[A myologic dissection of the leg and foot of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)]. / Une dissection myologique de la Jambe et du Pied de l'Autruche (Struthio camelus).

A 7-month-old female ostrich (Struthio Camelus) was studied. On the left leg, muscles of the shank and foot were dissected and the right leg was frozen and cut into slices for topographical examination. Some muscles and skeleton measurements were also noted. No trace was found of the following muscles: M. plantaris, M. extensor hallucis longus, M. extensor hallucis brevis, M. flexor hallucis brevis, M. adductor d. II, M. abductor d. II, M. flexor phalangis secundi d. III and M. adductor d. IV. Some interesting myological and topographical peculiarities are specified concerning the 16 muscles mentioned, in order to provide useful findings for surgically applied purposes: in case of locomotor problems with leg deformities.

[Aims of applied veterinary anatomy. An interdisciplinary consultation]. / Objectifs appliqués de l'anatomie vétérinaire. Une consultation interdisciplinaire.

Forty-one French veterinary educators have chosen to respond to the present questionnaire on applied anatomy. Seventeen of them are not satisfied with the knowledge of their students:--they are not always able with the time available to fill in the gaps, in their programs;--they would like an anatomy course to be less theoretic and more directly orientated toward professional applications;--they present, with their specialities in mind, the kinds of basic material and details that they would like to find acquired by the students;--with the limitations of class time, they suggest that applied anatomy be integrated into the clinical studies. Many thanks to those who responsed to the questionnaire and we hope that their ideas will be accepted by French anatomists for a better coordination of our common educational activity.