thalamoperforating 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
Posterior cerebral artery — Artery: Posterior cerebral artery Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Yellow is region supplied by posterior cerebral artery.) … Wikipedia
pars precommunicalis arteriae cerebri posterioris — [TA] precommunicating part of posterior cerebral artery: collectively, the branches of the posterior cerebral artery anterior to its point of junction with the posterior communicating artery, comprising the posteromedial central arteries, short… … Medical dictionary
arteria thalami perforans — [TA] thalamoperforating artery: origin, precommunicating part of posterior cerebral artery; branches, none; distribution, penetrates posterior perforating substance to supply the thalamus and midbrain … Medical dictionary
Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
arteria cerebri posterior — [TA] posterior cerebral artery: divided into four segments: the precommunicating part (pars precommunicalis), the postcommunicating part (pars postcommunicalis), the lateral occipital artery, and the medial occipital artery; origin, terminal… … Medical dictionary
