A Macroanatomical Study on the Arteria Celiaca and Branches of the Konya Merino

This study was carried out in Konya Merino for the purpose of macroanatomical examination of a. celiaca and its branches. In the study, 10 Konya merinos were used. Latex injection method was applied to the materials. After the origin of the a. celiaca, the ventral origin of the abdominal aorta as the first main vessel, which a. lienalis and a. hepatica and a. gastrica sinistra were divided into two branches as common root. A. lienalis first gave rami pancreatici to pancreas. Thereafter, the vessel was found to give ramus epiploicus, a. ruminalis sinistra and a. ruminalis dextra. As a common root which A. hepatica and a. gastrica sinistra left from a.celiaca. In the porta hepatis line, a. hepatica was give off a. gastrica dextra and a. cystica, then it was continued as a. gastroduodenalis. Arteria gastrica sinistra was found to be the thickest branches of the a. celiaca and anastomosed with a. gastrica dextra in the curvatura minor region of abomasum after giving arteria reticularis, a. gastroepiploica sinistra, and a. reticularis accessoria during course. As a result, It was determined that a. celiaca was found to provide arterial vascularization of the stomach, spleen, pancreas, liver, gall bladder and initial part of duodenum