Pankaj Kumar Thanvi and Sanjeev Joshi Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary & Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner, India
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted on 10 oesophagus of adult camels (Camelus dromedarius). Oesophagus of camel was musculo- membranous tube extending from aditus oesophagi of pharynx to junction of C1 and C2 compartment of stomach. It was divided into cervical part (larger) and thoracic part (smaller). No abdominal part was observed. At the junction of pharynx and oesophagus, a transverse fold of mucous membrane was present in mid ventral portion of the wall and extending to dorsal region. The SEM studies, the surface of oesophagus was undulating and wavy and covered with square or hexagonal cells.
Key words: Camel, oesophagus, Scanning Electron Microscopy
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