central arteries anteromedial
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central arteries short — the anteromedial central arteries, excepting the long central artery (distal medial striate 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
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
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
arteriae centrales anteromediales — [TA] anteromedial central arteries: origin, anterior communicating artery and precommunicating part (A1 segment) of anterior cerebral artery; branches, none; distribution, anterior and medial corpus striatum. Called also anteromedial… … Medical dictionary
arteria cerebri anterior — [TA] anterior cerebral artery: divided into two parts, the precommunicating part (pars precommunicalis), and the postcommunicating part (pars postcommunicalis); origin, internal carotid artery; branches, (precommunicating part) anteromedial… … Medical dictionary
arteria communicans anterior — [TA] anterior communicating artery: origin, precommunicating part of anterior cerebral artery; branches, anteromedial central arteries; distribution, establishes connection between the right and left anterior cerebral arteries … Medical dictionary
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
substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base … Medical dictionary
