arteriae pontis — [TA] pontine arteries: origin, basilar artery; branches, none; distribution, pons and adjacent areas of brain. There are shorter (rami mediales pontis) and longer (rami laterales pontis) pontine arteries … Medical dictionary
circumferential pontine branches — rami laterales pontis … Medical dictionary
lateral pontine branches — rami laterales pontis … Medical dictionary
long circumferential pontine branches — the group of lateral pontine arterial branches that travel farther around the pons, supplying the lateral tegmentum and substantia nigra; see rami laterales pontis, under ramus … Medical dictionary
short circumferential pontine branches — the group of lateral pontine arterial branches that travel a short distance around the pons, supplying its anterolateral and posterolateral regions; see rami laterales pontis, under ramus … 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
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
НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА — НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА. [Анатомия, физиология и патология нерва см. ст. Нервы в томе XX; там же (ст. 667 782) рисунки Нервы человека]. Ниже приведена таблица нервов, освещающая в систематическом порядке важнейшие моменты анатомии и физиологии каждого… … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
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
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary