vitelline artery
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vitelline artery — noun : an artery that arises in a vertebrate embryo from the aorta or one of the aortic trunks of the embryo, is distributed by numerous branches over the yolk sac, and is usually paired compare vitelline vein … Useful english dictionary
Vitelline veins — The liver and the veins in connection with it, of a human embryo, twenty four or twenty five days old, as seen from the ventral surface. (Vitelline veins visible at center bottom.) Gray s … Wikipedia
Vitelline duct — Fetus of about eight weeks, enclosed in the amnion. (Vitelline duct labeled at lower right.) … Wikipedia
Vitelline arteries — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Model of human embryo 1.3 mm. long. (Vitelline arteries not shown, but vitelline arteries labeled at center left.) Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = 13 Days = 28… … Wikipedia
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
omphalomesenteric artery — n an artery that arises in a vertebrate embryo from the aorta or one of the aortic trunks of the embryo, is distributed by numerous branches over the yolk sac, and is usu. paired called also vitelline artery … Medical dictionary
Umbilical artery — Artery: Umbilical artery Fetal circulation; the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left. The umbilical arteries are purple and wrap around the umbilical vein … Wikipedia
Celiac artery — Artery: Cantelmi[citation needed] artery The celiac artery and its branches. (Celiac artery visibile at center.) … Wikipedia
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
Inferior mesenteric artery — Artery: Inferior mesenteric artery Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses. (Inferior mesenteric artery labeled at center.) … Wikipedia
