J Gayathri¹, M Bharatha Devi^2*, V Anandhi³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu , INDIA.

²Assistant Professor, ³Professor and HOD Department of Anatomy, K A P V Government Medical College, Trichy-1, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

Email: drbharathigandhi@gmail.com

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