Anatomy of the European Moose heart

Abstract

The European elk is an artiodactyl mammal and is a valuable commercial animal. These animals are valued in the leather industry and in commercial hunting for meat. In addition, moose are often kept in nature reserves and zoos and often in private fur farms. At the same time, there is practically no material on the anatomy of the European elk, compared with the same representative of the reindeer family – the reindeer. In this regard, the purpose of our study is to study the structural features of the anatomy of the heart of the European moose and to determine its main sources of vascularization. The material for the study was five corpses of European moose aged three to four years, obtained from private farms in the Leningrad region. The study was carried out by morphometry and fine anatomical dissection, as well as the manufacture of corrosive preparations using latex. Morphometric parameters were measured using a vernier caliper of the brand "Vorel 15100" made in Poland, as well as a ruler with a length of 25 cm. Processing of the obtained results was carried out in the "Excel" program. According to the results of the study, it was found that the heart of the European moose has a leftventricular type of blood supply, and the area of the subsinuous sulcus in the individuals studied by us is occupied by branches of the left coronary artery. Also, during the study, the main anatomical, topographic and morphometric features of the structure of the external and internal structures of the heart of the European moose were determined.