| inferior petrosal sinus | A paired dural venous sinus running in the groove on the petrooccipital fissure connecting the cavernous sinus with the superior bulb of the internal jugular vein. Synonym: sinus petrosus inferior, Englisch's sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inferior petrosal sulcus | A groove lodging the inferior petrosal sinus, formed by union of similarly named grooves in the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone. Synonym: sulcus sinus petrosi inferioris, inferior petrosal groove, inferior petrosal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior phrenic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, the first paired branch from the abdominal aorta inferior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, superior phrenic, internal thoracic, and musculophrenic. Synonym: arteria phrenica inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior phrenic lymph nodes | Small lymph nodes associated with the inferior phrenic vessels. Synonym: nodi lymphatici phrenici inferiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior phrenic vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein that drains the substance of the diaphragm and empties on the right side into the inferior vena cava, on the left side into the left suprarenal vein; often a second vein on the left side passes transversely across the diaphragm anterior to the oesophageal hiatus to enter the inferior vena cava. Synonym: vena phrenica inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pole | For a structure having a vertically-oriented long axis, the point at the lower end of the axis, nearest the soles of the feet; the lowest point of a structure's surface. See: inferior pole of kidney, inferior pole of testis. Synonym: extremitas inferior, inferior extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pole of kidney | The inferior end of the kidney. Synonym: extremitas inferior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pole of testis | The inferior end of the testis. Synonym: extremitas inferior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior polioencephalitis | Polioencephalitis with predominantly bulbar paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior posterior serratus muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, with latissimus dorsi, from spinous processes of two lower thoracic and two upper lumbar vertebrae; insertion, into lower borders of last four ribs; action, draws lower ribs backward and downward; nerve supply, ninth to twelfth intercostal. Synonym: musculus serratus posterior inferior, inferior posterior serratus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior pubic ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that arches across the inferior aspect of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum pubis, inferior pubic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior quadrigeminal brachium | A fibre bundle passing from the inferior colliculus on either side of the brainstem along the lateral border of the superior colliculus to the posterior part of the thalamus where it enters the medial geniculate body. It forms part of the major ascending auditory pathway. Synonym: brachium colliculi inferioris, brachium quadrigeminum inferius, inferior quadrigeminal brachium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior radioulnar joint | The pivot synovial joint between the head of the ulna and the ulnar notch on the radius; an articular disk passes across the distal part of the joint. Synonym: articulatio radioulnaris distalis, distal radioulnar articulation, inferior radioulnar joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior rectal artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal pudendal; distribution, anal canal, muscles and skin of the anal region, and skin of the buttock; anastomoses, middle rectal, perineal, and gluteal. Synonym: arteria rectalis inferior, inferior haemorrhoidal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior rectal nerves | Several branches of the pudendal nerve that pass to the external and sphincter anoderm and skin of the anal region. Synonym: nervi rectales inferiores, inferior haemorrhoidal nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |