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Anatomical and topographical description of the digestive system of caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758), melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) and paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier 1807) / Descripción anatómica y topográfica del sistema digestivo del caimam crocodillus (Linnaeus 1758), melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825) y paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier 1807)
Romão, Mariluce Ferreira; Santos, André Luiz Quagliatto; Lima, Fabiano Campos; De Simone, Simone Salgueiro; Silva, Juliana Macedo Magnino; Hirano, Líria Queiroz; Vieira, Lucélia Gonçalves; Pinto, José Guilherme Souza.
  • Romão, Mariluce Ferreira; Federal University of Uberlandia. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals - limpets. BR
  • Santos, André Luiz Quagliatto; Federal University of Uberlandia. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals - limpets. BR
  • Lima, Fabiano Campos; Federal University of Goias. BR
  • De Simone, Simone Salgueiro; Federal University of Uberlandia. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals - limpets. BR
  • Silva, Juliana Macedo Magnino; Federal University of Uberlandia. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals - limpets. BR
  • Hirano, Líria Queiroz; Federal University of Uberlandia. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals - limpets. BR
  • Vieira, Lucélia Gonçalves; Federal University of Brasilia. BR
  • Pinto, José Guilherme Souza; Federal University of Uberlandia. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals - limpets. BR
Int. j. morphol ; 29(1): 94-99, Mar. 2011. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-591957
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the digestive system of Caiman crocodilus, Melanosuchus niger and Paleosuchus palpebrosus based on anatomical and topographical inferences. The study involves two digestive systems of C. crocodilus, one of M. niger and one of P. palpebrosus, already fixed in 10 percent formaldehyde, belonging to the collection of the Wild Animal Research Laboratory (LAPAS) of the Federal University of Uberlândia. The work begins with a description of the digestive system of the aforementioned crocodilians, followed by topographical associations, aided by photographs taken with a SONY® DSC-H20 camera, X-rays of the gastrointestinal tract and a photograph of the digestive system of C. crocodilus prior to formaldehyding, which also belong to the LAPAS collection. The results indicate that the digestive system of crocodilians consists of a wide mouth, short pharynx, long straight esophagus, dilated stomach in relation to the rest of the tract, pancreas lodged between the first two ventral duodenal loops, coiled small intestine, large intestine with diameter larger than the preceding segments, and cloaca as the terminal portion of the digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. The anatomical and topographical description of the digestive system of C. crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crocodylia Alligatoridae), M. niger (Spix, 1825) (Crocodylia Alligatoridae) and P. palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807) (Crocodylia Alligatoridae) can be extended to the other crocodilians due to interspecies and intraspecific behavioral similarities.
RESUMEN
Mediante comparaciones anatómicas y topográficas describimos el sistema digestivo de C. crocodillus, M. nigeri y P. palpebrosus. Se utilizaron dos sistemas digestivos de C. crocodillus, uno de M. nigeri y uno de P. palpebrosus, fijados en formalina al 10 por ciento y pertenecientes al laboratorio de enseñanza e investigación de fauna silvestre (LAPAS) de la Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. En primera instancia se realizó la descripción del sistema digestivo de las mencionadas especies, seguido de comparaciones topográficas. Luego, fueron tomados registros fotográficos con cámara DSC H20 SONY. Adicional a esto, nos apoyamos con radiografías del tracto gastrointestinal y fotografías del sistema digestivo de C. crocodillus antes de ser fijados en formalina. Los resultados demuestraron que el sistema digestivo de estas tres especies de caimanes está constituido por una boca grande, faringe corta, esófago alargado y rectilíneo, estómago dilatado con relación a las otras partes del tracto digestivo, páncreas alojado entre las dos primeras curvaturas duodenales ventrales, intestino delgado plegado, intestino grueso con un diámetro mayor en relación a los segmentos anteriores y una cloaca donde también terminan los sistemas urinarios y reproductor. La descripción anatómica y topográfica del sistema digestivo de C. crocodillus, M. niger y P. palpebrosus puede ser extrapolada para otros cocodrilos por la semejanza comportamental interespecies e intraespecíficas.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Gastrointestinal Tract / Alligators and Crocodiles Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Brasilia/BR / Federal University of Goias/BR / Federal University of Uberlandia/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Gastrointestinal Tract / Alligators and Crocodiles Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Brasilia/BR / Federal University of Goias/BR / Federal University of Uberlandia/BR