Gross Anatomy of the Celiac, Cranial Mesenteric and Caudal Mesenteric Arteries in Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

Abstract

The Celiac artery in hooded crow originated from descending aorta. It gives off the proventricular artery, splenic arteries then terminated with the right and left celiac arteries. The right celiac artery detached the right hepatic, left hepatic, gastroduodenal and the right gastric arteries. The gastro duodenal artery supplies the pylorus and duodenum. The right gastric artery gives off the ventral proventricular, dorsal gastric and ventral gastric arteries. The dorsal and ventral gastric arteries supply the gizzard. The left celiac artery gives off the left gastric artery to gizzard, the jejunal branch, duodenal branch, and pancreatico-duodenal artery. The cranial mesenteric artery originated from the descending aorta then gives off the duodo-jejunal artery, ileal branches, jejunal arteries. the duodo-jejunal artery divided into duodenal and jejunal branches. The ileal branches are the dorsal and ventral ileal arteries. The caudal mesenteric artery arose from the descending aorta then di- vided into cranial and caudal branches. The cranial branch is distributed in the cranial part of rectum and cecum. The caudal branch sup- plies the caudal half of rectum, cloaca and cloacal bursa.