The lumbosacral Plexus of the Barn Owl (tyto alba): Formation, branches and distribution

DEMİRASLAN Y., Gürbüz İ., Demircioğlu İ., Dayan M. O.

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, cilt.50, sa.3, ss.572-578, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ahe.12662
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.572-578
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bird, nervus ischiadicus, neuroanatomy, peripheral nervous system
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the present study is to reveal the anatomical structure of lumbosacral plexus of barn owl. Six barn owls were included in the study. Nerves originating from plexus were dissected individually, and findings of innervation areas of nerves were determined. Lumbosacral plexus of barn owl was observed to be formed by ventral rami of ten synsacral spinal nerves. It was found that while the r. cutaneus femoris lateralis, the n. obturatorius, the n. coxalis cranialis, the r. cutaneus femoris medialis, the n. cutaneus femoris cranialis and the n. femoralis originated from the lumbar plexus, the n. isciofemoralis, the n. cutaneus femoris caudalis, the n. coxalis caudalis and the n. ischiadicus originated from the sacral plexus. Consequently, when the results of the study were compared with information of different avian species, it was observed that differences focused on the formation of the lumbar and sacral plexuses and innervation level of digits.