| arteria communicans posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal carotid; distribution, optic tract, crus cerebri, interpeduncular region, and hippocampal gyrus; anastomoses, with posterior cerebral to form the cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis). Synonym: arteria communicans posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arteria conjunctivalis posterior | <anatomy, artery> One of a series of branches from the arterial arches of the upper and lower eyelids that supplies the conjunctiva. Synonym: arteria conjunctivalis posterior, conjunctival arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria interossea posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous artery; distribution, posterior compartment of forearm. Synonym: arteria interossea posterior, dorsal interosseous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria meningea posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, ascending pharyngeal; distribution, dura mater of posterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and vertebral. Synonym: arteria meningea posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria nasalis posterior septi | A branch of the sphenopalatine artery that supplies the nasal septum and accompanies the nasopalatine nerve. Synonym: arteria nasalis posterior septi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria parietales posterior | <anatomy, artery> The branch distributed to the posterior part of the parietal lobe. Synonym: arteria parietales posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria recurrens tibialis posterior | <anatomy, artery> An inconstant branch of the posterior tibial artery which ascends anterior to the popliteus muscle, anastomoses with branches of the popliteal artery, and sends a twig to the tibiofibular joint. Synonym: arteria recurrens tibialis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria spinalis posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, vertebral; distribution, medulla, spinal cord, and pia mater; anastomoses, spinal branches of intercostal arteries. Synonym: arteria spinalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria temporalis posterior | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the posterior part of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria temporalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria tibialis posterior | <anatomy, artery> The larger and more directly continuous of the two terminal branches of the popliteal; branches, peroneal, nutrient of fibula, lateral and medial posterior malleolar, nutrient of tibia, medial and lateral plantar. Synonym: arteria tibialis posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria tympanica posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, stylomastoid; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, other tympanic arteries. Synonym: arteria tympanica posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria | Synonym: artery. See: branch. Origin: L. From G. Arteria, the windpipe, later an artery as distinct from a vein (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria acetabuli | An arterial branch that supplies the acetabulum; two arteries, the obturator and the medial femoral circumflex, have such branches. Synonym: ramus acetabularis, acetabular artery, arteria acetabuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria alveolaris inferior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, 1st part of maxillary artery; distribution, through mandibular foramen/canal to lower teeth and chin; branches, artery to mylohyoid, mental artery, dental arteries. Synonym: arteria alveolaris inferior, inferior dental artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria anastomotica auricularis magna | <anatomy, artery> A vessel of variable origin, most commonly a branch of the circumflex artery, coursing posteriorly through the base of the interatrial septum toward the crux of the heart, anastomosing with coronary artery branches supplying the atrioventricular node, the atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His), and the upper posterior walls of the left ventricle. Synonym: arteria anastomotica auricularis magna. (05 Mar 2000) |