ANÁLISE DOS FORAMES EM CRÂNIOS DE ANIMAIS DOMÉSTICOS E SILVESTRES DO LABORATÓRIO DE ANATOMIA DO INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO - CAMPUS CERES

Abstract

In the skull of vertebrate animals there are openings in the bones or between bones that are called foramen, which are essential for the functioning of the body, because it is through them that some muscles, nerves, and blood vessels pass. In addition, the anatomical study of these openings is of utmost importance in veterinary medicine, as they are used for anesthetic applications in both wild and domestic animals, and in biology for the anatomical and physiological understanding of these structures. Considering the importance of the foramen, in this study a comparative analysis was carried out to identify the incidence of foramen in skulls of domestic and wild animals from the collection of the anatomy laboratory of the Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Ceres. We selected 09 skulls from wild and domestic animals, from which we identified the species and performed a comparison of the foramen based on images and descriptions in veterinary medicine books. As a result, we observed that both domestic and wild animals share some foraminal structures, while others, the presence or absence of this opening may be related to a particularity of the species or according to feeding habits.