SOME GROSS ANATOMICAL STUDIES ON THE EXTERNAL ACOUSTIC MEATUS AND CARTILAGES OF THE EXTERNAL EAR IN THE RABBIT

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Anatomy and embryology department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

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This work was carried out on the heads of ten apparently healthy rabbits of various age and sex. The available literatures dealing with the gross anatomy of the external ear of various species of domestic animals were reviewed. The Manual dissection as well as the dry skull specimens were used according to the purpose under investigation. A comprehensive description of the  external acoustic meatus as well as the various cartilages of the external ear was done. The results obtained were discussed with those recorded on the corresponding scopes in the other species  of the domestic animals.

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