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Regional Patterns Of Vascularity Within The Limb Bones Of Small And Large-Bodied Bats, Logan Usher
Regional Patterns Of Vascularity Within The Limb Bones Of Small And Large-Bodied Bats, Logan Usher
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Bats have humeri and femora that are poorly vascularized or avascular compared to birds, with only larger bats typically displaying vascular canals. Vascular canals provide passageways for blood vessels and nerves, which help maintain bone homeostasis, and support bones by resisting torsional stresses placed on them. The presence of a greater number of canals in large bats suggests that they may have a larger need for the support of nutrient and waste exchange than their dense lacunar-canalicular system can provide on its own. The focus of the current project will be to analyze SR micro-CT data from various bat humeri …