| dorsal branch of the subcostal artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch (with ventral branch) of subcostal artery, distributed to posterior vertebral column, spinal cord and environs, and back at the T12-L1 vertebral level. Synonym: rami dorsales arteriae subcostalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dorsal branch of the superior intercostal artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal arteries which arise as branches of the supreme intercostal artery. The distribution is the same as for the dorsal branches of the other posterior intercostal arteries at the T1-T2 vertebral level. Synonym: rami dorsales arteriae intercostalis supremae. (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) |
| dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament | <anatomy> See: bifurcate ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpal branch of radial artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the radial artery that passes to the back of the wrist to join the dorsal carpal network. Synonym: ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae radialis, ramus carpeus dorsalis arteriae radialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpal branch of ulnar artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the ulnar artery that passes to the dorsal side of the carpus to enter the dorsal carpal network. Synonym: ramus carpeus dorsalis arteriae ulnaris, ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpal ligament | A strong fibrous band formed as a thickening of the antebrachial deep fascia, stretching obliquely across the back of the wrist, attaching deeply to ridges on the dorsal aspect of the radius, triquetral and pisiform bones, binding down the extensor tendons of the fingers and thumb. Synonym: retinaculum extensorum, dorsal carpal ligament, ligamentum carpi dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpal network | A vascular network over the dorsal surface of the carpal joints, formed by anastomoses of branches of the anterior and posterior interosseous, and dorsal carpal branches of the radial and ulnar arteries. Synonym: rete carpi dorsale, rete carpi posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments | Fibrous bands that connect the dorsal surfaces of the carpal and metacarpal bones. Synonym: ligamentum carpometacarpalia dorsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal column of spinal cord | The pronounced, dorsolaterally oriented ridge of gray matter in each lateral half of the spinal cord, corresponding to the posterior or dorsal horn appearing in transverse sections of the cord. Synonym: columna posterior, dorsal column of spinal cord, posterior column of spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal column stimulation | Electrical stimulation, either percutaneously or by direct application of electrodes to the dorsal columns of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal cuboideonavicular ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that unites the dorsal surfaces of the cuboid and navicular bones of the tarsus. Synonym: ligamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal cuneocuboid ligament | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites the dorsal margins of the lateral cuneiform and cuboid bones. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments | Several ligaments connecting the dorsal surface of the navicular with the three cuneiform bones. Synonym: ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital artery | <anatomy, artery> One of the collateral digital branches of the dorsal metatarsal arteries in the foot, and/or of the dorsal metacarpal arteries in the hand. Synonym: arteria digitalis dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |