superior phrenic artery
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Superior phrenic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae phrenicae superiores GraySubject = 153 GrayPage = 601 Caption = Caption2 = BranchFrom = thoracic aorta BranchTo = Vein = superior phrenic vein Supplies = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = a 61… … Wikipedia
phrenic artery — n any of the several arteries supplying the diaphragm: a) either of two arising from the thoracic aorta and distributed over the upper surface of the diaphragm called also superior phrenic artery b) either of two that arise from the abdominal… … Medical dictionary
Superior mesenteric artery — Artery: Superior mesenteric artery Frontal view of the superior mesenteric artery and its branches. The large vessel (blue) beside the SMA is the superior mesenteric vein. A considerable number of different branching patterns exist … Wikipedia
Superior phrenic vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae phrenicae superiores GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 666 Caption = Caption2 = DrainsFrom = thoracic diaphragm Source = DrainsTo = azygos vein hemiazygos vein Artery = superior phrenic artery MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Superior suprarenal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae suprarenales superiores GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels. Caption2 = BranchFrom … Wikipedia
phrenic artery — noun : any of the arteries supplying the diaphragm and consisting of a superior pair that arise from the thoracic aorta and are distributed over the upper surface of the diaphragm and an inferior pair from the abdominal aorta that pass to the… … Useful english dictionary
Artery to the ductus deferens — Artery: Artery to the ductus deferens The scrotum. The penis has been turned upward, and the anterior wall of the scrotum has been removed. (Deferential artery labeled at center right.) Latin arteria ductus deferentis … Wikipedia
phrenic vein — n any of the veins that drain the diaphragm and accompany the phrenic arteries: a) one that accompanies the pericardiophrenic artery and usu. empties into the internal thoracic vein called also superior phrenic vein b) any of two or three veins… … 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
Artery of Adamkiewicz — Artery: Artery of Adamkiewicz Latin rami spinales arteriae vertebralis Supplies lumbar enlargement of lower spinal cord[1] Source abdominal aorta, vertebral artery … Wikipedia
