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 mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197


arteria intermesenterica
Synonym for ascending branch of the inferior mesenteric artery ... <anatomy, artery> Branch of the left colic artery (from inferior mesenteric artery) that passes anteriorly to the left kidney into the transverse mesocolon, where it anastomoses with the middle colic artery. It thus forms an anastomosis between superior and inferior mesenteric …

arteria interossea anterior
Synonym for anterior interosseous artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous; distribution, deep parts of the forearm anteriorly; anastomoses, posterior interosseous. ... Synonym: arteria interossea anterior, arteria interossea volaris, volar interosseous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria interossea communis
Synonym for common interosseous artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, ulnar; branches, anterior and posterior interosseous. ... Synonym: arteria interossea communis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria interossea posterior
Synonym for posterior interosseous artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous artery; distribution, posterior compartment of forearm. ... Synonym: arteria interossea posterior, dorsal interosseous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria interossea recurrens
Synonym for recurrent interosseous artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, posterior interosseous; distribution, elbow joint; anastomoses, branches of profunda brachii and inferior ulnar collateral, i.e., articular vascular network of elbow. ... Synonym: arteria interossea recurrens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria interossea volaris
Synonym for anterior interosseous artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous; distribution, deep parts of the forearm anteriorly; anastomoses, posterior interosseous. ... Synonym: arteria interossea anterior, arteria interossea volaris, volar interosseous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria ischiatica
Synonym for inferior gluteal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal iliac; distribution, hip joint and gluteal region; anastomoses, branches of internal pudendal, lateral sacral, superior gluteal, obturator, medial and lateral circumflex femoral. ... Synonym: arteria glutea inferior, arteria ischiadica, arteria ischiatica. ... (05 Mar 200 …

arteria labialis inferior
Synonym for inferior labial artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, structures of lower lip; anastomoses, the artery from the opposite side, mental and sublabial. ... Synonym: arteria labialis inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria labialis superior
Synonym for superior labial artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, structures of upper lip and, by a septal branch, the anterior and lower part of the nasal septum; anastomoses, the artery of the opposite side and the sphenopalatine. ... Synonym: arteria labialis superior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria labyrinthi
Synonym for labyrinthine artery ... <anatomy, artery> Internal acoustic meatal branch. A branch of the basilar artery that enters the labyrinth through the internal acoustic meatus. ... Synonym: arteria labyrinthi, ramus meatus acustici interni, arteria auditiva interna, artery of labyrinth, internal auditory artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria lacrimalis
Synonym for lacrimal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, ophthalmic; distribution, lacrimal gland, lateral and superior rectus muscles, superior eyelid, forehead, and temporal fossa. ... Synonym: arteria lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria laryngea inferior
Synonym for inferior laryngeal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, inferior thyroid; distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of larynx; anastomoses, superior laryngeal. ... Synonym: arteria laryngea inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria laryngea superior
Synonym for superior laryngeal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, superior thyroid; distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of larynx; anastomoses, cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid and terminal branches of inferior laryngeal. ... Synonym: arteria laryngea superior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria lienalis
An alternate term for splenic artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria ligamenti teretis uteri
Synonym for artery of round ligament of uterus ... Origin, inferior epigastric; distribution, round ligament of uterus. ... Synonym: arteria ligamenti teretis uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria lingualis
Synonym for lingual artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; distribution, runs along under surface of tongue, terminates as deep lingual artery; branches, suprahyoid and dorsal lingual branches and sublingual artery. ... Synonym: arteria lingualis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria lobi caudati
Synonym for artery of caudate lobe ... Origin, left branch of proper hepatic; distribution, caudate lobe of the liver. ... Synonym: arteria lobi caudati. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria lumbalis
Synonym for lumbar artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, abdominal aorta; one of four or five pairs; distribution, lumbar vertebrae, muscles of back, abdominal wall; anastomoses, intercostal, subcostal, superior and inferior epigastric, deep circumflex iliac, and iliolumbar. ... Synonym: arteria lumbalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria lusoria
An aberrant right subclavian artery arising from the descending aorta; it passes posterior to the oesophagus, often producing dysphagia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria mammaria interna
Synonym for internal thoracic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, subclavian; branches, pericardiacophrenic, anterior intercostal, sternal, mediastinal, thymic, bronchial, muscular, and perforating branches, and bifurcates into the musculophrenic and superior epigastric. ... Synonym: arteria thoracica interna, arteria mammaria interna, interna …

