Zhao-Hui Xie, Hai-Yan Li and Jian-Lin Wang
School of life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of China 730000
ABSTRACT
The macroscopic anatomy of the cerebrum of the bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is detailed herein for the first time. Many features vary significantly from most previously described ungulate species including its large size, sulci pattern of the cerebral hemispheres and well developed sular cortex. In this study, six brains of adult bactrian camels were examined and the mean values of the cerebrum length were about 11.23 cm; width 8.67 cm; height 5.77cm; weight of the brain 518.3 g and the sulci of the cerebrum, in general, were similar to that of the Chinese Qin-tibetan yak and Chinese water buffalo. The bactrian camel had the large temporal lobes, the well-developed olfactory bulbs and the prominence of the sulci and gyri. The results are beneficial for further research on the comparative neuroanatomy and developmental neurology.
Keywards: Bactrian camel, cerebrum, gyri, morphology, sulci.
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