Heart in brain?

[charleybambino]

Crazy as it sounds it appears that my 6week old albino hatchlings heart has moved to, and it still beating in its brain stem. It's tummy looks stuffed with bbs..could it have been pushed here. Has anyone else ever seen this

 

[charleybambino]

Does anyone know how to add a video to this thread....totally bizzare

 

[Lianne]

Upload your video to youtube and post the link here. I'm really curious, haha! Are you sure it's the heart you're seeing?

 

[keiko]

I'd say that's highly unlikely. Organs are attached with all sorts of membranes and connective tissues. And if it had moved in the brain it would have caused serious damage.
Would be cool to see the video though!

 

[oceanblue]

Axolotl hearts are very high up at the base of the neck. Embryologically it is on a level with the gills! The heart is a bit lower down in adults but still a lot higher than where you might expect from human anatomy.

 

[Elise]

There is an excellent post of an Asiatic salamander necropsy that illustrates this very clearly.

Here is a reference to the post for additional pictures: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1173-...biidaes-die-cant-find-reason-anatomy-pic.html

 

[kjnorman]

You could also just be seeing a blood vessel pulsing or something like that, not actually the heart.