Arteriovenous Patterns in Beaked Whales

Abstract

There were two discrete research goals:1) To provide a clear picture of the vascular anatomy in beaked whale heads that will enhance our understanding of the basic biology of beaked whales and act as a baseline from which future morphological (e.g. acoustic pathways), pathophysiological (e.g. decompression sickness and embolus formation) and mathematical modeling (e.g. diving nitrogen kinetics) research can evolve. To conduct a preliminary histologic examination of tissues associated with the extramandibular fat body (EMFB), intramandibular fat body (IMFB) and pterygoid venous lake. 2) To describe the vascular morphology of the pulmonary system in bottlenose dolphins and investigate the presence of anatomic intrapulmonary shunts. Results may help inform future models of pulmonary shunting used for mathematical modeling of diving nitrogen saturation levels in cetaceans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014013

Entities

People

  • Alexander M. Costidis

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animal Structures
  • Blood
  • Blood Coagulation
  • Blood Vessels
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Central Nervous System
  • Cetaceans
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Dynamic Response
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Marine Mammals
  • Materials
  • Nervous System
  • Odontocetes
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Vascular Congestion

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Marine Mammal Biology