marginal branch of cingulate sulcus
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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
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
ramus marginalis sulci cinguli — [TA] marginal branch of cingulate sulcus: the posterior portion of the cingulate sulcus that turns off at a right angle and is directed toward the dorsal margin of the cerebral hemisphere, separating the precuneus and the paracentral lobule.… … 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
lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the … Medical dictionary
precuneus — A division of the medial surface of each cerebral hemisphere between the cuneus and the paracentral lobule; it lies above the subparietal sulcus and is bounded anteriorly by the marginal branch of … Medical dictionary
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Posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway — Originating in peripheral sensory receptors, the posterior column medial lemniscus pathway transmits fine touch and conscious proprioceptive information to the brain. Latin via column … Wikipedia
