- rami articulares arteriae descendentis genicularis
- [TA] articular branches of descending genicular artery: branches that pass downward in the vastus medialis muscle and help supply the knee joint.
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rami articulares arteriae descendentis genicularis
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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
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Articular branches of descending genicular artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami articulares arteriae descendentis genicularis GraySubject = 157 GrayPage = 631 Caption = The femoral artery. (Highest genicular labeled at center right.) Caption2 = Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Highest… … 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
