Clinical Anatomy of the European Hamster 
Table 1. Weight and size of organs Table 2. Weight and size of organs 
Cricetus cricetus L. 
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Cricetus cricetus L. 
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Body weight in g 
X 
451.14 
358.58 
Number of lobes of the lung 
s 
49.00 
63.42 
Right lung 
4 
4 
Left lung 
1 
1 
Total length in mm 
X 
241.06 
236.48 
s 
9.15 
12.42 
Weight of lungs in g 
X 
2.12 
1.79 
s 
0.66 
0.37 
Length from neck to coccyx 
X 
190.00 
184.30 
in mm 
s 
6.20 
12.30 
Volume of lungs in ml 
X 
2.63 
2.01 
s 
0.56 
0.48 
Length of cranium in mm 
X 
51.06 
52.14 
s 
4.70 
1.38 
Weight of heart in g 
X 
1.46 
1.30 
s 
0.25 
0.26 
Length of trachea in in situ 
X 
33.69 
33.34 
in mm 
s 
2.92 
3.88 
Length of heart in mm 
X 
19.31 
18.04 
s 
1.51 
1.45 
Length of isolated trachea 
X 
23.00 
21.98 
in mm 
s 
4.30 
2.70 
Breadth of heart in mm 
X 
11.08 
10.23 
s 
1.53 
0.90 
Number of tracheal rings 
X 
15.00 
14.50 
s 
0.99 
0.99 
Weight of liver in g 
X 
15.25 
15.34 
s 
1.91 
1.86 
Weight of trachea in mg 
X 
86.30 
67.80 
s 
18.50 
22.20 
Number of lobes in liver 
X 
5 
1 
5 
0 
Weight of larynx in mg 
X 
221.50 
185.00 
s 
s 
36.00 
36.00 
Weight of right kidney in mg 
X 
926.70 
922.50 
s 
83.50 
188.90 
Outer diameter of the first 
X 
4.48 
4.06 
two tracheal rings in mm 
s 
0.27 
0.30 
Weight of left kidney in mg 
X 
930.00 
910.60 
s 
118.50 
198.10 
Inner diameter of the first 
X 
3.90 
3.51 
two tracheal rings in mm 
s 
0.41 
0.36 
Length of right kidney 
X 
18.44 
17.61 
in mm 
s 
0.84 
0.10 
Outer diameter of the 7th and 
X 
3.90 
3.56 
8th tracheal rings in mm 
s 
0.43 
0.41 
Breadth of right kidney in 
X 
8.02 
7.52 
mm 
s 
0.89 
0.65 
Inner diameter of the 7th and 
X 
3.38 
3.17 
8th tracheal rings in mm 
s 
0.46 
0.40 
Height of right kidney in mm 
X 
10.07 
9.91 
s 
1.05 
0.72 
Outerdiameter of the last 
X 
3.24 
3.19 
two tracheal rings in mm 
s 
0.36 
0.40 
Length of left kidney in mm 
X 
17.89 
17.18 
s 
1.07 
1.19 
Inner diameter of the last 
X 
2.70 
2.83 
two tracheal rings in mm 
s 
0.31 
0.37 
Breadth of left kidney in mm 
X 
8.21 
7.84 
0.83 
0.94 
s 
Height of left kidney in mm 
X 
10.65 
10.17 
s 
1.13 
0.97 
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