paracentral artery
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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
Paracentral lobule — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = lobulus paracentralis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 822 Caption = Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Paracentral lobule labeled at center top.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein =… … 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
rami paracentrales arteriae callosomarginalis — [TA] paracentral branches of callosomarginal artery: branches arising from the postcommunicating part of the anterior cerebral artery and supplying the cerebral cortex and medial central sulcus. Called also paracentral artery … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … 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
Occipital lobe — Brain: Occipital lobe Frontal lobe Temporal lobe … Wikipedia
Cuneus — Brain: Cuneus Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Cuneus visible at left as orange.) … 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
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