| musculus gemellus inferior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, tuberosity of ischium; insertion, tendon of musculus obturator internus; action, rotates thigh laterally; nerve supply, sacral plexus. Synonym: musculus gemellus inferior, gemellus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus longitudinalis inferior | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, cylindrical in shape, occupying the underpart on either side; action, shortens the lower part of the tongue; nerve supply, motor by hypoglossal, sensory by lingual. Synonym: musculus longitudinalis inferior, inferior lingual muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus obliquus capitis inferior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, spinous process of axis; insertion, transverse process of the atlas; action, rotates head; origin, spinous process of axis; insertion, transverse process of the atlas; nerve supply, suboccipital. See: suboccipital muscles. Synonym: musculus obliquus capitis inferior, inferior oblique muscle of head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus obliquus inferior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, orbital plate of maxilla lateral to the lacrimal groove; insertion, sclera between the superior and lateral recti; action, primary, extorsion; secondary, elevation and abduction; nerve supply, oculomotor (inferior branch). Synonym: musculus obliquus inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus rectus inferior | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, inferior part of the common tendinous ring; insertion, inferior part of sclera of the eye; action, primary, depression; secondary, adduction and extorsion; nerve supply, oculomotor (inferior branch). Synonym: musculus rectus inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poli lienalis inferior et superior | See: anterior extremity, posterior extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poli renalis inferior et superior | See: superior pole of kidney, inferior pole of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus tarsalis inferior | <anatomy> Poorly developed smooth muscle in the lower eyelid that acts to widen the palpebral fissure. Synonym: musculus tarsalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricopharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor | See: inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx. Synonym: pars cricopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| half-inferior | <plant biology> Of an ovary, partly below and partly above the level of attachment of the perianth and stamens. (13 Nov 1997) |
| 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) |
| sinus petrosus inferior | A paired dural venous sinus running in the groove on the petrooccipital fissure connecting the cavernous sinus with the superior bulb of the internal jugular vein. Synonym: sinus petrosus inferior, Englisch's sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinus sagittalis inferior | An unpaired dural venous sinus in the lower margin of the falx cerebri, running parallel to the superior sagittal sinus and merging with the great cerebral vein to form the the straight sinus. Synonym: sinus sagittalis inferior, inferior longitudinal sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skeleton of free inferior limb | The bones of the lower limb except the hip bones, i.e., all lower limb bones including and distal to the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spina iliaca anterior inferior | Spine on the anterior border of the ilium between the anterior superior iliac spine and the acetabulum; site of origin for the direct head of the rectus femoris muscle. Synonym: spina iliaca anterior inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |