The anatomical variation of the circulus arteriosus cerebri in a cadaver cohort representing the population dynamics of the Western Cape.

The literature revealed a connection between the variations of the Circulus arteriosus cerebri (CAC) and cerebrovascular disease, ischemia, stroke, aneurysms and atherosclerosis. The diameters of the vessels forming the CAC have been classified into 22 types by previous authors. The aim of this study was to assess the variation of the CAC (diameter, length and anomalies) in a cadaver cohort representing the population of the Western Cape.

Anatomy education in Namibia: balancing facility design and curriculum development.

The anatomy curriculum at Namibia's first, and currently only, medical school is clinically oriented, outcome-based, and includes all of the components of modern anatomical sciences i.e., histology, embryology, neuroanatomy, gross, and clinical anatomy.

In vitro study of inter-individual variation in posterior slope in the knee joint.

Background: The posterior tibial slope of the knee is an issue in total knee arthroplasty. It has also been suggested to be a determinant for the difference in the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament rupture between males and females. The current literature features discrepancies in inter-individual variation in posterior slope and the effect of gender.

The sensory branch distribution of the suprascapular nerve: an anatomic study.

The suprascapular nerve is responsible for most of the sensory innervation to the shoulder joint and is potentially at risk during surgery. In this study, 31 shoulders in 22 cadavers were dissected to investigate the sensory innervation of the shoulder joint by the suprascapular nerve, with special reference to its sensory branches. In 27 shoulders (87.

Anatomy of the middle ear of the Japanese crane Grus japonensis (Gruidae: Aves).

Comparative anatomical studies of the avian middle ear provide structural data from which functional models can be derived. Subsequent phylogenetic analyses may reveal the phylogenetic history of taxon and the evolution of the functional model of the middle ear. We studied serial sections of a nestling of Grus japonensis.