The Lung Air Sac System of Birds A contribution to the functional an

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omie und Entwicklungsgeschichte Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology Revues d'anatomie et de morphologie experimentale

45·6

Editores A. Brodal, Oslo· w. Hild, Ga1veston· R. Ortmann, Köln T. H. Schiebler, Würzburg.G. Töndury, Zürich .E. Wolll, Paris

Hans· Rainer Duncker

The Lung Air Sac System of Birds A contribution to the functional anatomy of the respiratory apparatus

With 41 Figures

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heide1berg GmbH 1971

Prol. Dr. Dr. H.-R. Duncker Department 01 Anatomy University 01 Gießen, Germany D-63 Gießen, Friedrichstraße 24

Habilitationsschrift, presented to and accepted by the Medical Faculty of the University of Hamburg on November 5th, 1968 The Carl Christiansen Gedächtnis-Preis Hamburg 1969 has been awarded for this thesis

ISBN 978-3-540-05659-1

ISBN 978-3-662-10354-8 (eBook)

DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-10354-8

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. E. Horstmann in cordial gratitude and admiration

Contents Review of literature . 7 Resulting problems . 12 Material and methods 13 Notes on terminology 18 Results . . . . . . 20 Structure of the thoracoabdominal wall . 20 Position and form of the lungs. . . . . 29 Organisation of the thoracoabdominal cavity. 33 I. The horizontal septum of the lung . . . 34 38 11. The oblique septum of the air sacs . . . IH. Position of the viscera and blood vessels 42 Extension and position of the air sacs. . . . 43 I. The cervical and impar interclavicular air sacs . 45 H. The anterior and posterior thoracic air sacs . . 51 IH. The abdominal air sac . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Topography and branchings of the bronchial system 63 I. The primary bronchus 65 H. The secondary bronchi 70 The ventrobronchi 70 The dorsobronchi . 80 The laterobronchi . 84 The saccobronchi . 87 IH. The parabronchi. . . 91 Wall structure of the bronchial system 95 I. The primary bronchus 96 98 11. The secondary bronchi . IH. The parabronchi. . . . 103 Wall structure of the air sacs 109 Structure of the horizontal and the oblique septum. 110 Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 The avian lung as a system of mostly rigid tubes. . 111 The posterior air