| medial limb | Limb or leg-like portion of a structure closest to the midline. Synonym: crus mediale, medial limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medial lip of linea aspera | The medial margin of the linea aspera of the femur that provides attachment for part of the vastus medialis muscle. Synonym: labium mediale lineae asperae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial longitudinal arch of foot | Formed by the calcaneus, talus, navicular, three cuneiform bones, and the three medial metatarsals. Synonym: arcus pedis longitudinalis pars medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial longitudinal bundle | A longitudinal bundle of fibres extending from the upper border of the mesencephalon into the cervical segments of the spinal cord, located close to the midline and ventral to the central gray matter; it is composed largely of fibres from the vestibular nuclei ascending to the motor neurons innervating the external eye muscles (abducens, trochlear, and oculomotor nuclei), and descending to spinal cord segments innervating the musculature of the neck. Synonym: fasciculus longitudinalis medialis, Collier's tract, medial longitudinal bundle, posterior longitudinal bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial longitudinal fasciculus | A longitudinal bundle of fibres extending from the upper border of the mesencephalon into the cervical segments of the spinal cord, located close to the midline and ventral to the central gray matter; it is composed largely of fibres from the vestibular nuclei ascending to the motor neurons innervating the external eye muscles (abducens, trochlear, and oculomotor nuclei), and descending to spinal cord segments innervating the musculature of the neck. Synonym: fasciculus longitudinalis medialis, Collier's tract, medial longitudinal bundle, posterior longitudinal bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial longitudinal stria | A thin longitudinal band of nerve fibres accompanied by gray matter, running along the surface of the corpus callosum on either side of the median line. Together with the lateral longitudinal stria it forms part of a thin layer of gray matter on the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum, the indusium griseum, a rudimentary component of the hippocampus. Synonym: stria longitudinalis medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lumbar intertransversarii muscles | Origin, accessory and mamillary processes of lumbar vertebrae; insertion, corresponding processes of next superior vertebra; action, abducts lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum, medial lumbar intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lumbar intertransverse muscles | Origin, accessory and mamillary processes of lumbar vertebrae; insertion, corresponding processes of next superior vertebra; action, abducts lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum, medial lumbar intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lumbocostal arch | <anatomy> One of Haller's arches; a tendinous thickening of the psoas fascia that extends from the body of the first lumbar vertebra to its transverse process on either side. A portion of the diaphragm arises from it. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum mediale, arcus lumbocostalis medialis, medial lumbocostal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar arteries | Medial malleolar branches of posterior tibial artery. Synonym: rami malleolares mediales, arteriae malleolares posteriores mediales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar network | A network over the medial malleolus formed by branches from the anterior and posterior medial malleolar and medial tarsal arteries. Synonym: rete malleolare mediale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar subcutaneous bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolar surface of talus | The surface of the trochlea of the talus that articulates with the medial malleolus of the tibia. Synonym: facies malleolaris medialis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial malleolus | The process at the medial side of the lower end of the tibia, forming the projection of the medial side of the ankle. Synonym: malleolus medialis, inner malleolus, internal malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial mammary branches | Branches primarily distributed to the medial portion of the breast. Nomina Anatomica lists medial mammary branches (rami mammarii mediales...) of the following: 1) anterior cutaneous branches of ventral primary rami of thoracic spinal nerves (...rami cutanei anterioris ramorum ventralium nervorum thoracicorum; also known as anterior cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves (...rami cutanei anterioris nervorum intercostalium); nerve branches accompanying the perforating branches of internal thoracic artery. 2) perforating branches of internal thoracic artery (...rami perforantes arteriae thoracicae internae ). Synonym: rami mammarii mediales. (05 Mar 2000) |