Posterior gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami gastrici posteriores trunci vagalis posterioris GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = posterior vagal trunk BranchTo = celiac branches of vagus nerve MeshName =… … Wikipedia
vagal trunk posterior — truncus vagalis posterior … Medical dictionary
posterior truncal vagotomy — a variation of the highly selective vagotomy in which the posterior vagal trunk is surgically cut for treatment of severe intractable gastric ulcers … Medical dictionary
truncus vagalis posterior — [TA] posterior vagal trunk: a nerve trunk or trunks formed by fibers from both left and right vagus nerves, collected from the posterior part of the esophageal plexus; it descends through the esophageal opening of the diaphragm to supply branches … Medical dictionary
trunk — 1. The body (t. or torso), excluding the head and extremities. 2. A primary nerve, vessel, or collection of tissue before its division. 3. A large collecting lymphatic vessel. SYN: truncus [TA]. [L. truncus] … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … 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
Vagus nerve — Nerve: Vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Course … Wikipedia
Esophageal plexus — Nerve: Esophageal plexus The tracheobronchial lymph glands. (Esophageal plexus visible at bottom center.) Course and di … Wikipedia
Celiac branches of vagus nerve — Nerve: Celiac branches of vagus nerve Latin rami coeliaci nervi vagi From anterior gastric branches of anterior vagal trunk, posterior gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk To celiac plexus The celiac (or coeliac) branches of vagus … Wikipedia
