Tortoises Skeleton and muscles

Testudo hermanni Hare lip
Testudo horsfieldi Carapace normal
Testudo hermanni Carapace, Neonate aspect 3 yr old animal
Testudo graeca B97-1702 A Rib minimal outgrowth of bone HE Obj 4 P Zwart

Testudo graeca ibera Juvenile. Rib. early outgrowth of bone

Testudo hermanni D92-1918 II 6 month old Desmal ossification HE Obj4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni 6 month old Desmal ossification

Testudo graeca ibera B97-1702 B Rib Normal outgrowth in carapace HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo graeca ibera Rib, normal outgrowth in carapace

Testudo marginata B00-1742 B Carapax Normal HE Obj 4 Polaris, P Zwart kopie

Testudo marginata Carapax Normal (Fullgrown)

Pseudemys s concinna Femur head Normal
Testudo boettgeri B98-1619 Maxilla Normal HE Obj 2.5 P. Zwart kopie

Testudo boettgeri Maxilla Normal

Testudo g. graeca B98-1256 Navel Opening wide Cranial margin thickened; Intestine visible P. Zwart kopie

Testudo g. graeca Navel Opening wide Cranial margin thickened; Intestine visible

Testudo g. graeca B98-1256 Abscence of left hind leg. Liver Prolapse via umbilicus P. Zwart kopie

Testudo g. graeca Abscence of left hind leg. Liver Prolapse via umbilicus

Chelonoides carbonaria B00-1746 Pyramiding of scutes underlying bone P Zwart kopie

Chelonoides carbonaria Pyramiding of scutes underlying bone

Chelonoides carbonaria B00-1746 Scoliosis and inside pyramidal shell growth P Zwart kopie
Chelonoides carbonaria Scoliosis and inside pyramidal shell growth

Testudo hermanni B98-115 A ± 7 months old Bulging scutes - inside carapace P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni ± 7 months old Bulging scutes – inside carapace

Chelonoides denticulata B02-1924 C Carapace Bulging seams between scutes HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Chelonoides denticulata Carapace Bulging seams between scutes

Mauremys caspica. D77-536 Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid Rickets?. Goldner Obj 2.5 P. Zwart kopie

Mauremys caspica. Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid: Rickets

Mauremys caspica D77-536 Osteodystrophia fibrosa Goldner stain Obj 10 P Zwart 11.37.10 kopie

Mauremys caspica Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid: Rickets

Mauremys caspica. D77-536 Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid Rickets?.Goldner stain Obj 25 P Zwart kopie

Mauremys caspica Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid: Rickets

Testudo hermanni B94-293-42 Carapace ingrowth connective tissue in bone marrow HE Obj 10 P Zwart kopie 2

Testudo hermanni Carapace ingrowth connective tissue in bone marrow (Regeneration?)

Testudo g. ibera B97-1702 A Toe Compacta irregular HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo g. ibera Toe Compacta irregular

Testudo hermanni B97-1662 A Os phalanx Osteolysis HE Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Os phalanx Osteolysis

Testudo hermanni Shoulder Joints Arthritis K. Gabrisch

Testudo hermanni Shoulder joints arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Elbow joint Arthritis HE Slide scanned P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Elbow joint Arthritis HE Slide scanned P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1686  Elbow joint Arthritis HE Obj 1 P Zwart

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Elbow joint Arthritis HE Obj 1 P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Carapax (Excessive growth in youth) Obj 1 HE P. Zwart kopie
Testudo hermanni Carapax (Exessive growth in youth)



Stigmochelys pardalis Plastron thickened Quick growth

Stigmochelys pardalis B00-2411 B Plastron thickened Quick growth + Osteodystrophia fibrosa (osteoclasts)

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Plastron Osteoporosus (Quick growth in youth) HE scan P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Plastron (Excessive growth in youth)

Testudo hermanni B06-1020 A Femur Juvenile osteoporose HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Femur Juvenile osteoporosis

Stigmochelys pardalis B99-1777B Elbow joint Moderate bone formation HE Obj 2 !-2 P Zwart

Stigmochelys pardalis Elbow joint Moderate bone formation Juvenile osteoporosis  Obj 2.5

Trach s elegans D83-765 Experimental laparotomy 6 months later P Zwart kopie

Trachemys s. elegans  Experimental laparotomy. 6 Months after surgery

Testudo graeca Plastron after laparotomy Newly produced bone tissue
Testudo graeca Plastron Margin between pre-existing and scar tissue

Testudo graeca ibera B97-1702 A Jaw Irregular structure. Osteoblast activity HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo g. ibera. Jaw irregular bone structure

