common modiolar vein
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Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
vena scalae tympani — vein of scala tympani: a tributary of the common modiolar vein draining the scala tympani of the cochlea … Medical dictionary
vena scalae vestibuli — vein of scala vestibuli: a tributary of the common modiolar vein draining the scala vestibuli of the cochlea … Medical dictionary
vena — SYN: vein. [L.] v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the live … Medical dictionary
vena modioli communis — [TA] common modiolar vein: a vein receiving blood from the vein of scala tympani and vein of scala vestibuli, running a spiral course in the modiolus of the cochlea, and draining into the vein of cochlear aqueduct … 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
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
