ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis

ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis
[TA] descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery: a branch passing from the lateral circumflex artery (sometimes directly from the deep femoral) to the knee, and supplying the thigh muscles.

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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

  • quadriceps artery of femur — ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

  • Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery — Artery: Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled …   Wikipedia

  • Ве́на — ( ы) (vena, ае, PNA, BNA, JNA, LNH) кровеносные сосуды, несущие кровь из органов и тканей к сердцу. Вены альвеолярные верхние (v. alveolares superiores, BNA) см. Alveolares superiores. Вена альвеолярная нижнечелюстная (v. alveolaris mandibularis) …   Медицинская энциклопедия

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