arteria masseterica
Synonym for masseteric artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, deep surface of masseter muscle; anastomoses, branches of transverse facial and masseteric branches of facial. ... Synonym: arteria masseterica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria maxillaris
Synonym for maxillary artery ... <anatomy, artery> A branch of the external carotid artery which distributes to the deep structures of the face (internal maxillary) and to the side of the face and nose (external maxillary). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

arteria maxillaris externa
Synonym for facial artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; branches, ascending palatine, tonsillar and glandular branches, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, masseteric, buccal, lateral nasal branches, and angular. ... Synonym: arteria facialis, arteria maxillaris externa, external maxillary artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria mediana
Synonym for median artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior interosseous; distribution, accompanies median nerve to palm; anastomoses, branches of superficial palmar arch. ... Synonym: arteria comitans nervi mediani, arteria mediana. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria meningea anterior
Synonym for anterior meningeal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior ethmoidal; distribution, meninges in anterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and meningeal branches of internal carotid and lacrimal. ... Synonym: arteria meningea anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria meningea media
Synonym for middle meningeal artery ... Origin, maxillary; branches, petrosal, superior tympanic, frontal and parietal; distribution, to parts mentioned and through terminal branches to anterior and middle cranial fossae; anastomoses, meningeal branches of occipital, ascending pharyngeal, ophthalmic and lacrimal, stylomastoid, accessory meningeal br …

arteria meningea posterior
Synonym for posterior meningeal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, ascending pharyngeal; distribution, dura mater of posterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and vertebral. ... Synonym: arteria meningea posterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria mentalis
Synonym for mental artery ... <anatomy, artery> Distribution, chin; the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar; anastomoses, inferior labial artery. ... Synonym: arteria mentalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria mesenterica inferior
Synonym for inferior mesenteric artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, abdominal aorta; branches, left colic, sigmoid, superior rectal; anastomoses, middle colic and middle rectal. ... Synonym: arteria mesenterica inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria mesenterica superior
Synonym for superior mesenteric artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, abdominal aorta; branches, inferior pancreaticoduodenal, jejunal, ileal, ileocolic, appendicular, right colic, middle colic; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal and left colic. ... Synonym: arteria mesenterica superior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria metacarpea dorsalis
Synonym for dorsal metacarpal artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of four arteries taking origin from the dorsal carpal arch and running on the posterior aspect of the interosseous muscles of the hand. ... Synonym: arteria metacarpea dorsalis, dorsal interosseous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria metacarpea palmaris
Synonym for palmar metacarpal artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of the three arteries springing from the deep palmar arch and running in the three medial interosseous spaces; they anastomose with the common palmar and dorsal metacarpal arteries. ... Synonym: arteria metacarpea palmaris, palmar interosseous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria metatarsae
Synonym for metatarsal artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of four dorsal or four plantar arteries coursing in relation to the metatarsal bones, each dividing distally into a medial and a lateral digital artery, serving the dorsal or plantar aspects of adjacent sides of two toes. ... See: dorsal metatarsal artery, plantar metatarsal artery. ... Syn …

