| SUMMARY: Thirteen brains of wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) were investigated with the purpose to discrebe the formation and the branchings of the brain arterial circle and basilar artery, from injetions of colored latex into the arteries of the base of the brain, and to establish the degree of correlativity between the rostro-caudal, latero-lateral lengths, weight, volume, carotid and basilar arteries diameter and the length of the basilar artery. To the anatomic study male and female heardswere used, from the slaughterhouse Pro Fauna licensed to abate and comercialize wild animal and under the Federal Inspection Service (SIF) control, situated in Iguape city, São Paulo. In all animal latex was injected after what the arteries of the base of the brain were... |
