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Gross Anatomical Studies on the Fore Limb of the West African Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis peralta)

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Anatomy

Abstract

This study on the Gross anatomy of the West African Giraffe's forelimb was aimed at investigating the unique mor- phological features and number of bones making up this region of the an- imal's skeleton. Two adult West African giraffe carcasses at different times after postmortem examination were prepared to extract the bones via cold water maceration for use in the study. The Scapula presented a spine on its lateral surface, lacking a spinal tubercle and ended abruptly without the acromion process before reaching the glenoid angle. The proximal extremity of the humerus presented two intertuberal grooves separated by an intermediate tubercle. Its shaft was entirely smooth on all sides, lacking the deltoid tuberosity and teres major tubercle, while presenting a very shallow almost non-existent musculospiral groove at its lateral distal third. The Ulna bone was reduced to a thin plate as it runs the entire length of the radius before ending distally as the lateral styloid process. The 6 carpals were arranged in two rows of 4 proximal and 2 distal. The metacarpal (fused 3rd and 4th) presented two condyles that anchored two digits with three phalanges and three sesamoids for each. The total number of bones making up the fore-limb was accounted to be 46. In con- clusion, this study provides a baseline data for further biological, archeological and comparative anatomical stud- ies.

DOI

10.21608/jva.2021.163578

Keywords

bone, Forelimb, Gross anatomy, scapula, West African Giraffe

Authors

First Name

Kenechukwu

Last Name

Onwuama

MiddleName

Tobechukwu

Affiliation

Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

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kenexcares@yahoo.com

City

Ilorin

Orcid

0000-0002-4067-9738

First Name

Esther

Last Name

Kigir

MiddleName

Solomon

Affiliation

Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Email

esthersolomonkigir@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Alhaji

Last Name

Jaji

MiddleName

Zubair

Affiliation

Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Email

jajidvm@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

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First Name

Sulaiman

Last Name

Salami

MiddleName

Olawoye

Affiliation

Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Email

salami.so@unilorin.edu.ng

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-

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Volume

14

Article Issue

1

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23869

Issue Date

2021-04-01

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2020-09-04

Publish Date

2021-04-01

Page Start

13

Page End

23

Print ISSN

1687-9988

Online ISSN

2357-0504

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JVA_Volume 14_Issue 1_Pages 13-23.pdf

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Journal of Veterinary Anatomy

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Gross Anatomical Studies on the Fore Limb of the West African Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis peralta)

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22 Jan 2023