princeps cervicis artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin: occipital artery within occipital groove; distribution: posterior neck muscles and cervical trapezius muscle; anastomoses: superficial and deep cervical arteries, vertebral artery.
Synonym: ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis, princeps cervicis artery, princeps cervicis.
(05 Mar 2000) |
princeps pollicis artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb.
Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb.
(05 Mar 2000) |
principal artery of thumb |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb.
Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb.
(05 Mar 2000) |
profunda brachii artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, brachial; distribution, humerus and muscles and integument of arm; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral, radial recurrent, recurrent interosseous, ulnar collateral, i.e., articular vascular network of elbow.
Synonym: arteria profunda brachii, deep brachial artery.
(05 Mar 2000) |
profunda femoris artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, femoral; branches, lateral circumflex femoral, medial circumflex femoral, terminating in three or four perforating arteries.
Synonym: arteria profunda femoris, deep artery of thigh.
(05 Mar 2000) |
saphenous branch of descending genicular artery |
<anatomy, artery> Branch of descending genicular artery supplying skin of the upper part of the medial aspect of the leg; anastomosis: medial inferior genicular artery (articular vascular network of knee).
Synonym: ramus saphenus arteriae descendentis genicularis.
(05 Mar 2000) |
hepatic artery |
<anatomy, artery> A branch of the coeliac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum.
(12 Dec 1998) |
proper hepatic artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, common hepatic; branches, right and left hepatic.
Synonym: arteria hepatica propria.
(05 Mar 2000) |
proper palmar digital artery |
<anatomy, artery> Terminal branches of the common palmar digital artery that pass to the side of each finger.
Synonym: arteria digitalis palmaris propria, collateral digital artery, digital collateral artery.
(05 Mar 2000) |
proper plantar digital artery |
<anatomy, artery> One of the digital branches of the plantar metatarsal arteries.
Synonym: arteria digitalis plantaris propria.
(05 Mar 2000) |
highest intercostal artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, costocervical trunk; distribution, structures of first and second intercostal spaces via its terminal branches, posterior intercostal arteries 1 and 2; anastomoses, anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic.
Synonym: arteria intercostalis suprema, highest intercostal artery, supreme intercostal artery.
(05 Mar 2000) |
highest thoracic artery |
<anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles of superior chest; anastomoses, branches of suprascapular, internal thoracic, and thoracoacromial.
Synonym: arteria thoracica superior, highest thoracic artery.
(05 Mar 2000) |
pterygoid branch of maxillary artery |
<anatomy, artery> Pterygoid branches of middle meningeal artery.
Synonym: rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris.
(05 Mar 2000) |
pubic branch of inferior epigastric artery |
<anatomy, artery> Branch arising from the inferior epigastric artery medial to the deep inguinal ring; runs medial to femoral ring onto posterior pubis; anastomosis, pubic branch of obturator artery. This anastomosis is frequently large, referred to as an "accessory obturator artery." In 20-30%, this anastomosis replaces the obturator artery, as an "aberrant" or "replaced" obturator artery.
Synonym: ramus pubicus arteriae epigastricae inferioris.
(05 Mar 2000) |
pubic branch of obturator artery |
<anatomy, artery> Branch arising from the obturator artery just prior to its pasage through the obturator canal; the branch passes superiorly on the posterior aspect of the pubis. Anastomosis: with contralateral partner and pubic branche of inferior epigastric artery.
See: accessory obturator artery, pubic branch of inferior epigastric artery.
Synonym: ramus pubicus arteriae obturatoriae.
(05 Mar 2000) |