Comparative cardiac anatomy of the reptilia. IV. The coronary arterial circulation
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Morphology
- Vol. 170 (1) , 1-27
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051700102
Abstract
The coronary arterial supply and associated structures have been examined and described for 29 species covering 11 reptilian families, with supplementary observations on other species. Variation in the origin, number, and configuration of coronary arterial vessels is mainly interfamilial and the same is true regarding the presence or absence of a gubernaculum cordis. It is suggested that the presence of a hitherto unrecognized intertruncal branch of the coronary artery has been responsible for much of the alleged intrafamilial variation reported in earlier literature. A general review of the cardiac blood supply and coronary arterial supply of other lower vertebrates is presented and used as a basis for interpreting phyletic and functional aspects of the reptilian conditions.This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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