Celiac trunk and the variability of its branches in goats

Celiac trunk and the variability of its branches studied in ten goats of different age and sex and weighing about 20-30 kg. During dissections, celiac trunk was originated separately from the ventral aspect of abdominal aorta by 0.5 to 1 cm before the origin of cranial mesenteric artery at the level between the first and second lumbar vertebrae, while in one case it was arisen from abdominal aorta by common stem about 2 cm in length 0.5 cm in width with cranial mesenteric artery. Celiac trunk gave rise to hepatic, splenic and left gastric arteries. The significant variability of these branches was discussed. Such as left ruminal artery, reticular artery and hepatic artery showed variations, deviations in their branching and distribution. It was also established that the left ruminal artery was much more frequently the branch of splenic artery than of left gastric artery. Reticular artery arose two variants were observed, most frequently this artery was shown to be the branch of left ruminal artery in most cases and left gastric artery in one case. There was an obvious variability where a hepatic branch was detached from left gastroepiploic artery in one case.

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