Systematization of the cranial vena cava in buffalos (Bubalus bubalis bubalis Simpson, 1945)

Authors

  • Adelmar Afonso de Amorim Júnior Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento Anatomia do Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Recife, PE
  • Maria Angélica Miglino Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP
  • Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal, Recife, PE
  • Tatiana Carlesso dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962002000600006

Keywords:

Vena Cava Cranialis, Buffalo, Anatomy, Jugular Vein

Abstract

Twenty-five animals, Buffaloes fetus, with 5 to 9 months of age (15 females and 10 males) was analyzed by dissection after injected with latex substance. The fetuses were collected in a slaughterhouse and fixed in aqueous formol solution 10%. In the Cranial Vena Cava the following origin tributaries were observed: External right and left jugular veins and their collateral tributaries; the internal right and left jugular veins; the mediastinals and pericardials veins; the internal right and left thoracic; thymic vein; the right and left subclavian vein, the right and left costocervicalvertebral venous trunk, and occasionally the thoracic duct.

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Published

2002-01-01

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 6 (2002)

Section

UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Amorim Júnior AA de, Miglino MA, Amorim MJAAL, Santos TC dos. Systematization of the cranial vena cava in buffalos (Bubalus bubalis bubalis Simpson, 1945). Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2002 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];39(6):306-10. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/5946