Pulmonary lobation in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta Zimmermann, 1780) (Primates: Cercopithecidae)

Authors

  • Anieli Vidal Stocco Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Leticia Victal Pereira Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Renata Medeiros do Nascimento Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Marcelo Salvador Gomes Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Paulo Souza Júnior Universidade Federal do Pampa
  • Carlos Augusto Santos Sousa Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Marcelo Abidu Figueiredo Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Anatomia Animal e Humana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29327/269504.6.2-3

Abstract

Knowledge about anatomy and the appropriate designation of body structures are of paramount importance for learning, development and advancement in all areas of medical science. The aim of this study was to describe the pulmonar lobation in Macaca mulatta. Ten male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were used, from the Non-human Primates (NHP) Breeding Department at the Laboratory Animals Breeding Centre (Cecal/Fiocruz), donated to Laboratory for Teaching and Research in Morphology of Domestic and Wild Animals of Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The specimens were fixed in formaldehyde solution by infusion of 10% solution. They were subsequently wrapped in a low-density polythene container with 500 liters of formaldehyde 30% solution over a period of 12 months. After this period, they were washed in running water and dissected in order to show the pulmonary lobation. The right lung of all the dissected cadavers was subdivided into cranial, middle, caudal, and accessory lobes, while the left lung was subdivided into cranial (cranial and caudal portion) and caudal lobes.

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Published

2024-11-30

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024):

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