| arteriae occipitalis | <anatomy, artery> Mastoid branch of occipital artery, passing through the mastoid foramen; distribution, mastoid air cells; anastomosis, middle meningeal artery. Synonym: arteriae occipitalis, ramus mastoideus arteriae occipitalis, mastoid branch of occipital artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arteriae palpebrales | Branches of the ophthalmic supplying the upper and lower eyelids, consisting of two sets, lateral and medial. Synonym: arteriae palpebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae parietales | Branches of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery, divided into two branches: anterior parietal artery and posterior parietal artery. Synonym: arteriae parietales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae perforantes | Origin, arteria profunda femoris; distribution, as three or four vessels that pass through the aponeurosis of the adductor magnus to the posterior and anterior compartments of the thigh. Synonym: arteriae perforantes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae pontis | Several small branches of the basilar artery distributed to the pons. Synonym: arteriae pontis, rami ad pontem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae pudendae externae | Origin, femoral; distribution, skin over pubis, skin over penis and skin of scrotum or labium majus via anterior scrotal (labial) arteries; anastomoses, dorsal artery of penis or clitoris, posterior scrotal or labial arteries. Synonym: arteriae pudendae externae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae renis | The branches of the renal artery that supply the anatomical segments of kidney. Usually five in number, they are end arteries and give off interlobar, arcuate and interlobular arteries in sequence. The latter send afferent arterioles to the glomeruli as well as branches to the kidney capsule. The segmental arteries of the kidney are identified as: anterior inferior (arteriae segmenti anterioris inferioris renis ); anterior superior (arteriae segmenti anterioris superioris renis ); inferior (arteriae segmenti inferioris renis ); posterior (arteriae segmenti posterioris renis ); and superior (arteriae segmenti superioris renis ). Synonym: arteriae renis, arteries of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae sigmoideae | Origin, inferior mesenteric; distribution, descending colon and sigmoid flexure; anastomoses, left colic, superior rectal. Synonym: arteriae sigmoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae suprarenales superiores | Origin, inferior phrenic artery; distribution, suprarenal gland. Synonym: arteriae suprarenales superiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae thalamostriatae anterolaterales | An alternate term for lateral striate arteries. Arteriae thalamostriatae anteromediales An alternate term for anteromedial central arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae thymicae | <anatomy, artery> Small twigs supplying anterior mediastinal structures: mainly thymus and lymph nodes. Synonym: rami mediastinales arteriae thoracicae internae, rami thymici, anterior mediastinal arteries, arteriae thymicae, thymic arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriae ventriculares | Branches of the right and left coronary arteries distributed to the muscle of the ventricles. Synonym: arteriae ventriculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami articulares arteriae descendentis genicularis | See: articular branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis | <anatomy, artery> Distribution, auricle, earlobe and external acoustic meatus. Synonym: rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami capsulares arteriae renalis | <anatomy, artery> Branches arising from the renal artery outside of the kidney that are distributed to the renal capsule. Synonym: rami capsulares arteriae renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |