Open AccessMorphology of esophagus of Black Bengal Goat
Author(s) -
Soriful Islam,
MA Awal,
Md. Abul Quasem,
M. Asaduzzaman,
SK Das
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-0922
pISSN - 1729-7893
DOI - 10.3329/bjvm.v6i2.2340
Subject(s) - esophagus , bengal , anatomy , medicine , histology , mediastinum , pathology , geography , archaeology , bay
The morphology of esophagus of Black Bengal goat was studied 6 Black Bengal goats of over six months of age of both sex in the Department of Anatomy and Histology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh using. The topography, shape, size, esophageal length including cervical and thoracic parts were measured. The esophagus was sampled at six sites - cranial cervical, middle cervical, caudal cervical, at the level of thoracic inlet, at the middle mediastinum and at the level of cardia. The esophagus was 45-50 cm long. The cervical part of esophagus was 13-15 cm long and the thoracic part was 32-30 cm long. The highest and lowest diameter was found 5.1 cm and 3.2 cm at the cardia and at the cranial cervical part of the esophagus respectively. Key words: Morphology, esophagus, Black Bengal goat doi: 10.3329/bjvm.v6i2.2340 Â Bangl. J. Vet. Med. (2008). 6 (2): 223-225