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Differences among the forelimb arteries in groups of primates and a mathematical model explanation
Author(s) -
AversiFerreira Tales Alexandre,
FreitasFerreira Emmanuel,
AversiFerreira Roqueline A. G. M. F.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12498
Subject(s) - forelimb , anatomy , brachial artery , comparative anatomy , biology , medicine , blood pressure , endocrinology
Background Recently, some studies about primates have claimed the importance of the vessels to maintain the muscles working; in fact, the arterial supply could suggest how strenuous the muscular performance is associated to locomotor behavior. The aim of this work was to study the anatomy of the arteries of the forelimbs of different groups of primates to evidence a general arterial model in comparative terms. Methods We propose a biophysical explanation for the arterial pattern of the forelimbs of primates’ groups. Results Three pattern of the forelimb arteries in Primates were descript and the differences were explained using mathematical formulas. Conclusions The anatomical study about the comparative anatomy of the arteries of the forelimbs of primates provided hypothesis about the three observed models, mainly in relation to brachial artery division and the number of the palmar arches, in mathematical models’ terms.