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
Customer Reviews
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