arteria metatarsea dorsalis
Synonym for dorsal metatarsal artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of four arteries arising from the dorsalis pedis (I) and arcuate (II-IV) arteries and running on the dorsum of the interosseous muscles of the foot. ... Synonym: arteria metatarsea dorsalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria metatarsea plantaris
Synonym for plantar metatarsal artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of four branches of the plantar arterial arch that divide into plantar digital arteries to supply the toes. ... Synonym: arteria metatarsea plantaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria musculophrenica
Synonym for musculophrenic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, the lateral terminal branch of internal thoracic; distribution, diaphragm and intercostal muscles; anastomoses, branches of pericardiacophrenic, inferior phrenic, and posterior intercostal arteries. ... Synonym: arteria musculophrenica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria nasalis posterior septi
Synonym for posterior septal artery of nose ... A branch of the sphenopalatine artery that supplies the nasal septum and accompanies the nasopalatine nerve. ... Synonym: arteria nasalis posterior septi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria nasi externa
An alternate term for dorsal nasal artery. ... Arteria nervorum, arteries to nerves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria nutricia
Synonym for nutrient artery ... <anatomy, artery> An artery of variable origin that supplies the medullary cavity of a long bone. ... Synonym: arteria nutricia, nutrient vessel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria nutriens fibulae
Synonym for nutrient artery of fibula ... Origin, peroneal (fibular); distribution, fibula. ... Synonym: arteria nutriens fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria nutriens tibialis
Synonym for nutrient artery of the tibia ... Artery derived from the upper part of the posterior tibial artery; it enters through the nutrient foramen on the posterior surface of the tibia. ... Synonym: arteria nutriens tibialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria obturatoria
Synonym for obturator artery ... <anatomy, artery> Anastomoses, iliolumbar, inferior epigastric, medial circumflex femoral; origin, anterior division of the internal iliac; distribution, ilium, pubis, obturator and adductor muscles; branches, pubic, acetabular, anterior, and posterior. ... Synonym: arteria obturatoria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria obturatoria accessoria
Synonym for accessory obturator artery ... <anatomy, artery> Term applied to the anastomosis of pubic branch of the inferior epigastric artery with the pubic branch of the obturator artery when it contributes a significant supply through the obturator canal. ... Synonym: arteria obturatoria accessoria, ramus obturatorius arteriae epigastricae i …

arteria occipitalis
Synonym for occipital artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; branches, sternocleidomastoid, meningeal, auricular, occipital, mastoid, and descending. ... Synonym: arteria occipitalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria occipitalis lateralis
Synonym for lateral occipital artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of the terminal branches of the posterior cerebral artery; it supplies, by several named branches, the lateral portions of the temporal lobe. ... Synonym: arteria occipitalis lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria occipitalis medialis
Synonym for medial occipital artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of the terminal branches of the posterior cerebral artery; it is distributed, by several named branches, to the posterior corpus callosum and the medial and superolateral portions of the occipital lobe including the visual cortex. ... Synonym: arteria occipitalis medialis. ... (05 Mar …

arteria ophthalmica
Synonym for ophthalmic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Artery originating from the internal carotid artery and distributing to the eye, orbit and adjacent facial structures. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

