The nerve supply to the orbit of the Bactrian camel

The Bactrian camel is an important domestic animal in some desert and semi-desert areas of the world, but there is no detailed description of the nervous supply to the orbit in this animal. In this study, 10 heads of adult Bactrian camels were collected and the nerves supplying the orbit were examined grossly. The results showed that the nerves supplying the orbit included the optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, abducent nerve, the branches of ophthalmic nerve and the maxillary nerve. The anatomical characteristics of the origins, courses and distributions of the nerves to the orbit in the Bactrian camel were described and compared with those of other domestic animals. These results have importance for further research on the comparative neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and the related clinical surgery of the camel.