MORPHOMETRY OF THE BRAIN AND ARTERIAL CIRCUIT FORMATION IN CROSSBREAD HORSE

Authors

  • Sara Otoni da Silva Moraes Discente de graduação em Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Bolsista de iniciação científica /Faperj
  • Marcelo Salvador Gomes Médico Veterinário. Discente do programa de pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária patologia e ciências clinicas, em nível de Doutorado. Da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Paulo Oldemar Scherer Professor associado da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro.
  • Marcelo Abidu Figueiredo UFRRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v15i3.25477

Keywords:

Animal Morfology

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the main branches of the basilar artery, formation of the arterial circuit and the morphometry of the brain in adult crossbreed horses of both sexes. The setting was made by plastic tube inserted into the common carotid artery with 10% formaldehyde solution. After fixed, latex solution stained with pigment was injected. Craniotomy, morphometry of the brain and dissection were made to identify the main branches of the basilar arteries and the formation of the arterial circuit. The mean and standard error of the mean of the basilar artery was 3.629 cm ± 0.1550 in males and 4.423 cm ± 0.1990 in females (p=0.0037). In all animals the basilar artery originated from the fusion of the vertebral arteries giving rise to caudal cerebellar arteries, different numbers of branches to bulbus and pons, terminal branches and rostral cerebellar arteries. The arteries of the base of the brain depended on the carotid and vertebral-basilar systems. The brain circuit was closed rostrally and caudally in all horses.

KEYWORDS: arterial circuit, brain, horse.

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Author Biographies

Sara Otoni da Silva Moraes, Discente de graduação em Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Bolsista de iniciação científica /Faperj

Discente de graduação em Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Bolsista de iniciação científica /Faperj

Marcelo Salvador Gomes, Médico Veterinário. Discente do programa de pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária patologia e ciências clinicas, em nível de Doutorado. Da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Médico Veterinário. Discente do programa de pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária patologia e ciências clinicas, em nível de Doutorado. Da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Paulo Oldemar Scherer, Professor associado da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro.

Professor associado da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro.

Marcelo Abidu Figueiredo, UFRRJ

Médico Veterinário, professor de anatomia animal.

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Published

2014-09-27

How to Cite

DA SILVA MORAES, S. O.; GOMES, M. S.; SCHERER, P. O.; FIGUEIREDO, M. A. MORPHOMETRY OF THE BRAIN AND ARTERIAL CIRCUIT FORMATION IN CROSSBREAD HORSE. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 330–338, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v15i3.25477. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/25477. Acesso em: 16 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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