Anatomy of the Tail Muscles of the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 152 - 156, 30.06.2024

Beste Demirci , Murat Erdem Gültiken

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1443315

Abstract

In our study, it was aimed to determine the anatomy of the tail muscles of the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), which has a production station in the Black Sea region of our country (Türkiye) and is released to nature in specific periods. For this purpose, 20 adult pheasants were used in the study. Pheasants were sacrificed under anesthesia and perfused with 10% formolin. Macroscopic data were obtained by subgross dissection under stereo-microscope. At the end of the study, origo and insertio points of musculus (m.) caudofemoralis, m. bulbi retricium, m. lavator caudae, m. depressor caudae, m. lateralis caudae, m. pubocaudalis externus and m. pubocaudalis internus were determined and identified. As a result, it was observed that m. caudofemoralis, one of the important retractor muscles of the leg, was not developed as much as in reptiles. Neither the balance nor maneuver functions of the tail were interpreted.

Keywords

Caudal muscles, common pheasant, muscle anatomy

Project Number

Bu çalışma, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi tarafından PYO.VET.1904.11.007 proje numarası ile desteklenmiştir.

Adi Sülün (Phasianus colchicus)’ün Kuyruk Kasları Anatomisi

Abstract

Çalışmamızda ülkemizde (Türkiye) Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde üretim istasyonu bulunan ve belirli dönemlerde doğaya salınan Adi sülün (Phasianus colchicus) kuyruk kaslarının anatomilerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla çalışmada 20 adet yetişkin sülün kullanıldı. Sülünler anestezi altında sakrifiye edildikten sonra %10 formolin ile perfuze edildi. Makroskobik veriler, subgros diseksiyon ile stereo-mikroskop altında yapıldı. Çalışma sonunda kuyruk kaslarından musculus (m.) caudofemoralis, m. bulbi retricium, m. lavator caudae, m. depressor caudae,m. lateralis caudae, m. pubocaudalis externus ve m. pubocaudalis internus’un origo ve insertio noktaları belirlenerek tanımlamaları yapıldı. Sonuç olarak, bacağın önemli retraktör kaslarından olan m. caudofemoralis’in sürüngenlerde olduğu kadar gelişmediği gözlenmiştir. Kuyruğun denge ne manevra fonksiyonları yorumlanmıştır.

Keywords

Adi sülün, kas anatomisi, musculi cauda

Ethical Statement

Çalışma prosedürü Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Hayvan Deneyleri Yerel Etik Kurulu (HADYEK/2011-38) tarafından onaylandı.

Project Number

Bu çalışma, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi tarafından PYO.VET.1904.11.007 proje numarası ile desteklenmiştir.

Thanks

Bu çalışma, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi tarafından PYO.VET.1904.11.007 proje numarası ile desteklenmiştir. Ayrıca sülünlerin temininde desteklerini esirgemeyen Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı 11. Bölge Müdürlüğü Samsun Şubesi müdürü Murat DEMİR’e ve Gelemen Sülün Üretim İstasyonu üretim sorumlusu biyolog Abdullah SEVİNÇ’e teşekkürler.

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