medullary artery
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Segmental medullary artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = 1: posterior spinal vein 2: anterior spinal vein 3: posterolateral spinal vein 4: radicular (or segmental medullary) vein 5: posterior spinal arteries 6: anterior spinal… … Wikipedia
medullary artery great anterior — a. of Adamkiewicz … Medical dictionary
Artery of Adamkiewicz — Artery: Artery of Adamkiewicz Latin rami spinales arteriae vertebralis Supplies lumbar enlargement of lower spinal cord[1] Source abdominal aorta, vertebral artery … Wikipedia
artery of Adamkiewicz — an unusually large anterior segmental medullary artery arising from an intersegmental branch of the aorta, varying from the lower thoracic to the upper lumbar level, and traveling posteriorly to supply the spinal cord by anastomosing with the… … Medical dictionary
segmental medullary artery — arteria medullaris segmentalis … Medical dictionary
segmental medullary artery great anterior — a. of Adamkiewicz … 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
Medullary ray (anatomy) — In anatomy, the medullary ray is the middle part of the cortical lobule or renal lobule, consisting of a group of straight tubes to the collecting ducts. Their name is potentially misleading the medullary refers to their destination, not their… … Wikipedia
Medullary interstitium — The medullary interstitium is the tissue surrounding the loop of Henle in the renal medulla. It functions in renal water reabsorption by building up a high hypertonicity, which draws water out of the thin descending limb of the loop of Henle and… … Wikipedia
Anterior spinal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria spinalis anterior GraySubject = 148 Caption = Arteries of the brain, brain stem and upper spinal cord (anterior spinal artery at bottom) Caption2 = 1: posterior spinal vein 2: anterior spinal vein 3 … Wikipedia
