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Simplified Anatomy of a Female Gorilla
DCISimilar to other mammals, this female gorilla possesses four limbs and a robust skull safeguarding its sizable brain. Additionally, its thoracic cavity houses a four-chambered heart and a set of lungs.
- Brain
The gorilla's brain is notably larger and more intricately folded compared to less advanced mammals.
- Teeth
Sharp canines and incisors function like cutting tools when the gorilla feeds on terrestrial vegetation.
- Pelvis
It offers a base for the strong muscles that bear the weight of the gorilla's heavy, stooped upper body.
- Gluetus Maximus
The gorilla's underdeveloped gluteal muscles (compared to humans) limit its bipedal movement to a shuffling gait.
- Uterus
Unlike the uteri of many mammals, which have distinctive horns, this gorilla's uterus holds a single fetus approaching the final stages of development.
