Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
Biomedical Science
First Advisor
Adam Hartstone-Rose
Abstract
Mastication is the first step in the preparation of food for digestion. The masticatory anatomy of several families of Carnivorans (i.e., Family Canidae, Family Mustelidae, Family Hyaenidae, and Family Ursidae of the order Carnivora) will be compared in this study. The goal is to better understand masticatory adaptations through an examination of bite force and muscle fiber architecture in the various groups of carnivores, and to provide a proper protocol in acid dissection of fiber architecture.
Rights
© 2015, Morgan Ashley Flahive
Recommended Citation
Flahive, M. A.(2015). Evaluating Muscle Fiber Architecture. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3632