Testudo hermanni 3100709047 Muscle macrophage myositis HE Obj 25 P Zwart

Testudo hermanni Muscle macrophage myositis

Testudo hermanni 3100709047 Muscle Myositis Multinuclear cells HE Obj 25 P Zwart

Testudo hermanni Muscle Myositis Multinuclear cells

Testudo hermanni boettgeri Muscle Degeneration
Testudo hermanni 3100518032 Muscle dystrophic HE Obj 25 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni  Muscle dystrophic

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 Myositis chronic HE Obj 25 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Myositis chronic

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 joint Synovia papillae (normal) HE Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni joint Synovia papillae (normal)

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 Joint Synovia papilla HE Obj 10 P Zwart kopie
Testudo hermanni  Joint Synovia papilla
Trachemys s elegans Carapace Musculus retractor cervicis oblique

Chelonoidis carbonarius Musculus retractor cervicis oblique. The non-birefringent fibers are degenerated.
Trachemys s.elegans 3091025032 Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration PTHA Obj 10 P. Zwart

Trachemys s.elegans Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration

Trachemys s.elegans 3091025032 Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration PTHA Obj 20 P. Zwart

Trachemys s.elegans Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration

Pangshura tentoria Wound Healed (dog bite) P. Zwart kopie

Pangshura tentoria Wounds healed (dog bite)

Trachemys s elegans Carapax necrosis (superficial layer)
Testudo horsfieldi Carapace inflammation EWG Obj 2.5 P. Zwart kopie

Testudo horsfieldi Carapace inflammation

Trachemys s elegans Carapace. Bone sequesters in inflammatory material
Trachemys s elegans Carapace. Bone sequester in inflammatory material
Trach s elegans D83-765 Experimental laparotomy 6 months later P Zwart kopie

Trach s elegans Experimental laparotomy 6 months later

Testudo marginata B00-1742 B Plastron 2 years after ventral entry. Necrosis of the original resected piece (R). + Newly produced scat tissue (L) P. Zwart kopie

Testudo marginata Plastron 2 years after ventral entry. Necrosis of the original resected piece (R). + Newly produced scar tissue (L)

Testudo graeca B00-1742 Plastron after surgery Newly produced bone HE Polaris. Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo graeca Plastron after surgery Newly produced bone

Testudo graeca B00-1742 Plastron Approach abdomen Transition between preexisting and scar tissue HE Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo graeca Plastron after surgery Newly produced bone

Geochelone carbonaria 14 days old B93-2416-7 Umbilicus normal HE Obj 1 P Zwart

Geochelone carbonaria 14 days old normal

Chelus fimbriatus (Mata mata) 03-1994 Carapax, vertebrae, ribs P Zwart kopie

Chelus fimbriatus (Mata mata) Carapax, vertebrae, ribs

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Stigmochelys pardalis Neonate Plastron folded

Testudo hermanni Neonate Plastron transversal fold
Testudo graeca B97-1702 A Rib minimal outgrowth of bone HE Obj 4 P Zwart

Testudo graeca ibera Juvenile. Rib. early outgrowth of bone

Testudo hermanni D92-1918 II 6 month old Desmal ossification HE Obj4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni 6 month old Desmal ossification

Testudo graeca ibera B97-1702 B Rib Normal outgrowth in carapace HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo graeca ibera Rib, normal outgrowth in carapace

Testudo marginata B00-1742 B Carapax Normal HE Obj 4 Polaris, P Zwart kopie

Testudo marginata Carapax Normal (Fullgrown)

Testudo boettgeri B98-1619 Maxilla Normal HE Obj 2.5 P. Zwart kopie

Testudo boettgeri Maxilla Normal

Testudo h. hermanni Weak carapace. Liquid contents of the urinary bladder

Testudo h. hermanni Weak carapace. Liquid contents of urinary bladder + urates
Testudo g. graeca B98-1256 Navel Opening wide Cranial margin thickened; Intestine visible P. Zwart kopie

Testudo g. graeca Navel Opening wide Cranial margin thickened; Intestine visible

Testudo g. graeca B98-1256 Abscence of left hind leg. Liver Prolapse via umbilicus P. Zwart kopie

Testudo g. graeca Abscence of left hind leg. Liver Prolapse via umbilicus

Chelonoides carbonaria B00-1746 Pyramiding of scutes underlying bone P Zwart kopie

Chelonoides carbonaria Pyramiding of scutes underlying bone

Testudo hermanni Vertebral column Scoliosis

Testudo hermanni Vertebral column Scoliosis

Chelonoides carbonaria B00-1746 Scoliosis and inside pyramidal shell growth P Zwart kopie

Chelonoides carbonaria Scoliosis and inside pyramidal shell growth

Testudo hermanni B98-115 A ± 7 months old Bulging scutes - inside carapace P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni ± 7 months old Bulging scutes – inside carapace

