Veterinary Archives, Vol. 72 No. 1, 2002.
Original scientific paper
Terminal branches of the common carotid artery in mule with emphasis on the carotid body and carotid sinus.
Wael Abdul Hameed Khamas
; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Mustaffa Abood Al-Hallak
; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Nani Ghopal Ghoshal
; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.
Abstract
Ten adult mules were used in this study for gross anatomy, light and electron microscopy. The branching of the terminal portion of the common carotid artery was found to be similar to that of the horse. The carotid body of the mule is compact and located at the angle of bifurcation of the internal and external carotid arteries. Groups of cells surrounded by connective tissue capsule were clear, with light as well as electron microscopy. The amounts of electron dense granules differ in the two cell types of the carotid body (Types I and II). The carotid sinus is located at the origin of the internal carotid artery. Both the carotid sinus and the carotid body were described in detail, with their blood and nerve supply in the mule and compared to other domestic animals.
Keywords
termination of common carotid artery; carotid body; carotid sinus; mule
Hrčak ID:
78376
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Publication date:
18.2.2002.
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