Morphological studies on the A pudenda interna in the mule [Equus Hinnus

ABSTRACT

In this work, the anatomical features of the A. pudenda interna in the mule was studied in details, concerning the origin, course, distribution as well as its termination. It can be concluded that the internal iliac artery in the mule follows the long pudendal type resembling those found in the horse. The internal pudendal artery of the mule has many characteristic features differentiating it from that of the latter animal, including that the Aa. vesicalis media, uretericus media as well as the R. articularis of the hip joint were recorded in the studied animal. However, these arteries were not mentioned in other domestic animals including the horse. On the contrary, the A. rectalis media of the other domestic animals was not recorded in the mule. Although the A. dorsalis penis in mule and horse originated from the internal A. pudenda in the mule, this origin took place within the pelvic cavity and in the horse extrapelvic