| rami lienales arteriae lienalis | An alternate term for splenic branches of splenic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami mammarii laterales arteriae thoracicae lateralis | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the lateral thoracic artery which extend around the lateral borders of the pectoral muscles to supply the lateral aspect of the breast and mammary gland. Synonym: rami mammarii laterales arteriae thoracicae lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mammarii mediales rami perforantis arteriae thoracicae internae | Medial mammary branches of perforating branches of internal thoracic artery. See: medial mammary branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mastoidei arteriae auricularis posterioris | <anatomy, artery> Branches from stylomastoid branch of posterior auricular artery arising within the facial canal, distributed to the mastoid air cells. Synonym: rami mastoidei arteriae auricularis posterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mediastinales arteriae thoracicae internae | <anatomy, artery> Small twigs supplying anterior mediastinal structures: mainly thymus and lymph nodes. Synonym: rami mediastinales arteriae thoracicae internae, rami thymici, anterior mediastinal arteries, arteriae thymicae, thymic arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami occipitales arteriae auricularis posterioris | Occipital branch of posterior auricular artery. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami occipitales arteriae occipitis | Occipital branch of occipital artery. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophageales arteriae gastricae sinistrae | <anatomy, artery> Ascends through oesophageal hiatus of diaphragm to supply lowermost (cardiac) oesophagus; anastomosis: oesophageal branches of thoracic aorta. Synonym: rami oesophageales arteriae gastricae sinistrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophageales arteriae thyroideae inferioris | <anatomy, artery> Distribution: upper one-quarter of oesophagus; anastomosis: oesophageal branches of thoracic aorta. Synonym: rami oesophageales arteriae thyroideae inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami pancreatici arteriae pancreaticoduodenalis superioris | Pancreatic branch of superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries. See: pancreatic branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami pancreatici arteriae splenicae | Pancreatic branch splenic artery. See: pancreatic branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami pectorales arteriae thoracoacromialis | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the thoracoacromial artery descending between and supplying the pectoralis major and minor muscles, then continuing to supply the serratus anterior muscle and, in the adult female, the upper portion of the breast. Synonym: rami pectorales arteriae thoracoacromialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami pharyngeales arteriae pharyngeae ascendentis | <anatomy, artery> Distribution: walls of oro-and nasopharynx. Synonym: rami pharyngeales arteriae pharyngeae ascendentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami pharyngeales arteriae thyroideae inferioris | <anatomy, artery> Distributed to laryngopharynx. Synonym: rami pharyngeales arteriae thyroideae inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami profundi arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis | <anatomy, artery> Branch running deep to abductor hallucis, supplying it and the flexor hallucis brevis muscle deep to the artery and the skin of the medial side of the distal foot. Synonym: rami profundi arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |