Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825)
Sloths are wild animals with arboreal habits, with slow metabolism, found in tropical forests from South America to Central America. However, the lack of knowledge of their anatomy does not favor the conservation of the species in veterinary care centers, due to its peculiar anatomy. Therefore, the...
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| author | Lucilo Bione da Fonseca Filho Silvia Fernanda de Alcântara Maria Eduarda Luiz Coelho de Miranda Gilcifran Prestes de Andrade Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque Sandra Maria de Torres Emanuela Polimeni de Mesquita Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro Adelmar Afonso de Amorim Júnior Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim |
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Sloths are wild animals with arboreal habits, with slow metabolism, found in tropical forests from South America to Central America. However, the lack of knowledge of their anatomy does not favor the conservation of the species in veterinary care centers, due to its peculiar anatomy. Therefore, the objective of this study was to describe the topography and morphology of the spleen of the species Bradypusvariegatus, in order to collect more information to support and assist in the clinical-surgical processes of the species. Eight corpses of B. variegatus, previously fixed with 20% formaldehyde and preserved in 30% saline solution, were dissected for the macroscopic study of the spleen. A healthy animal, living in semi-captivity, was assigned to perform a tomography of the abdominal region, for observation of the spleen, while two specimens were destined for the microscopic study of the organ immediately after death. Based on the data obtained, the spleen presented a topography and tissue composition similar to other mammals, but its morphology, absence of visceral lienal hilum and anatomical arrangement in the abdominal cavity differed from most domestic and wild animals.
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc0693d576294ccdafe8b7788af38aa92023-12-29T00:29:28ZengUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoMedicina Veterinária1809-46782675-66172023-12-0117410.26605/medvet-v17n4-5824Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825)Lucilo Bione da Fonseca Filho0Silvia Fernanda de Alcântara1Maria Eduarda Luiz Coelho de Miranda2Gilcifran Prestes de Andrade3Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque4Sandra Maria de Torres5Emanuela Polimeni de Mesquita6Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro7Adelmar Afonso de Amorim Júnior8Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento9Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim10Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco, Garanhuns-PE, BrazilAnimal Science Department, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia-PB, BrazilUniversidade Tiradentes, Jaboatão dos Guararapes-PE, BrazilAnimal Science Department, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, BrazilDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brazil Sloths are wild animals with arboreal habits, with slow metabolism, found in tropical forests from South America to Central America. However, the lack of knowledge of their anatomy does not favor the conservation of the species in veterinary care centers, due to its peculiar anatomy. Therefore, the objective of this study was to describe the topography and morphology of the spleen of the species Bradypusvariegatus, in order to collect more information to support and assist in the clinical-surgical processes of the species. Eight corpses of B. variegatus, previously fixed with 20% formaldehyde and preserved in 30% saline solution, were dissected for the macroscopic study of the spleen. A healthy animal, living in semi-captivity, was assigned to perform a tomography of the abdominal region, for observation of the spleen, while two specimens were destined for the microscopic study of the organ immediately after death. Based on the data obtained, the spleen presented a topography and tissue composition similar to other mammals, but its morphology, absence of visceral lienal hilum and anatomical arrangement in the abdominal cavity differed from most domestic and wild animals. https://www.journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/medicinaveterinaria/article/view/5824anatomy; bradypodidae; lymphoid organ; clinic; surgery. |
| spellingShingle | Lucilo Bione da Fonseca Filho Silvia Fernanda de Alcântara Maria Eduarda Luiz Coelho de Miranda Gilcifran Prestes de Andrade Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque Sandra Maria de Torres Emanuela Polimeni de Mesquita Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro Adelmar Afonso de Amorim Júnior Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825) Medicina Veterinária anatomy; bradypodidae; lymphoid organ; clinic; surgery. |
| title | Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825) |
| title_full | Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825) |
| title_fullStr | Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825) |
| title_short | Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825) |
| title_sort | topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of bradypus variegatus schinz 1825 |
| topic | anatomy; bradypodidae; lymphoid organ; clinic; surgery. |
| url | https://www.journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/medicinaveterinaria/article/view/5824 |
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