Intervertebral foramina — Bone: Intervertebral foramina Sacrum, pelvic surface. (The two columns of four holes are the intervertebral foramina of sacrum, visible but not labeled.) … Wikipedia
intervertebral vein — noun one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves • Syn: ↑vena intervertebralis • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel … Useful english dictionary
Spinal veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae spinales GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 669 Caption = 1: posterior spinal vein 2: anterior spinal vein 3: posterolateral spinal vein 4: radicular (or segmental medullary) vein 5: posterior spinal arteries… … Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
External vertebral venous plexuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosi vertebrales externi GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 668 Caption = Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two thoracic … Wikipedia
plexus venosus sacralis — [TA] sacral venous plexus: the plexus on the pelvic surface of the sacrum that receives the sacral intervertebral veins, anastomoses with neighboring lumbar and pelvic veins, and drains into the middle and lateral sacral veins … Medical dictionary
venae columnae vertebralis — [TA] veins of the vertebral column: a plexiform venous network extending the entire length of the vertebral column, outside or inside the vertebral canal; the anterior and posterior external and anterior and posterior internal groups freely… … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… … Universalium
