| canales saemicirculares lateralis | Lateral saemicircular canal. See: bony saemicircular canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| radix lateralis nervi mediani | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the median nerve arising from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus. Synonym: radix lateralis nervi mediani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radix lateralis tractus optici | The larger division of the posterior end of the optic tract that terminates in the lateral geniculate body. Synonym: radix lateralis tractus optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami corporis geniculati lateralis | The lateral geniculate body branches, branches of the anterior choroid artery to the lateral geniculate body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mammarii laterales arteriae thoracicae lateralis | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the lateral thoracic artery which extend around the lateral borders of the pectoral muscles to supply the lateral aspect of the breast and mammary gland. Synonym: rami mammarii laterales arteriae thoracicae lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mammarii laterales rami cutanei lateralis nervorum intercostalium | An alternate term for lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of thoracic spinal nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami mammarii laterales rami cutanei lateralis nervorum thoracicorum | Branches arising from the lateral cutaneous branches of the ventral primary rami of spinal nerves (intercostal nerves) T-3 to T-6 which run anteriorly to supply the lateral aspect of the breast. Synonym: rami mammarii laterales rami cutanei lateralis nervorum thoracicorum, rami mammarii laterales rami cutanei lateralis nervorum intercostalium, lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vastus lateralis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral lip of linea aspera as far as great trochanter; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of common tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus vastus lateralis, lateral great muscle, lateral vastus muscle, musculus vastus externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus anterior lateralis | The lateral anterior branch, the former name for the ascending anterior branch of the left pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus basalis lateralis | Lateral basal branch of the following: 1) basal part of inferior lobar branch of right pulmonary artery; 2) basal part of inferior lobar branch of left pulmonary artery. Synonym: ramus basalis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus costalis lateralis arteriae thoracicae internae | Synonym: lateral costal branch of internal thoracic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus lateralis | Lateral cutaneous branches of the following: 1) iliohypogastric nerve, ramus cutaneus lateralis nervi iliohypogastrici; 2) dorsal branch of thoracic nerves, ramus lateralis ramorum dorsalium nervorum thoracicorum; 3) dorsal branch of posterior intercostal arteries, ramus cutaneos lateralis ramorum posteriorum arterieae intercostalium. Synonym: ramus cutaneus lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus lateralis nervi iliohypogastrici | Lateral cutaneous branch of iliohypogastric nerve. See: lateral cutaneous branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cutaneus lateralis ramorum posteriorum arteriae intercostalium | Lateral cutaneous branch of dorsal branch of posterior intercostal arteries. See: lateral cutaneous branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis | <anatomy, artery> A major branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery accompanying the nerve to the vastus lateralis muscle along the anterior border of that muscle and deep to the rectus femoris muscle, supplying both muscles. Anastomosis: with lateral superior genicular artery, i.e., it contributes to the articular network of the knee. Synonym: ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |