title: [Considerations about the origin levels of the cranial thyroid artery in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)].
abstract: This paper deals with the stablishment of the origin of seven different levels of guinea pig cranial thyroid artery, based upon the cartilage of larynx and tracheal rings. Forty-five animals (females) from the Faculadade de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas de Botucatu, were anesthetized with chloroform, injected with contrasting substance in the thoracic aorta and dissected throught stereoscopic microscope. The results were expressed in relative percentage figures.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*
vernacular_title: Considerações sobre os níveis de origem da artéria tiróidea cranial na cobaia (Cavia porcellus)