title: Subgross and macroscopic investigation of blood vessels originating from aortic arch in the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera).
abstract: A total of 10 adult, healthy, male chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) were used to investigate the vessels originating from aortic arch. Coloured latex was injected into the carotid arteries following conventional anatomical applications in all the chinchillas examined. The brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery arose from the aortic arch at the level of the second intercostal region in the thoracic cavity. The right and left subclavian arteries detached branches at the level of first intercostal region and divided into the following vessels: internal thoracic artery, dorsal scapular artery, vertebral artery, superficial cervical artery and axillar artery. The vessels originating from the aortic arch displayed some significant differences in chinchillas compared to rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, porcupines and other laboratory rodents.
authors.affiliation: Address of authors: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03100 Afyon, Turkey. vozdemir@aku.edu.tr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cevik-Demirkan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Türkmenoğlu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002682:Chinchilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology