| inferior horn of lateral ventricle | The part of the lateral ventricle extending downward and forward into the medial part of the temporal lobe. See: lateral ventricle. Synonym: cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis, temporal horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inferior horn of thyroid cartilage | One of the pair of downward prolongations at the back of the thyroid cartilage; it articulates on each side with the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: cornu inferius cartilaginis thyroideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior hypogastric plexus | One of the bilateral autonomic plexus in the pelvis distributed to the pelvic viscera; it receives the hypogastric nerves and the pelvic splanchnic nerves. Synonym: plexus hypogastricus inferior, plexus pelvinus, pelvic plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior hypophysial artery | <anatomy, artery> A small branch of the cavernous part of the internal carotid to the hypophysis. Synonym: arteria hypophysialis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior ileocaecal recess | A deep fossa sometimes found between the ileocaecal fold, the mesoappendix, and the caecum. Synonym: recessus ileocaecalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior internal parietal artery | <anatomy, artery> The last cortical branch of the pericallosal artery; it supplies the inferior part of the precuneus. Synonym: arteria precunealis, inferior internal parietal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior labial artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, structures of lower lip; anastomoses, the artery from the opposite side, mental and sublabial. Synonym: arteria labialis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior labial branches of mental nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of mental nerve to lower lip. Synonym: rami labiales inferiores nervi mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior labial vein | <anatomy, vein> A tributary of the facial vein draining the lower lip. Synonym: vena labialis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior laryngotomy | Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the radial nerve supplying the skin of the lower lateral aspect of the arm; it frequently is a branch of the posterior antebrachial nerve. Synonym: nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis inferior, lower lateral cutaneous nerve of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lateral genicular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; distribution, knee joint; anastomoses, lateral superior genicular and anterior tibial recurrent (and posterior); i.e., articular vascular network of knee. Synonym: arteria genus inferior lateralis, lateral inferior genicular artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior ligament of epididymis | The lower of the folds of the tunica vaginalis between the body of the epididymis and the testis. Synonym: ligamentum epididymidis inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior limb | The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. Synonym: membrum inferius, inferior limb, lower extremity, pelvic limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior lingual muscle | 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) |