Meningeal arteries in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): Implications for vascular evolution in anthropoids

摘要: The branching patterns of meningeal arteries are reported for 200 endocast hemispheres representing rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) known cranial capacity. We detect five basic the anterior division middle artery and its relationship with artery. These results confirm elaborate trends published much smaller samples that were based on direct dissections monkey arterial patterns. most common pattern is in which dominates blood supply above rostral part fossa. Analysis capacities reveals presence this both sides endocasts associated increased When studied light reports anatomical apes human embryological data, appears to be a possible homologue lacrimal branch humans. This finding provides step towards understanding vasculature homologies may useful accurately scoring monkeys, apes, © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.