| VCC | vasoconstrictor center; ventral cell column |
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| arteria choroidea posterior | <anatomy, artery> One of several choroid branches of the P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery that supply the choroid plexus of the body of the lateral ventricle and of the third ventricle. Synonym: arteria choroidea posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arteria ciliaris posterior brevis | <anatomy, artery> One of approximately seven branches of the ophthalmic artery which pass around the optic nerve to supply the eyeball. Dividing into some 15-20 branches, they penetrate the sclera adjacent to the optic nerve, supplying the choroid and ciliary processes. Anastomoses: with central retinal artery and long and anterior ciliary arteries (at the ora serrata). Synonym: arteria ciliaris posterior brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria ciliaris posterior longa | long posterior ciliary artery |
| arteria circumflexa humeri posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and structures of shoulder joint; anastomoses, anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromial, and profunda brachii. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri posterior, posterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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 ethmoidalis posterior | <anatomy, artery> Origin, ophthalmic; distribution, posterior ethmoidal cells and upper posterior part of lateral wall of nasal cavity. Synonym: arteria ethmoidalis posterior. (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) |