| AFA | acromegaloid facial syndrome; advanced first aid; alcohol-formaldehyde-acetic [fixative] |
|---|---|
| AFH | angiofollicular hyperplasia; anterior facial height |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein; anterior faucial pillar; atypical facial pain |
| COFS | cerebro-oculo-facial-skeletal [syndrome] |
| FFDD | focal facial dermal dysplasia |
| communicating branch of otic ganglion to auriculotemporal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the otic ganglion joining the roots of the auriculotemporal nerve to convey postsynaptic parasympathetic fibres to the parotid gland. Synonym: ramus communicans ganglii otici cum nervo auriculotemporali. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| communicating branch of otic ganglion with medial pterygoid nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of otic ganglion joining the nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle. Synonym: ramus communicans ganglii otici cum nervo pterygoideo mediali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior branch of great auricular nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Provides general sensory fibres to skin of posterior auricle and over mastoid process. Synonym: ramus posterior nervi auricularis magni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior branch of obturator nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch supplying obturator externus muscle, then passing posterior to adductor brevis, supplying it and the adductor portion of the adductor magnus muscle. Synonym: ramus posterior nervi obturatorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous branch of obturator nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of the anterior branch of obturator nerve supplying skin of medial thigh above knee. Synonym: ramus cutaneus rami anterioris nervi obturatorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial branch of the lateral plantar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Mostly cutaneous branch to skin of small and lateral half of fourth toes and lateral side of sole of foot, but also supplies the flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle and the most lateral dorsal and plantar interosseous muscles. Synonym: ramus superficialis nervi plantaris lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial branch of the radial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Cutaneous terminal branch (with deep branch) which runs under cover of brachioradialis muscle to wrist, then supplies skin of proximal portion of the dorsal aspects of thumb, index, middle and lateral half of ring fingers and the portion of the dorsum of the hand located proximally. Synonym: ramus superficialis nervi radialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial branch of the ulnar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch supplying skin of palmar aspect of little and medial half of ring fingers, the portion of the palm proximal to them and the palmaris brevis muscle. Synonym: ramus superficialis nervi ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial temporal branch of auriculotemporal nerve | Branches of auriculotemporal nerve to anterolateral scalp. Synonym: rami temporales superficiales nervi auriculotemporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior branch of the oculomotor nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of oculomotor nerve supplying the superior rectus and levator palpebrae superioris muscles. Synonym: ramus superior nervi oculomotorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Motor branch of lateral plantar nerve supplying lumbricals 2-4, plantar and dorsal interossei, and the adductor hallucis muscles. Synonym: ramus profundus nervi plantaris lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the radial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The deep terminal branch of the radial nerve, arises in the cubital region, penetrating and supplying the supinator and continuing with the posterior interosseous artery to supply all the extensor muscles in the forearm. Synonym: nervus interosseus posterior, nervus antebrachii posterior, deep branch of the radial nerve, dorsal interosseous nerve, nervus interosseus dorsalis, posterior antebrachial nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep branch of the ulnar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Accompanies deep palmar branch of ulnar artery and deep palmar arch to supply wrist joint, lumbricals 3 & 4, palmar and dorsal interossei adductor pollicis and deep head of flexor pollicis brevis muscles. Synonym: ramus profundus nervi ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending branch of hypoglossal nerve | The fibres that arise from the first and second cervical nerves, accompany the hypoglossal nerve, then branch off to meet the inferior root in the ansa cervicalis; they innervate the infrahyoid muscles. Synonym: descendens hypoglossi, descending branch of hypoglossal nerve, radix superior ansae cervicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Branch arising from the ulnar nerve proximal to the wrist for distribution to the medial side of the dorsum of the hand and proximal portion of the little finger and medial side of ring finger. Synonym: rami dorsales nervi ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |