Gross and Biometrical Studies on Humerus and Radius Ulna of Chital (Axis axis)

Abstract

The present study was conducted on the humerus and radius ulna of chital. The musculo-spiral groove of humerus was shallow whereas, deltoid tuberosity was less prominent. The lateral tuberosity was large and curved over the bicipital groove. The medial tuberosity was much smaller and was not divided noticeably. The coronoid fossa and olecranon fossa communicated by a small supra-trochlear foramen in some specimens. The radius was relatively shorter and broader as compared to ulna. Radius was fused with ulna throughout the length except for two inter-osseous spaces. Ulna was the longest bone of the fore-limb. Radiograph confirmed the presence of medullary cavity only in the proximal part of the shaft.