arteria ovarica
Synonym for ovarian artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, aorta; distribution, ureter, ovary, ovarian ligament and uterine tube; anastomoses, uterine. ... Synonym: arteria ovarica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria palatina ascendens
Synonym for ascending palatine artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, lateral walls of pharynx, tonsils, auditory tubes, and soft palate; anastomoses, tonsillar branch of facial, dorsal lingual, and descending palatine. ... Synonym: arteria palatina ascendens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria palatina descendens
Synonym for descending palatine artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, soft palate, gums, and bones and mucous membrane of hard palate; anastomoses, sphenopalatine, ascending palatine, ascending pharyngeal, and tonsillar branches of facial. ... Synonym: arteria palatina descendens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria palatina major
Synonym for greater palatine artery ... <anatomy, artery> Anterior branch of descending palatine artery, supplying the gums and mucous membrane of the hard palate. ... Synonym: arteria palatina major. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria palatina minor
Synonym for lesser palatine artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of several posterior branches of the descending palatine in the greater palatine canal, distributed to the soft palate and tonsil. ... Synonym: arteria palatina minor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pancreatica dorsalis
Synonym for dorsal pancreatic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, head and body of pancreas; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal. ... Synonym: arteria pancreatica dorsalis, great superior pancreatic artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pancreatica inferior
Synonym for inferior pancreatic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, dorsal pancreatic; distribution, body and tail of pancreas; anastomoses, great pancreatic artery. ... Synonym: arteria pancreatica inferior, transverse pancreatic artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pancreatica magna
Synonym for great pancreatic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, tail of pancreas; anastomoses, inferior pancreatic artery and arteries of pancreatic tail. ... Synonym: arteria pancreatica magna. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria paracentralis
Synonym for paracentral artery ... <anatomy, artery> The third branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the cerebral cortex of the paracentral lobule and both sides of the medial part of the central sulcus. ... Synonym: arteria paracentralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria parietales anterior
Synonym for anterior parietal artery ... <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the anterior part of the parietal lobe. ... Synonym: arteria parietales anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria parietales posterior
Synonym for posterior parietal artery ... <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the posterior part of the parietal lobe. ... Synonym: arteria parietales posterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria parieto-occipitalis
Synonym for parieto-occipital artery ... <anatomy, artery> The largest cortical branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the medial and superolateral surface of the parietal lobe posterior to the paracentral lobule; rarely does it extend to supply part of the occipital lobe. ... Synonym: arteria parieto-occipitalis, superior internal parieta …

arteria pericallosa
An alternate term for pericallosal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pericardiacophrenica
Synonym for pericardiacophrenic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal thoracic; distribution, pericardium, diaphragm, and pleura; anastomoses, musculophrenic, inferior phrenic, mediastinal and pericardial branches of the internal thoracic. ... Synonym: arteria pericardiacophrenica, arteria comes nervi phrenici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria perinealis
Synonym for perineal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal pudendal; distribution, superficial structures of the perineum; anastomoses, external pudendal arteries. ... Synonym: arteria perinealis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria peronea
Synonym for peroneal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, posterior tibial; distribution, soleus, tibialis posterior, flexor longus hallucis, peroneal muscles, inferior tibiofibular articulation, and ankle joint; anastomoses, anterior lateral malleolar, lateral tarsal, lateral plantar, dorsalis pedis. ... Synonym: arteria peronea, arteria fibul …

arteria pharyngea ascendens
Synonym for ascending pharyngeal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; distribution, wall of pharynx and soft palate, posterior cranial fossa. ... Synonym: arteria pharyngea ascendens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria phrenica inferior
Synonym for inferior phrenic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, the first paired branch from the abdominal aorta inferior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, superior phrenic, internal thoracic, and musculophrenic. ... Synonym: arteria phrenica inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria phrenica superior
Synonym for superior phrenic artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of a pair of small arteries given off from the thoracic aorta just superior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, musculophrenic, pericardiacophrenic, and inferior phrenic. ... Synonym: arteria phrenica superior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria plantaris lateralis
Synonym for lateral plantar artery ... <anatomy, artery> Larger of the two terminal branches of the posterior tibial; distribution, forms the plantar arch and through it supplies the sole of the foot and plantar surfaces of the toes; anastomoses, medial plantar, dorsalis pedis. ... Synonym: arteria plantaris lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria plantaris medialis
Synonym for medial plantar artery ... <anatomy, artery> One of the terminal branches of the posterior tibial; distribution, medial side of the sole of the foot; anastomoses, dorsalis pedis, lateral plantar. ... Synonym: arteria plantaris medialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria poplitea
Synonym for popliteal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Anterior tibial a., comes off 1st, goes lateralLY, peroneal a., lateral (as expected), posterior tibial a., medial ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

