Investigation of the Anatomical Structure of Cervix uteri, Corpus uteri and Cornu uteri in Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Year 2021, , 52 - 55, 30.06.2021

Gülseren Kırbaş Doğan , Mushap Kuru

https://doi.org/10.47027/duvetfd.883353

Abstract

The Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and the most abundant wild member of the carnivora. This study aimed to determine the anatomical structure of the cervix uteri, corpus uteri and cornu uteri of the Red foxes. Animals that were taken to the Kafkas University Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Kars, Turkey, because of various reasons, such as traffic accidents and firearm injuries, were used. The uterus of four Red foxes of similar ages, which could not be rescued by the Center despite all interventions, were dissected. Measurements were taken from the cervix uteri, corpus uteri and right-left cornu uteri using digital calipers. The weights of each organ section were measured using a precision scale. The mean length of the cervix uteri 11.54 ± 1.56 mm, width was 4.46 ± 0.52 mm, thickness was 5.18 ± 0.08 mm, and weight was 1.18 ± 0.04 g. The mean length of the corpus uteri was 20.68 ± 3.06 mm, width was 2.88 ± 0.50 mm, thickness was 2.22 ± 0.19 mm, and weight was 0.90 ± 0.01 g. The mean length of the cornu uteri was 79.85 ± 0.86 mm, width was 4.85 ± 0.79 mm, thickness was 4.33 ± 0.18 mm, and weight was 2.33 ± 0.12 g. In conclusion, information about the uterus of the female genital track of the Red foxes, was given in this study. We believe that the findings of this study may be useful for surgical and gynecological operations to be performed in red foxes and studies to be conducted on this subject.

Keywords

Anatomy, Red Fox, uterus

Kızıl Tilkilerde (Vulpes vulpes) Cervix uteri, Corpus uteri ve Cornu uteri'nin Anatomik Yapısının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Kızıl tilki, tilkilerin en büyüğü ve vahşi yaşamın bir üyesi olan carnivorların en çok görülenidir. Bu çalışma ile cervix uteri, corpus uteri ve cornu uteri’nin anatomik yapısını belirlemek amaçlandı. Kafkas Üniversitesi Yaban Hayatı Kurtarma ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi'ne (Kars, Türkiye) trafik kazası, ateşli silah yaralanması gibi çeşitli nedenlerle getirilen hayvanlar kullanıldı. Tüm müdahalelere rağmen merkez tarafından kurtarılamayan benzer yaştaki dört Kızıl tilkinin uterus’u diseke edildi. Dijital kumpas kullanılarak cervix uteri, corpus uteri ve sağ-sol cornu uteri'den ölçümler alındı. Her organ bölümünün ağırlıkları, hassas terazi kullanılarak ölçüldü. Ortalama cervix uzunluğu 11.54 ± 1.56 mm, genişliği 4.46 ± 0.52 mm, kalınlığı 5.18 ± 0.08 mm ve ağırlığı 1.18 ± 0.04 gr idi. Corpus uteri uzunluğu ortalama 20.68 ± 3.06 mm, genişliği 2.88 ± 0.50 mm, kalınlığı 2.22 ± 0.19 mm ve ağırlığı 0.90 ± 0.01 g idi. Cornu uteri'nin ortalama uzunluğu 79.85 ± 0.86 mm, genişliği 4.85 ± 0.79 mm, kalınlığı 4.33 ± 0.18 mm ve ağırlığı 2.33 ± 0.12 g idi. Sonuç olarak Kızıl tilkilerde, dişi genital sistem organlarından uterus hakkında bilgi verildi. Bu çalışmanın bulgularının kızıl tilkilerde, yapılacak olan cerrahi ve jinekolojik operasyonlar ile bu konu ile ilgili yapılacak çalışmalarda faydalı olabileceğine inanıyoruz.

Keywords

kızıl tilki, uterus, anatomi

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