Macroanatomic and Subgros Study on the Plexus lumbosacralis and its Branches of Pigeon (Columba livia)

The present study was carried out to determine the plexus lumbosacralis and its branches in pigeon (Columba livia). In this study, 15 doves that were collected from Erzurum and its vicinity were used. First, 5 mg/kg xylazine and then 30 mg/kg ketalar were injected into the muscle of all materials for anesthesia. Then, blood was drained by opening the body cavity and the animals were fixed with formaldehyde. The nerves of plexus lumbosacralis were dissected separately and photographed. Plexus lumbosacralis was formed by the union of the branches of the synsacral spinal nerves leaving from the ventrolaterale of os lumbosacrale. The plexus consisted of seven (2-8.) nerves in pigeon (Columba livia). The nerves originating from the plexus lumbalis from the cranial to caudal were n. ilioinguinalis, n. cutaneus femoris, n. coxalis cranialis, n. femoralis, n. saphenus and n. obturatorius. Nervus coxalis caudalis, the common root of n. peroneus and n. tibialis, n. cutaneus femoris caudalis and the common branches of rr. musculares originated from the plexus sacralis. It was determined that general macroanatomical shapes of plexus lumbosacralis and the distribution of nerves originating from this plexus were found to be similar with a large extent in dove, as one of the wild bird species.