Ultrasonic measurements of deer antler, bovine tibia and tympanic bulla.
Longitudinal sonic plesio-velocity, density and mineral volume fraction of the three bone types plus bovine bone matrix are reported. The axial sonic velocity in km/s and the mineral volume fraction for each is as follows: deer antler 3.08, 0.33; bovine tibia 3.89, 0.44; tympanic bulla 4.53, 0.85; bovine matrix 1.82. A brief discussion of the deer antler and tympanic bulla histology is included.
D000818:Animals; D000999:Antlers / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000502:physiology*; D006253:Haversian System / Q000502:physiology; D006733:Horns / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014907:Whales