spiral modiolar artery
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Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
Smooth muscle tissue — Smooth muscle … Wikipedia
arteria spiralis modioli — [TA] spiral modiolar artery: origin, common cochlear artery; branches, none; distribution, internal auditory meatus, running a spiral course around the auditory nerve … Medical dictionary
arteria cochlearis communis — [TA] common cochlear artery: origin, labyrinthine artery; branches, vestibulocochlear, proper cochlear, and spiral modiolar arteries; distribution, cochlea and vestibule … Medical dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
