GROSS ANATOMY OF LIVER, LUNG AND KIDNEY OF INDIAN COBRA (NAJA NAJA)

摘要

Gross anatomical study of liver, lung and kidney of Indian cobra was conducted at Regional Laboratory, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The samples were collected from the accidental cases and preserved in 10% formalin for further histological studies. Liverwas elongated and tuber like structure was situated at the second quarter of the body. It was located in between the heart and stomach. Gall bladder was not associated with the liver like other domestic animals, located near the posterior tip of the liver. Spleen was a small spherical reddish organ located between the gall bladder and pancreas. Lung was elongated and the cranial part has a respiratory function where oxygen exchange is occurred. But the caudal part was avascular and consisted of many air sacs. Lung was located at the second and third quarters of the body. Both kidneys were lobulated, elongated and metanephric, and situated at the fourth quarter of the body. Right kidney was closer to the head than the left one.