Morphological and Morphometrical Comparative Study of Thyroid and Adrenal Glands Between Suckling and Adult Local Male Cats (Felis catus)
Morphological and Morphometrical Comparative Study of Thyroid and Adrenal Glands Between Suckling and Adult Local Male Cats (Felis catus)
Diyar Mohammad Hussein*, Iman Mousa Khaleel
Figure 1:
Photograph of the gross anatomy of thyroid gland in male cats. A: In suckling cats; B: In adult cats.
R, Right lobe; L, Left lobe; T, Trachea; St, Sternothyroideus muscle; Sm, Sternomastoideus muscle; Cc, Cricoid cartilage; JV. Jugular Vein.
Figure 2:
Photograph of gross anatomy of the thyroid glands in male cats. A, suckling cats; B, adult cats.
R, Right lobe; L, Left lobe; Cc, Cricoid cartilage; T, Trachea; Cm, Cricoid muscle.
Figure 3:
Photograph of gross anatomy of the thyroid glands in male cats. A, In suckling cats; B, in adult cats.
R, Right lobe; L, Left lobe; CE, cranial end; CU, caudal end.
Figure 4:
The gross anatomy of adrenal gland in male cats. A: Suckling cats; B: Adult cats.
R, Right adrenal gland; L, Left adrenal gland; RK, Right kidney; LK, Left kidney; LI, liver; S, spleen; ST, Stomach.
Figure 5:
Photograph of the gross anatomy (external surface) of adrenal glands in male cats. A: Suckling cats; B: Adult cats. R, Right adrenal gland; L, Left adrenal gland.
Figure 6:
Photograph of the gross anatomy (internal surface) of right adrenal glands shows. A: In suckling cats: no clear limitation between cortex and medulla, B: n adult cats: clear limitation between cortex (black star) and medulla (Red star), Capsule (black arrow).
