| ramus basalis medialis | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the basal part of inferior lobar branches of the left and right pulmonary arteries. Synonym: ramus basalis medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ramus basalis posterior | Posterior basal branch of the basal part of the inferior lobar branch of the left and right pulmonary arteries. Synonym: ramus basalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cardiacus | An obsolete term for medial basal branch of pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cervicalis nervi facialis | An alternate term for cervical branch of facial nerve. Ramus chiasmaticus, the chiasmatic branch, a branch of the middle cerebral artery to the optic chiasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus choroidei posteriores laterales | Lateral posterior choroid branches of posterior cerebral artery. See: choroid branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus choroidei posteriores mediales | Medial posterior choroid branches of posterior cerebral artery. See: choroid branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus choroidei ventriculi lateralis | Lateral ventrical branch of anterior choroid artery. See: choroid branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus choroidei ventriculi quarti | Fourth ventricle choroid branch of posterior inferior cerebellar artery. See: choroid branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus choroidei ventriculi tertii | Third ventricle choroid branch of anterior artery. See: choroid branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cingularis | The cingular branch, a branch of the callosomarginal artery supplying the gyrus cinguli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus clivi | The branch to the clivus, a branch of the cerebral part of the internal carotid artery supplying the clivus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus collateralis arteriarum intercostalium posteriorum III-XI | Branch arising near angle of rib and descending to run along superior border of rib below; distribution: lower half of intercostal spaces 3-11; anastomoses: collateral branches of anterior intercostal arteries. Synonym: ramus collateralis arteriarum intercostalium posteriorum III-XI. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus colli nervi facialis | <anatomy, nerve> The most inferior branch of the parotid plexus of the facial nerve, it descends to innervate the platysma muscle. Synonym: ramus colli nervi facialis, ramus cervicalis nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus communicans | A bundle of nerve fibres passing from one named nerve to join another. The term "communicating branch" is used in the nervous system to replace the inadequate "anastomosing branch" used for vascular systems. Synonym: ramus communicans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus communicans cum chorda tympani | <anatomy, nerve> Terminal branch of chorda tympani joining the lingual nerve in the infratemporal fossa; conveys sensory fibres for taste from anterior two-thirds of tongue and presynaptic parasympathetic fibres destined for submandibular ganglion for innervation of submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. Synonym: ramus communicans cum chorda tympani. (05 Mar 2000) |