pontine arteries — arteriae pontis … Medical dictionary
Cerebral arteries — describe three main pairs of arteries and their branches, which irrigate the cerebrum of the brain. The three main arteries consist of the: Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) Middle cerebral artery (MCA) Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) Both the ACA… … Wikipedia
Ciliary arteries — Artery: Ciliary arteries The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. Latin aa. ciliares Gray s … Wikipedia
Medial palpebral arteries — Artery: Medial palpebral arteries The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Medial palpebral labeled at center top.) Latin arteriae palpebrales mediales Gray s … Wikipedia
Deep temporal arteries — Artery: Deep temporal arteries Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Post. deep temporal and ant. deep temporal labeled at center top.) Latin arteria temporalis profunda anterior, arteria temporalis profunda posterior … Wikipedia
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
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
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
Pons — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME GraySubject = 187 GrayPage = 785 Caption = Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Pons visible at center.) Caption2 = Anteroinferior view of the medulla oblongata and pons.… … Wikipedia
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
