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Gross Morphology and Histology of The Heart and Lungs of Small Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Veterinary Anatomy

Abstract

Samples of small flying fox were collected from Bababu Dinagat Islands and Hundred Islands Pangasinan and were subjected to gross morphology and histological evaluation. Gross anatomy evaluation revealed that the heart of small flying fox is oval in shape with the base of the heart being wider than the apex and surrounded by pericardium that appears as a transparent and firm structure. Fats and lymphatic tissue are also found around the heart and its blood vessels. The heart has a mean weight of 4.7 ± 0.42 grams for male and 4.7 ± 1.92 grams for female. Its left and right atrial wall showed no difference in their thickness and has a smooth wall while the left ventricular wall is twice the thickness of the right ventricular wall. The heart samples have two papillary muscles on the right and left ventricle. The number of chordae tendinae on the left ventricle is 5 while it has four chordae tendinae on the right ventricle. Female small flying fox right lung have a mean length of 5.4 ± 1.47 cm, mean width of 6.47 ± 0.47 cm and mean weight of 6.83 ± 1.90 grams. The male small flying fox right lung has a mean length of 5.50 ± 0.14 cm, mean width of 6.45 ± 0.35 cm and mean weight of 6.85 ± 0.07 grams. The female small flying fox left lung has a mean length of 5.17 ± 0.90 cm, mean width of 5.17 ± 0.61 cm and mean weight of 5.0 ± 0.96 grams. The male small flying fox left lung has a mean length of 5.15 ± 0.35 cm, mean width of 5.15 ± 0.64 cm and mean weight of 5.0 ± 0.28 grams. Similar with other mammals or bats, the primary bronchi are lined with pseudostratified columnar epithelium, the secondary bronchi lined with columnar ep- ithelium and the tertiary bronchi have a cuboidal lining epithelium. The bronchioles are lined with simple cuboidal epithelium while the alveoli are lined with simple squamous epithelium. Type I and Type II pneumocytes were also observed.

DOI

10.21608/jva.2023.318475

Keywords

flying fox, heart, lobation, morphometric, Dinagat Islands, Hun- dred Islands

Authors

First Name

Wilhelm

Last Name

Javier

MiddleName

Miranda

Affiliation

Biology Department, Adamson University, Manila, Philippines

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wilhelm.javier@adamson.edu.ph

City

Manila

Orcid

0000-0001-6268-4901

First Name

Eleanor

Last Name

Austria

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Biology Department, Adamson University, 900 San Marcelino Street, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Philippines

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First Name

Ramon

Last Name

Luber

MiddleName

P.

Affiliation

Biology Department, Adamson University, 900 San Marcelino Street, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Philippines

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First Name

Marlon

Last Name

Ocampo

MiddleName

B.

Affiliation

Reproductive Biotechnology and Physiology, Philippine Carabao Center National Head- quarters and Gene Pool, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

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Volume

16

Article Issue

2

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43610

Issue Date

2023-10-01

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2023-09-24

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2023-10-01

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1

Page End

23

Print ISSN

1687-9988

Online ISSN

2357-0504

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318,475

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782

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Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Veterinary Anatomy

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https://jva.journals.ekb.eg/

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Gross Morphology and Histology of The Heart and Lungs of Small Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)

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24 Dec 2024