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Superior rectal vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena rectalis superior GraySubject = 174 GrayPage = 681 Caption = The bloodvessels of the rectum and anus, showing the distribution and anastomosis on the posterior surface near the termination of the gut.… … Wikipedia
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
Superior rectal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria rectalis superior GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 610 Caption = Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses. (Superior hemorrhoidal… … Wikipedia
rectal vein — n any of three veins that receive blood from the rectal venous plexus: a) one draining the lower part of the rectal venous plexus and emptying into the internal pudendal vein called also inferior hemorrhoidal vein, inferior rectal vein b) one… … Medical dictionary
Middle rectal veins — Vein: Middle rectal veins Scheme of the anastomosis of the veins of the rectum Latin venae rectales mediae Gray s … Wikipedia
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … 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
Rectal venous plexus — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosus rectalis, plexus haemorrhoidalis GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 676 Caption = Scheme of the anastomosis of the veins of the rectum. Caption2 = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.… … Wikipedia
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
Sigmoid arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae sigmoideae GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 610 Caption = Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses. Caption2 = The inferior… … Wikipedia
