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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
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
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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
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
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
arteria cochlearis propria — [TA] proper cochlear artery: origin, common cochlear artery; branches, none; distribution, cochlea. Called also cochlear artery … Medical dictionary
arteria cochlearis communis — [TA] common cochlear artery: origin, labyrinthine artery; branches, vestibulocochlear, proper cochlear, and spiral modiolar arteries; distribution, cochlea and vestibule … Medical dictionary
arteria vestibulocochlearis — [TA] vestibulocochlear artery: origin, common cochlear artery; branches, cochlear and posterior vestibular branches; distribution, cochlea, saccule, semicircular canals … Medical dictionary
arteria spiralis modioli — [TA] spiral modiolar artery: origin, common cochlear artery; branches, none; distribution, internal auditory meatus, running a spiral course around the auditory nerve … Medical dictionary
