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plantar artery — n either of the two terminal branches into which the posterior tibial artery divides: a) one that is larger and passes laterally and then medially to join with a branch of the dorsalis pedis to form the plantar arch called also lateral plantar… … Medical dictionary
lateral plantar artery — n PLANTAR ARTERY (a) … Medical dictionary
Lateral plantar artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = a. plantaris lateralis GraySubject = 162 GrayPage = 639 Caption = The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Lateral plantar visible at center top.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = posterior tibial artery BranchTo = Vein =… … Wikipedia
Medial plantar artery — Artery: Medial plantar artery The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Medial plantar artery visible at upper left.) … Wikipedia
Deep plantar artery — Artery: Deep plantar artery The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Deep plantar labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
plantar vein — n either of two veins that accompany the plantar arteries: a) one accompanying the lateral plantar artery called also lateral plantar vein b) one accompanying the medial plantar artery called also medial plantar vein … Medical dictionary
plantar nerve — n either of two nerves of the foot that are the two terminal branches into which the tibial nerve divides: a) a smaller one that supplies most of the deeper muscles of the foot and the skin on the lateral part of the sole and on the fifth toe as… … Medical dictionary
plantar arch — n an arterial arch in the sole of the foot formed by the lateral plantar artery and a branch of the dorsalis pedis * * * the arch in the sole of the foot formed by anastomosing branches of the plantar arteries. * * * 1. arcus plantaris profundus … 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
Plantar arch — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arcus plantaris profundus GraySubject = 162 GrayPage = 639 Caption = The plantar arteries. Deep view. Caption2 = BranchFrom = lateral plantar artery, deep plantar artery BranchTo = plantar metatarsal… … Wikipedia
