2015, Cilt 31, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 001-007
Architectural and functional features of muscles surrounding Regio cruris and Pedis in donkey
Yasin Demiraslan1, Sami Özcan2
1Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, Kampüs, Burdur, Türkiye
2Kafkas Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, Kampüs, Kars, Türkiye
Keywords: Donkey, muscle, cross-sectional area, regio cruris, pedis
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Aim: This study was conducted to determine the architectural and functional features of the muscles in distal hindlimb of donkey.

Materials and Methods: Totally 10 donkeys were used as material. The muscles, framing regio cruris and pedis of the donkeys, whose blood was drained under general anesthesia, were dissected. Therefore, the architectural and functional parameters were obtained from the muscles.

Results: It was determined that m. flexor digitorum lateralis was the longest and m. gastrocnemius was the heaviest muscles surrounding regio cruris and pedis in the donkeys. When m. flexor digitorum lateralis was the most powerful muscle, m. gastrocnemius was the most powerful tendo in this region. In this study, statistical difference was detected between the sexes regarding the data of some muscles.

Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that long tendo, pennate, short-muscle fibre and small volume placed muscles were present on the regio cruris and pedis in the donkeys.