ORIGIN AND BRANCHING OF THE CRANIAL AND CAUDAL MESENTERIC ARTERIES IN GEOFFROY’S SIDE-NECKED TURTLE Phrynops geoffroanus (TESTUDINES; CHELIDAE)

Authors

  • Juliana Macedo M. Silva Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
  • André Luiz Q. Santos Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
  • Heloisa Castro Pereira Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
  • Luiz Martins Silva Junior Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
  • Liria Queiroz Luz Hirano Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
  • Antonio Vicente Mundim Universidade Federal de Uberlandia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i2.11001

Keywords:

Anatomy, Morfology

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the origin and branching of the cranial and caudal mesenteric arteries in geoffroy's side-necked turtle and to provide support on medical and surgical procedures. Five turtles from the Phrynops geoffroanus specie, from the Laboratory of Research in Wild Animals, which died of natural causes were used. The aorta artery was cannulated and filled with synthetic latex, and the plastron was removed to visualize the turtles´internal structures. The cranial mesenteric artery arises from the aorta and it branches into jejunal artery, ileocolic artery and caudal pancreaticoduodenal artery. The caudal mesenteric artery divides into two branches, a  cranial one and a caudal one, and it also has its origin in aorta artery. The cranial branch structure binds itself to the ileocolic artery on the dorsal surface of the colon-rectum.

KEYWORDS: Anatomy; arteries; Phrynops geoffroanus; reptiles.

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Published

2011-06-25

How to Cite

SILVA, J. M. M.; SANTOS, A. L. Q.; PEREIRA, H. C.; SILVA JUNIOR, L. M.; HIRANO, L. Q. L.; MUNDIM, A. V. ORIGIN AND BRANCHING OF THE CRANIAL AND CAUDAL MESENTERIC ARTERIES IN GEOFFROY’S SIDE-NECKED TURTLE Phrynops geoffroanus (TESTUDINES; CHELIDAE). Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 2, p. 371–375, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i2.11001. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/11001. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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