arteria precunealis
Synonym for precuneal artery ... <anatomy, artery> The last cortical branch of the pericallosal artery; it supplies the inferior part of the precuneus. ... Synonym: arteria precunealis, inferior internal parietal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria princeps pollicis
Synonym for princeps pollicis artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb. ... Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria profunda brachii
Synonym for profunda brachii artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, brachial; distribution, humerus and muscles and integument of arm; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral, radial recurrent, recurrent interosseous, ulnar collateral, i.e., articular vascular network of elbow. ... Synonym: arteria profunda brachii, deep brachial artery. ... (05 …

arteria profunda clitoridis
Synonym for deep artery of clitoris ... The deep terminal branch of the internal pudendal artery in the female; it supplies the crus of the clitoris. ... Synonym: arteria profunda clitoridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria profunda femoris
Synonym for profunda femoris artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, femoral; branches, lateral circumflex femoral, medial circumflex femoral, terminating in three or four perforating arteries. ... Synonym: arteria profunda femoris, deep artery of thigh. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria profunda linguae
Synonym for deep lingual artery ... <anatomy, artery> Termination of lingual artery, distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of under surface of tongue. ... Synonym: arteria profunda linguae, arteria ranina, deep artery of tongue, ranine artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria profunda penis
Synonym for deep artery of penis ... Origin, terminal branch (with dorsal artery of penis) of the internal pudendal artery; distribution, corpus cavernosum of the penis via capillary beds and via helcine arteries and arteriovenous anastomoses to produce erection. ... Synonym: arteria profunda penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pudenda interna
Synonym for internal pudendal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal iliac; branches, inferior rectal, perineal, posterior scrotal (or labial), urethral, artery of bulb of penis (or of vestibule), deep artery of penis (or clitoris), dorsal artery of penis (or clitoris). ... Synonym: arteria pudenda interna. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pulmonalis
Synonym for pulmonary trunk ... Origin, right ventricle of heart; distribution, it divides into the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch along with the segmental bronchi. ... Synonym: truncus pulmonalis, arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery, venous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria pulmonalis dextra
Synonym for right pulmonary artery ... <anatomy, artery> The longer of the two terminal branches of the pulmonary trunk, it passes transversely across the mediastinum passing inferior to the aortic arch to enter the hilum of the right lung. Branches are distributed with the bronchi; frequent variations occurs. Typical branches to the superior …

arteria pulmonalis sinistra
Synonym for left pulmonary artery ... <anatomy, artery> The shorter of the two terminal branches of the pulmonary trunk, it pierces the pericardium to enter the hilum of the left lung. Its branches accompany the segmental and subsegmental bronchi. Branches to the superior lobe (rami lobi superioris ) are apical (ramus apicalis ), anterior asce …

arteria radialis
Synonym for radial artery ... <anatomy, artery> The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand. ... (12 Dec 1998) …

arteria radialis indicis
Synonym for radialis indicis artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial; distribution, radial side of index finger. ... Synonym: arteria radialis indicis, arteria volaris indicis radialis, radial index artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria radicularis magna
Largest of the medullary arteries which supply the spinal cord by anastomosing with the anterior (longitudinal) spinal artery; it arises from a lower intercostal or upper lumbar artery (on the left side about 65% of the time) supplying most of the blood to the lower two-thirds of the anterior spinal artery. ... See: medullary arteries of brain. ... S …

arteria ranina
Synonym for deep lingual artery ... <anatomy, artery> Termination of lingual artery, distribution, muscles and mucous membrane of under surface of tongue. ... Synonym: arteria profunda linguae, arteria ranina, deep artery of tongue, ranine artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria rectalis inferior
Synonym for inferior rectal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal pudendal; distribution, anal canal, muscles and skin of the anal region, and skin of the buttock; anastomoses, middle rectal, perineal, and gluteal. ... Synonym: arteria rectalis inferior, inferior haemorrhoidal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria rectalis media
Synonym for middle rectal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal iliac; distribution, middle portion of rectum; anastomoses, inferior rectal and superior rectal. Because the latter is a tributary of the portal system, this is a portosystemic or portocaval anastomosis. ... Synonym: arteria rectalis media, middle haemorrhoidal artery. ... ( …

