| scapular | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder Scapular arch, a definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise. Origin: Cf. F. Scapulaire. Cf. Scapulary. <zoology> One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scapular line | A vertical line passing through the inferior angle of the scapula. Synonym: linea scapularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapular notch | A notch on the superior border of the scapula through which the suprascapular nerve passes. Synonym: incisura scapulae, suprascapular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapular reflex | Contraction of the upper muscles of the back by stimulation between the scapulae. Synonym: interscapular reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapular region | The area of the back corresponding to the outlines of the scapula. Synonym: regio scapularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior transverse scapular ligament | <anatomy> The strong fibrous band that bridges the scapular notch creating a foramen that gives passage to the suprascapular nerve, while the suprascapular vessels pass over the ligament superiorly. Synonym: ligamentum transversum scapulae superius, suprascapular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal scapular nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from ventral primary rami of the fifth to seventh cervical nerves and passes downward to supply the levator scapulae and the rhomboideus major and minor muscles. Synonym: nervus dorsalis scapulae, dorsal nerve of scapula, nerve to rhomboid, posterior scapular nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal scapular vein | <anatomy, vein> The vena comitans of the descending scapular artery; it is a tributary to the subclavian or the external jugular vein. Synonym: vena scapularis dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior transverse scapular ligament | <anatomy> An inconstant fibrous band that passes from the lateral border of the spine of the scapula to the posterior margin of the glenoid cavity. Synonym: ligamentum transversum scapulae inferius, spinoglenoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for the descending aorta | A broad, deep, vertical sulcus immediately posterior to the hilus on the mediastinal surface of the left lung, formed as a result of the descending aorta impressing or indenting the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending | Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. <astronomy> Descending constellations or signs, that point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward. <mathematics> Descending series, a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| descending aorta | A part of the aorta, further divided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta. Synonym: pars descendens aortae, aorta descendens, descending part of aorta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending branch | Branch of an artery or nerve passing inferiorly. Descending branches have been described for the following: descending branch of hypoglossal nerve, superior root of ansa cervicalis; descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery; descending branch of the occipital artery. Synonym: ramus descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending branch of hypoglossal nerve | The fibres that arise from the first and second cervical nerves, accompany the hypoglossal nerve, then branch off to meet the inferior root in the ansa cervicalis; they innervate the infrahyoid muscles. Synonym: descendens hypoglossi, descending branch of hypoglossal nerve, radix superior ansae cervicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |