Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae)
In Brazil, there are two species of tapirs, the largest land mammals in Brazil, which belong to the order Perissodactyla, as do horses. Our aim was to describe the bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in T. terrestris and to propose adaptive functions. We used five anatomical specimens...
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In Brazil, there are two species of tapirs, the largest land mammals in Brazil, which belong to the order Perissodactyla, as do horses. Our aim was to describe the bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in T. terrestris and to propose adaptive functions. We used five anatomical specimens donated from a breeder to the Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals of the Federal University of Uberlandia after death with no trauma. The bones were analyzed, the muscles dissected, and both described. The bones of the forearm and hand of the tapir are the ulna, radius, Os. metacarpalia, Os. carpi, phalanx and Os. sesamoideum. The muscles are M. extensor carpi radialis, M. ulnaris lateralis; M. flexor carpi radialis; M. extensor radialis communis; M. extensor digitorum longus II, III, IV and V, M. extensor digitorum lateralis; M. extensor digitorum; M. abductor longus; M. flexor digiti superficialis; M. flexor digitalis; M. flexor carpi ulnaris; M. flexor carpi obliquus; and M. interossei and M. lumbricales. Characteristics of bone and muscle structure are adapted to the development of the animal’s niche.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e48d982bc9c74e8684bb14aebdb7b0242025-08-20T02:50:59ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432175-79252017-05-0130210.5007/2175-7925.2017v30n2p3526765Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae)Saulo Gonçalves Pereira0Andre Luiz Quagliatto Santos1Daniela Cristina Silva Borges2Priscilla Rosa Queiroz Ribeiro3Rogério Rodrigues de Souza4Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUFUUFUUFUUFU In Brazil, there are two species of tapirs, the largest land mammals in Brazil, which belong to the order Perissodactyla, as do horses. Our aim was to describe the bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in T. terrestris and to propose adaptive functions. We used five anatomical specimens donated from a breeder to the Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals of the Federal University of Uberlandia after death with no trauma. The bones were analyzed, the muscles dissected, and both described. The bones of the forearm and hand of the tapir are the ulna, radius, Os. metacarpalia, Os. carpi, phalanx and Os. sesamoideum. The muscles are M. extensor carpi radialis, M. ulnaris lateralis; M. flexor carpi radialis; M. extensor radialis communis; M. extensor digitorum longus II, III, IV and V, M. extensor digitorum lateralis; M. extensor digitorum; M. abductor longus; M. flexor digiti superficialis; M. flexor digitalis; M. flexor carpi ulnaris; M. flexor carpi obliquus; and M. interossei and M. lumbricales. Characteristics of bone and muscle structure are adapted to the development of the animal’s niche. https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/46143 |
| spellingShingle | Saulo Gonçalves Pereira Andre Luiz Quagliatto Santos Daniela Cristina Silva Borges Priscilla Rosa Queiroz Ribeiro Rogério Rodrigues de Souza Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) Biotemas |
| title | Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) |
| title_full | Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) |
| title_fullStr | Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) |
| title_short | Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) |
| title_sort | bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in tapirus terrestris perissodactyla tapiridae |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/46143 |
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