1/13comparative anatomydromedaryoxdigestiverespiratory |
| spellingShingle | Maya Boukerrou Rania Ridouh Faiza Tekkouk-Zemmouchi Claude Guintard Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems Biology and Life Sciences Forum comparative anatomy dromedary ox digestive respiratory |
| title | Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems |
| title_full | Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems |
| title_fullStr | Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems |
| title_short | Principal Anatomy Particularities in Dromedary Compared to Ox: Digestive and Respiratory Systems |
| title_sort | principal anatomy particularities in dromedary compared to ox digestive and respiratory systems |
| topic | comparative anatomy dromedary ox digestive respiratory |
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