| superior branch of the transverse cervical nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch providing cutaneous innervation in upper part of anterior triangle of neck. Synonym: ramus superior nervi transversalis cervicalis (colli). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superior part of lingular branch of left pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein that drains the superior lingular bronchopulmonary segment of the left lung. Synonym: pars superior rami lingularis venae pulmonis sinistri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch | Branch which passes deeply, beneath, or farther from surface; usually in contrast to a superficial branch. Synonym: ramus profundus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Motor branch of lateral plantar nerve supplying lumbricals 2-4, plantar and dorsal interossei, and the adductor hallucis muscles. Synonym: ramus profundus nervi plantaris lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery | <anatomy, artery> Distributed to posterior aspect of femoral head and neck. Synonym: ramus profundus arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the medial plantar artery | <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) |
| deep branch of the radial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The deep terminal branch of the radial nerve, arises in the cubital region, penetrating and supplying the supinator and continuing with the posterior interosseous artery to supply all the extensor muscles in the forearm. Synonym: nervus interosseus posterior, nervus antebrachii posterior, deep branch of the radial nerve, dorsal interosseous nerve, nervus interosseus dorsalis, posterior antebrachial nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the transverse cervical artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, subclavian or as the deep branch of the transverse cervical; distribution, passes deep to the rhomboid muscles, supplying them and other muscles and skin along the vertebral border of the scapula; anastomoses, suprascapular and scapular circumflex. Synonym: arteria dorsalis scapulae, rami profundi arteriae transversae cervicis, ramus profundus arteriae transversae colli, arteria scapularis dorsalis, arteria scapularis descendens, deep branch of the transverse cervical artery, descending scapular artery, ramus profundus arteria scapularis descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the ulnar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Accompanies deep palmar branch of ulnar artery and deep palmar arch to supply wrist joint, lumbricals 3 & 4, palmar and dorsal interossei adductor pollicis and deep head of flexor pollicis brevis muscles. Synonym: ramus profundus nervi ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep palmar branch of ulnar artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of the ulnar artery which supplies the hypothenar muscles then passes deep into the palm to the flexor tendons and anastomoses with the deep palmar arch from the radial artery. Synonym: ramus palmaris profundus arteriae ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep plantar branch of dorsalis pedis artery | <anatomy, artery> Deep plantar branch of arcuate artery or its first metatarsal artery branch which penetrates the foot between first and second metatarsal bones to anastomose with the termination of the plantar arterial arch. Synonym: ramus plantaris profundus arteriae dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprahyoid branch of lingual artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of lingual artery which runs along hyoid bone; anastomosis: infrahyoid branch of superior thyroid artery and across midline with its contralateral partner. Synonym: ramus suprahyoideus arteriae lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deltoid branch | Branches related to the deltoid muscle. Nomina Anatomica lists deltoid branches of the following: 1) thoracoacromial artery, ramus deltoideus arteriae thoracoacromialis; 2) profunda brachii artery, ramus deltoideus arteriae profundae brachii. Synonym: ramus deltoideus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sympathetic branch to submandibular ganglion | Branch to the submandibular ganglion composed of postsynaptic sympathetic fibres from the internal carotid plexus conveyed largely by a periarterial plexus of the facial artery. Synonym: ramus sympathicus [sympatheticus] ad ganglion submandibulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending anterior branch | The descending anterior branch of the superior lobar branches of the right and left pulmonry arteries. Synonym: ramus anterior descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |