Kurtul I, Cevik A, Bozkurt E U, Dursun N
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Anat Histol Embryol. 2003 Aug;32(4):249-52. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0264.2003.00483.x.
This study was designed to reveal, in detail, the features of the auditory ossicles of the New Zealand rabbit, one of the most frequently used animals in scientific researches. Heads of 10 dead adult New Zealand rabbits of both sexes weighing 2.5 +/- 0.2 kg were used in the study. The auditory ossicles were gently removed from their situs and observed. The auditory ossicles were three small bones: the malleus, the incus and the stapes. The lenticular bone seemed to be the lenticular process, as is in human beings. In general, macroanatomic features of the bones were similar to those reported in the literature. Findings in this study, however, differed greatly, especially in detail. There were statistically significant differences in the morphometric data of the features of the auditory ossicles between the right- and left-hand sides. Data from the right-hand side were significantly higher.
本研究旨在详细揭示新西兰兔听小骨的特征，新西兰兔是科学研究中最常用的动物之一。本研究使用了10只体重2.5±0.2千克的成年新西兰兔的头部，雌雄不限，均已死亡。听小骨从其所在位置小心取出并进行观察。听小骨由三块小骨组成：锤骨、砧骨和镫骨。豆状骨似乎是豆状突，与人类情况相同。总体而言，这些骨头的大体解剖特征与文献报道的相似。然而，本研究的发现有很大差异，尤其是在细节方面。听小骨特征的形态学数据在左右两侧存在统计学上的显著差异。右侧的数据明显更高。
