Development of Central Skull Base of the One Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius): Dissection, CT, MRI and Plain Radiography of Ossification Centers

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Anatomy & Embryology, Faculty of Vet. Med., University of Sadat City, EGYPT

2 Department of Anatomy & Embryology. Fac. Vet. Med., University of Sadat City, EGYPT

Abstract

The central skull base (chondrocranium) is formed by the occipital and sphenoid bones. The development of fetal skull base has previously been studied in most mammals, but in the camel it is still obscure. So, the aim of this study is to follow the development of the central skull base and synchondrosis of its ossification centers in the one humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) from the anatomical and embryological point of view through the normal dissection and by using the different imaging techniques (computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and plain radiographic techniques.
Knowledge from this research will give an idea about the morphogenesis of the skull base in relation to the enclosed vital organs.

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