- Helicine arteries
Helicine arteries can refer to:
*helicine arteries of penis
*helicine branches of uterine artery
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Helicine arteries of penis — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae helicinae penis GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1251 Caption = Diagram of the arteries of the penis. Caption2 = BranchFrom = BranchTo = Vein = Supplies = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = a 61… … Wikipedia
helicine arteries — 1. small arteries that for their entire length have a band of thickened intima on one side, in which longitudinal muscle fibers are embedded. They follow a convoluted or curled course and open directly into cavernous sinuses instead of… … Medical dictionary
Helicine — Hel i*cine, a. (Anat.) Curled; spiral; helicoid; applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helicine branches of uterine artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami helicini arteriae uterinae GraySubject = 155 GrayPage = 615 Caption = Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view. (Helicine branches labeled at center top.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = uterine… … Wikipedia
Middle suprarenal arteries — Artery: Middle suprarenal arteries Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels. (Middle suprarenal artery visible but not labeled.) Latin arteria suprarenalis media … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
arteria — SYN: artery. SEE ALSO: branch. [L. from G. a., the windpipe, later an artery as distinct from a vein] a. acetabuli SYN: acetabular branch. arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior superior alveolar arteries, under artery. a.… … Medical dictionary
arteriae helicinae penis — [TA] helicine arteries of penis: helicine arteries arising from the vessels of the penis, whose engorgement causes erection of the organ. Called also arteries of Mueller … 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
rami helicini arteriae uterinae — [TA] helicine branches of uterine artery: the exceedingly tortuous terminal branches of the uterine artery in the uterine muscle. Called also helicine arteries … Medical dictionary
