Title: Clinical Anatomy of the Skull of Iranian Native Sheep
Abstract: Sheep are important animals worldwide for the provision of animal protein and wool. Since, there is very little information on the clinical anatomy of the head region of the Iranian native sheep; therefore the present work was carried out. For this study; twenty-five Iranian native sheep were used and a total of 17 morphometric indices in the upper jaw and mandibles were measured. The supraorbital foramina distance, infraorbital foramina distance, skull length, cranial length and nasal length of the Iranian native sheep were 9.5 cm, 6.1 cm, 20.9 cm, 11.7 cm and 9.2 cm, respectively. Also, the distances from facial tuberosity to the infra-orbital canal and from the latter to the root of the alveolar tooth were 1.87 cm and 1.63 cm, respectively. The length and height of the mandibles were 14.08 cm and 8.28 cm, respectively. Furthermore, the distances from the lateral alveolar root to mental foramen and from the mental foramen to caudal mandibular border were 2.76 cm and 11.29 cm, respectively. The distances from mandibular foramen to the base of mandible as well as from caudal border of mandible to below of the mandibular foramen were 2.99 cm and 1.32 cm, respectively. Also, the distances from the base of mandible to condyloid fossa and from the latter to the maximum height of mandible were 6.46 cm and 2.03 cm, respectively. These data are necessary for achieving the regional anesthesia of the various cranial nerves around the head of the Iranian native sheep.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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