A MACROANATOMIC STUDY ON CORONARY ARTERIES AND ITS BRANCHES IN SOUTH KARAMAN SHEEP: CORROSION CASTING TECHNIQUE AND LATEX METHOD

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

This study was carried out to reveal the coronary arteries and their branches that provide vascularization of the heart in Southern Karaman sheep. Eight Southern Karaman sheep were used in the study. The coronary arteriesand their branches providing arterial vascularization of the heart were determined using latex injection and corrosion casting technique. Arteria coronaria sinistra and its branches were observed to be more dominant than arteria coronaria dextra. It was determined that afterthe origin of arteria coronaria sinistra, it splits into two main branches as ramus interventricularis paraconalis and ramus circumflexus sinister. It was determined that arteria coronaria dextra continued on its way as ramus circumflexus dexter after reaching the sulcus coronarius and gave branches to ensure the vascularization of the region tissues. This study aimed to reveal the coronary arteries and their branches in Southern Karaman of Turkey's domestic sheep breeds, and it is thought that it will contribute to new studies on this breed.