The nervous supply to the nasal cavity of the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus).
The Bactrian camel is an important domestic animal in some of the desert and semi-desert areas of the world. However, there is no detailed report about the nervous supply to the nasal cavity of the Bactrian camel. In the present study, seven heads of adult Bactrian camels were collected and the nerve distribution in the nasal cavity was dissected grossly. The results demonstrated that the nerves supplying to the nasal cavity included the olfactory nerve, the ethmoidal nerve from the ophthalmic nerve, and the caudal nerve from the maxillary nerve. The general patterns of nervous distribution in the nasal cavity of the Bactrian camel corresponded with those of other domestic animals. However, the terminal nerve was not observed by this gross anatomical method in the Bactrian camel.
College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, People's Republic of China. cuisheng@cau.edu.cn
Sheng
S
Cui
Jian Hong
JH
Wang
Zheng Ming
ZM
Xie
D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation*; D009832:Olfactory Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019147:Vomeronasal Organ / Q000033:anatomy & histology