Presence of the arteria caroticobasilaris in the horse.
The consistent presence of the caroticobasilar artery was observed and discussed in view of the anatomical normalities in the horse. The persistence of the above vessel was correlated with the developmental changes in the cranial and cerebral arteries.
D000818:Animals; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology