Arteries supplying the base of the brain in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

Abstract

Using stained acryl latex injected techniques the arteries of the base of the brain in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) were studied. The brain of the Mongolian gerbil is supplied with blood by even internal carotid arteries and odd basilar artery. The branches of the internal carotid arteries supply the forebrain and interbrain. They form the arterial circle at the base of the brain. The basilar artery is a source of blood for the midbrain and hindbrain. In this species, except one case, the opened type at the back side of arterial circle was found. The posterior communicating arteries between basilar artery and internal carotid arteries were not observed.