| caput longum | The head that has the more proximal origin. Nomina Anatomica lists long heads (caput longum...) of the following: 1) biceps brachii muscle (... Musculi bicipitis brachii ); 2) biceps femoris muscle (... Musculi bicipitis femoris ); 3) triceps brachii muscle (... Musculi tricipitis brachii ). Synonym: caput longum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caput longum musculi bicipitis brachii | Long head of biceps brachii muscle. See: long head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris | Long head of biceps femoris muscle. See: long head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput longum musculi tricipitis brachii | Long head of triceps brachii muscle. See: long head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput mandibulae | The expanded articular portion of the condylar process of the mandible. Synonym: caput mandibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput mediale | The head of origin closest to the midline. Nomina Anatomica lists medial head of the following: 1) triceps brachii muscle (... Musculi tricipitis brachii ); 2) gastrocnemius muscle (... Musculi gastrocnemii ). Synonym: caput mediale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput mediale musculi gastrocnemii | Medial head of gastrocnemius muscle. See: medial head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput mediale musculi tricipitis brachii | Medial head of triceps brachii muscle. See: medial head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput medusae | Varicose veins radiating from the umbilicus, seen in the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome, dilated ciliary arteries girdling the corneoscleral limbus in rubeosis iridis. Synonym: Medusa head. Origin: Medusa, G. Myth. Char. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput nuclei caudati | The head or anterior extremity of the caudate nucleus projecting into the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. Synonym: caput nuclei caudati, anterior extremity of caudate nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput obliquum | Head of origin which is diagonally situated. Nomina Anatomica lists oblique heads (caput obliquum...) of the following: 1) adductor hallucis muscle (... Musculi adductoris hallucis ); 2) adductor pollicis muscle (... Musculi adductoris pollicis ). Synonym: caput obliquum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput obliquum musculi adductoris hallucis | Oblique head of adductor hallucis muscle. See: oblique head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput obliquum musculi adductoris pollicis | Oblique head of adductor pollicis muscle. See: oblique head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis femoris | The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. Synonym: caput ossis femoris, caput femoris, head of thigh bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis metacarpalis | The expanded distal end of a metacarpal that articulates with the proximal phalanx of the same digit. Synonym: caput ossis metacarpalis. (05 Mar 2000) |