Análise comparativa da anatomia das vias hepato-biliares do Puma concolor

Abstract

From the beginning, the individual seeks, through analogies, to understand and identify structures, searching for a way to categorize them. Comparative anatomy is an area of anatomical study that seeks to observe the similarities and differences between the morphologies of species, through dissection. From another perspective, several species are endangered or even extinct due to the fragmentation of their habitat in the Cerrado. Puma concolor is a species classified as vulnerable, due to the high rate of environmental disintegration, fires, predatory retaliation and trampling. This study aims to analyze and describe in a comparative way the morphology of the liver of a puma. After dissection, it is possible to observe that the hepatobiliary pathways resemble those of other mammals, thus differing from those already described in humans. At the same time, the morphology of the gallbladder is quite peculiar, which needs further studies and observations to understand the functional implications.