| rami meningei | Branches of vessels or nerves distributed to the coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Synonym: rami meningei. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami mentales nervi mentalis | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of the mental nerve providing general sensory innervation to the skin of the chin. Synonym: rami mentales nervi mentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami musculares | Usually unnamed branches of nerves or vessels that supply the muscles. Synonym: rami musculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami nucleorum hypothalamicorum | The branches to hypothalamic nuclei, branches of the anterior choroid artery to the nuclei of the hypothalamus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami occipitales arteriae auricularis posterioris | Occipital branch of posterior auricular artery. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami occipitales arteriae occipitis | Occipital branch of occipital artery. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami occipitales nervi auricularis posterioris | Occipital branch posterior auricular nerve. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophageales | Branches to the oesophagus. Synonym: rami oesophageales, rami oesophagei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophageales aortae thoracicae | Branches arising directly from the anterior aspect of the portion of the thoracic aorta adjacent to the oesophagus, by which most of the oesophagus is supplied. Synonym: rami oesophageales aortae thoracicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophageales arteriae gastricae sinistrae | <anatomy, artery> Ascends through oesophageal hiatus of diaphragm to supply lowermost (cardiac) oesophagus; anastomosis: oesophageal branches of thoracic aorta. Synonym: rami oesophageales arteriae gastricae sinistrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophageales arteriae thyroideae inferioris | <anatomy, artery> Distribution: upper one-quarter of oesophagus; anastomosis: oesophageal branches of thoracic aorta. Synonym: rami oesophageales arteriae thyroideae inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophagei | Branches to the oesophagus. Synonym: rami oesophageales, rami oesophagei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophagei nervi laryngei recurrentis | <anatomy, nerve> Supply motor and sensory fibres to cervical oesophagus on right side and to cervical and upper thoracic oesophagus on left. Synonym: rami oesophagei nervi laryngei recurrentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami oesophagei nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> Includes both branches passing directly from vagi and the branches from the recurrent laryngeal nerves that form the oesophageal nerve plexus which surrounds oesophagus, supplying it and adjacent portions of the pericardium. Synonym: rami oesophagei nervi vagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami omentales | Branches to the greater omentum; epiploic branches arise from the left and right gastroepiploic arteries (rami omentales arteriae gastro-omentalis sinistrae et dextrae ) opposite the gastric branches (rami gastrici ) along the greater curvature of the stomach. Synonym: rami omentales, omental branches, rami epiploicae. (05 Mar 2000) |