arteria rectalis superior
Synonym for superior rectal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, inferior mesenteric; distribution, upper part of rectum; anastomoses, middle and inferior rectal. As a tributary of the portal vein, its anastomosis with these arteries forms a portosystemic or portocaval anastomosis. ... Synonym: arteria rectalis superior, superior haemorrhoidal …

arteria recurrens
Synonym for medial striate artery ... <anatomy, artery> Arises at or just distal to the anterior communicating artery; distribution: anterior caudate and putamen and anterior limb of internal capsule. ... Synonym: arteria centralis longa, arteria recurrens, artery of Heubner, long central artery, recurrent artery of Heubner, recurrent artery.
arteria recurrens radialis
Synonym for radial recurrent artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial; distribution, ascends around lateral side of elbow joint; anastomoses, radial collateral, interosseous recurrent. ... Synonym: arteria recurrens radialis, recurrent radial artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria recurrens tibialis anterior
Synonym for anterior tibial recurrent artery ... <anatomy, artery> A branch of the anterior tibial artery which ascends to supply the front and sides of the knee joint, thus contributing to the articular network of the knee. ... Synonym: arteria recurrens tibialis anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria recurrens ulnaris
Synonym for recurrent ulnar artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, ulnar artery; distribution, two branches, anterior and posterior, pass medially in front of and behind the elbow joint; anastomoses, superior and inferior ulnar collateral, i.e., with articular vascular network of elbow. ... Synonym: arteria recurrens ulnaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria renalis
Synonym for renal artery ... <anatomy, artery> A branch of the abdominal aorta which supplies the kidneys, adrenal glands and ureters. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

arteria retinae centralis
Synonym for central artery of retina ... A branch of the ophthalmic artery which penetrates the optic nerve 1 cm behind the eye to enter the eye at the optic papilla in the retina; it divides into superior and inferior temporal and nasal branches. ... Synonym: arteria centralis retinae, arteria retinae centralis, Zinn's artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria retroduodenalis
Synonym for retroduodenal artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, one of several small branches from the gastroduodenal artery posterior to the duodenum; distribution, first part of duodenum. ... Synonym: arteria retroduodenalis, posterior pancreaticoduodenal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria sacralis lateralis
Synonym for lateral sacral artery ... <anatomy, artery> Usually one of two arteries which arise from the internal iliac artery or its branches; they supply muscles and skin in the neighborhood and send branches into the sacral canal, supplying radicular and spinal arteries, and continuing on to the skin and subcutaneous tissues overlying the s …

arteria sacralis mediana
Synonym for median sacral artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, posterior aspect of abdominal aorta just above the bifurcation; distribution, lower lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and coccyx; anastomoses, lateral sacral, superior and middle rectal. ... Synonym: arteria sacralis mediana, middle sacral artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria scapularis descendens
Synonym for dorsal scapular artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, subclavian or as the deep branch of the transverse cervical; distribution, passes deep to the rhomboid muscles, supplying them and other muscles and skin along the vertebral border of the scapula; anastomoses, suprascapular and scapular circumflex. ... Synonym: arteria dorsalis sc …

arteria scapularis dorsalis
An alternate term for dorsal scapular artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria segmenti inferioris renis
Synonym for inferior segmental artery of kidney ... Origin, anterior branch of renal. ... See: segmental arteries of kidney. ... Synonym: arteria segmenti inferioris renis, artery of inferior segment of kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

arteria segmenti posterioris renis
Synonym for posterior segmental artery of kidney ... Origin, continuation of the posterior branch of renal. ... See: segmental arteries of kidney. ... Synonym: arteria segmenti posterioris renis, artery of posterior segment of kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...