Comparative Anatomy of Spleen: Histomorphometric Study in Human, Goat, Buffalo, Rabbit and Rat

Nusra Rahman; Rati Tandon; Farah Ghaus; Arsalan Moinuddin; Waqar Akram; Nafis Ahmad Faruqi

doi:10.21276/aanat.2016.2.1.6

Nusra Rahman Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy,J.N.M.C, A.M.U., Aligarh, U.P., India.
Rati Tandon Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy,J.N.M.C, A.M.U., Aligarh, U.P., India.
Farah Ghaus Professor, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, A.M.U., Aligarh, U.P., India.
Arsalan Moinuddin Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, NIMS, NIMS University, Jaipur, India.
Waqar Akram Junior Resident, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, A.M.U., Aligarh, U.P., India.
Nafis Ahmad Faruqi Professor, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, A.M.U., Aligarh,U.P., India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/aanat.2016.2.1.6

Keywords: comparative anatomy, spleen, histomorphometry, human, goat, buffalo, rabbit, rat

Abstract

Background:Comparative histology not only provides information regarding tissues of different mammals but also gives insight to understand human features in the background of informations on tissue of lower mammals. Methods: Splenic tissues from five mammals i.e., human, buffalo, goat, rabbit and rat were processed for histomorphometric study on capsule, trabeculae, lymphoid follicle and central arteriole. Results: Buffalo was one mammal having highest values for all the parameters while rat having lowest. Values in human splenic tissues are in between aforementioned maximum and minimum readings. Conclusion: Teaching materials are available in histology labs from lower mammals in medical colleges might give an insight for understanding human tissues if literature on comparative histology is made available.

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