Gisele Saviani

Estudo anatômico do encéfalo de avestruz (Struthio Camelus)

The morphology of the encephalon of the ostrich was studied in order to compare the findings with previous reports described in avian. Six ostrich encephalon of healthy animals from one breeding center for commercial purposes located in Sao Paulo State were used in the present study. The skull was removed in order to expose the encephalon. The specimens were then immersion-fixed in 10% formalin prior to dissection. Considering the data in the literature relative to other avian species, the ostrich brain exhibit typical features that are considered indicators of evolutionary process such as optical lobe, apparent origin of cranial nerves, cerebellum lobular fissures.