Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Gorilla: With Notes on the Attachments, Variations, Innervation, Synonymy and Weight of the Muscles - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138113239 ISBN 13: 9781138113237

Publisher: CRC Press, 2017

Synopsis

Even though the gorilla is our closest living relative, information about its anatomy, and particularly its musculature, is scarce. This book is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the gorilla. It 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.

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About the Author

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

Gaëlle 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

From the Back Cover

This first photographic Atlas of the Gorilla includes numerous detailed high-quality images of musculoskeletal structures from most anatomical regions of the body along with annotations on the attachments, innervations and weight of reported muscles. Based on original dissections as well as reviews of previously published literature, it provides an updated review of the anatomical variations within gorillas as well as an extensive list of the synonyms used in the literature. Finally, it examines the origin, evolution, and homologies between the muscular structures of gorillas, humans, and other taxa.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138113239
• ISBN 13: 9781138113237
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150
• Editor: Diogo Rui, Potau Josep M., Pastor Juan F., DePaz Felix J., Ferrero Eva M., Bello Gaelle, Barbosa Mercedex, Wood Bernard A.