Chelonoides denticulata B02-1924 C Carapace Bulging seams between scutes HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Chelonoides denticulata Carapace Bulging seams between scutes

Mauremys caspica. D77-536 Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid Rickets?. Goldner Obj 2.5 P. Zwart kopie

Mauremys caspica. Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid: Rickets

Mauremys caspica D77-536 Osteodystrophia fibrosa Goldner stain Obj 10 P Zwart 11.37.10 kopie

Mauremys caspica Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid: Rickets

Mauremys caspica. D77-536 Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid Rickets?.Goldner stain Obj 25 P Zwart kopie

Mauremys caspica Carapace, Ca depleted, large amounts of osteoid: Rickets

Testudo hermanni B94-293-42 Carapace ingrowth connective tissue in bone marrow HE Obj 10 P Zwart kopie 2
Testudo hermanni Carapace ingrowth connective tissue in bone marrow (Regeneration?)
Trachemys s elegans Carapace diffuse outgrowths of bone tissue
Testudo g. ibera B97-1702 A Toe Compacta irregular HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo g. ibera Toe Compacta irregular

Testudo hermanni B97-1662 A Os phalanx Osteolysis HE Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Os phalanx Osteolysis

Testudo hermanni Shoulder Joints Arthritis K. Gabrisch

Testudo hermanni Shoulder joints arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Elbow joint Arthritis HE Slide scanned P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Elbow joint Arthritis HE Slide scanned P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1686  Elbow joint Arthritis HE Obj 1 P Zwart

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Elbow joint Arthritis HE Obj 1 P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Elbow joint Arthritis

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Carapax (Excessive growth in youth) Obj 1 HE P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Carapax (Exessive growth in youth)

Testudo hermanni B96-1688 Plastron Osteoporosus (Quick growth in youth) HE scan P. Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Plastron (Excessive growth in youth)

Testudo hermanni B06-1020 A Femur Juvenile osteoporose HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Femur Juvenile osteoporosis

Stigmochelys pardalis B99-1777B Elbow joint Moderate bone formation HE Obj 2 !-2 P Zwart

Stigmochelys pardalis Elbow joint Moderate bone formation Juvenile osteoporosis  Obj 2.5

Trach s elegans D83-765 Experimental laparotomy 6 months later P Zwart kopie

Trachemys s. elegans  Experimental laparotomy. 6 Months after surgery

Testudo graeca ibera B97-1702 A Jaw Irregular structure. Osteoblast activity HE Obj 2.5 P Zwart kopie

Testudo g. ibera. Jaw irregular bone structure

Testudo hermanni 3100709047 Muscle macrophage myositis HE Obj 25 P Zwart

Testudo hermanni Muscle macrophage myositis

Testudo hermanni 3100709047 Muscle Myositis Multinuclear cells HE Obj 25 P Zwart

Testudo hermanni Muscle Myositis Multinuclear cells

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 Muscle dystrophic HE Obj 25 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni  Muscle dystrophic

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 Myositis chronic HE Obj 25 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni Myositis chronic

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 joint Synovia papillae (normal) HE Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni joint Synovia papillae (normal)

Testudo hermanni 3100518032 Joint Synovia papilla HE Obj 10 P Zwart kopie

Testudo hermanni  Joint Synovia papilla

Trachemys s.elegans 3091025032 Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration PTHA Obj 10 P. Zwart

Trachemys s.elegans Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration

Trachemys s.elegans 3091025032 Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration PTHA Obj 20 P. Zwart

Trachemys s.elegans Muscle ventral side lung Cross band myofibrillar degeneration

Pangshura tentoria Wound Healed (dog bite) P. Zwart kopie

Pangshura tentoria Wounds healed (dog bite)

Testudo horsfieldi Carapace inflammation EWG Obj 2.5 P. Zwart kopie

Testudo horsfieldi Carapace inflammation

Trach s elegans D83-765 Experimental laparotomy 6 months later P Zwart kopie

Trach s elegans Experimental laparotomy 6 months later

Testudo marginata B00-1742 B Plastron 2 years after ventral entry. Necrosis of the original resected piece (R). + Newly produced scat tissue (L) P. Zwart kopie

Testudo marginata Plastron 2 years after ventral entry. Necrosis of the original resected piece (R). + Newly produced scar tissue (L)

Testudo graeca B00-1742 Plastron after surgery Newly produced bone HE Polaris. Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo graeca Plastron after surgery Newly produced bone

Testudo graeca B00-1742 Plastron Approach abdomen Transition between preexisting and scar tissue HE Obj 4 P Zwart kopie

Testudo graeca Plastron after surgery Newly produced bone

Pseudemys c concinna Leg Inflammat fibrin + injected material