Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Gorilla

About this book

Even though the gorilla is our closest living relative, information about its anatomy, and particularly its musculature, is scarce. This book includes high-quality photographs of musculoskeletal structures from most anatomical regions of the body, along with textual information about the attachments, innervations, and weight of the reported muscles. The atlas is an up-to-date review of the anatomical variations within gorillas as well as an extensive list of the synonyms used in the literature to designate the structures covered in the book. It also contains dissection observations of other primates and vertebrates, which are crucial for examining and understanding the homologies between the muscular structures of gorillas, humans, and other taxa.

Contents

Introduction and Aims

Methodology and Material

Head and neck musculature

Mandibular musculature

Hyoid musculature

Branchial musculature

Hypobranchial musculature

Extra-ocular musculature

Pectoral and upper limb musculature

Trunk and back musculature

Diaphragmatic and abdominal musculature

Perineal, coccygeal and anal musculature

Pelvic and lower limb musculature

Figures

Appendix I: Literature including information about the muscles of gorillas

Appendix II: Literature cited, not including information about the muscles of gorillas

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Biography

Rui Diogo: Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA Josep M. Potau: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Juan F. Pastor, Felix J. dePaz, Eva M. Ferrero: Department of Anatomy, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain Gaelle Bello: Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Mercedex Barbosa: Department of Anatomy, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain Bernard A. Wood: Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA