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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 100-102 |
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Study of variations in Lingual and Facial arteries
Maria Kala1, N Jaya Prakash2, B Immanuel Navin Kumar3, T Krupa Sailaja3, N Jayasree4
1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Suraram, Hyderabad, India
2 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Malla Reddy Medical College for Women, Hyderabad, India
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Suraram, Hyderabad, India
4 Professor (Rtd), Department of Anatomy, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, India
Correspondence Address:
Maria Kala
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Suraram, Hyderabad
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2321-7006.302244
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Background: More of specialized branches of science are developing as year passes by. One such branch of science is in-utero & neonatal surgeries. In view of correcting the minor defects & avoiding major congenital anomalies the study of Head & Neck arterial system in fetus was taken.
Objective: To find the variations in origin & course of lingual & facial arteries which supply blood to tongue, face & neck.
Methods: 100 dead fetuses of 20 weeks to full-term gestational age were collected from Government Hospital, Hanumakonda, and Chandakanthaiah Memorial Hospital, Warangal. 20 cc to 100 cc of 10% formalin was injected into abdomen, thorax, cranium through orbits for preservation. All the fetuses were immersed in a container filled with fixative solution. In the present study 200 lingual and facial arteries were observed considering both the sides.
Results: Among the II trimester group those 5 arising above greater cornu were the Linguo-facial trunk.
Among the III trimester group those 2 arising above greater cornu were the Linguo-facial trunk.
Conclusion: In present study the linguo-facial trunk was observed unilaterally in 5 of second trimester and in 2 of third trimester group of fetuses.
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