ABSTRACT

Even though the gorilla is our closest living relative, information about its anatomy, and particularly its musculature, is scarce. This book is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the gorilla. It includes high-quality photographs of musculoskeletal structures from most anatomical regions of the body, along with textual

chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction and Aims

chapter 2|3 pages

Methodology and Material

chapter 3|19 pages

Head and Neck Musculature

chapter 4|24 pages

Pectoral and Upper Limb Musculature

chapter 5|4 pages

Trunk and Back Musculature

chapter 6|2 pages

Diaphragmatic and Abdominal Musculature

chapter 7|3 pages

Perineal, Coccygeal and Anal Musculature

chapter 8|10 pages

Pelvic and Lower Limb Musculature