Incidence of vertebral artery of aortic arch origin, its level of entry into transverse foramen, length, diameter and clinical significance.

The aim of this study was to show the incidence of vertebral artery of aortic arch origin, its level of entry into transverse foramen, including extra- and intracranial morphometry, and clinical significance. A total of 266 embalmed cadavers were studied. We found 14 left vertebral arteries (5.

A large modern Southeast Asian human skeletal collection from Thailand.

The Khon Kaen University Human Skeleton Research Centre has a large human collection consisting of 745 modern northeastern Thai (Isan) skeletons derived from bodies bequeathed to the Department of Anatomy during the period 1979-2014. The aim of this paper is to document the collection and address the question of whether the collection may be representative of local Isan people, or populations of the wider region of mainland Southeast Asia. This will determine its value as a reference collection for forensic anthropology in particular but also for all other fields of research about human skeletal biology.

Classification of portal vein tributaries in Thai cadavers including a new type V.

Purpose: To compare portal vein tributaries in Thai with Thompson classification.

Methods: In 211 Thai cadavers, abdominal regions were dissected to identify the portal veins and their tributaries. The subjects were classified into types based on modes of drainage of the left gastric and inferior mesenteric veins.

Awareness of the median sacral artery during lumbosacral spinal surgery: an anatomic cadaveric study of its relationship to the lumbosacral spine.

Purpose: The purpose was to investigate the median sacral artery (MSA) anatomical pathway in terms of its relationship to the lumbosacral spine.

Methods: The posterior wall and lumbosacral spine of 54 adult embalmed cadavers were dissected. The MSA emerging point was identified.

Occipitalization of the atlas: its incidence and clinical implications.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of occipitalization of the atlas among Thai dried skulls, in order to contribute to baseline awareness of this condition.

Materials And Methods: The skulls of 633 adult Thais from the collection maintained in the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, were examined for evidence of occipitalization of the atlas. The skulls were well-preserved and did not show any traits of craniofacial deformation.

A rare variation of posterior cord brachial plexus branching coexisting with the intercalated ectopic muscle.

During a dissection of the brachial plexus we found a rare variation of left posterior cord branching coexisting with an unusual intercalated ectopic muscle. This muscle originated from the shoulder joint capsule at the lesser tubercle on insertion of the subscapularis then pierced between the brachial plexus, enclosed by two roots of the radial nerve, and inserted into the upper part of the latissimus dorsi muscle. The variant posterior cord divided into two roots; a thin lateral and thick medial root.

The right ovarian artery arising from the right inferior phrenic artery: a case report.

Objective: To report a case of the right ovarian artery arising from the right inferior phrenic artery.

Material And Method: The authors carried out the standard dissection survey of 810 embalmed female cadavers between 1983 and 2010.

Results: The authors encountered a case of the right ovarian artery arising from the right inferior phrenic artery in a donated cadaver aged 53 years at decease.

Incidence of the accessory internal thoracic artery and its safety area in the thoracic wall.

Objective: To provide the incidence, origin, size and the safety area of the accessory internal thoracic artery (AITA) in the fourth intercostal space.

Material And Method: One hundred and thirty two thoracic cages were dissected and examined for the presence of AITA. The origin, course, diameter and location in the fourth intercostal space of detected AITA were investigated.

Left sided inferior vena cava: a case report.

Objective: To report a case of left sided inferior vena cava (IVC).

Material And Method: The authors carried out the standard dissection survey of939 embalmed cadavers between 1974 and 2008.

Results: The authors encountered a case of left sided IVC in a male donated cadaver aged 65 years at decease.