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It consists of a multi-layered artery wall wrapped into a tube-shaped channel. Arteries contrast with veins , which carry deoxygenated blood back towards the heart; or in the pulmonary and fetal circulations carry oxygenated blood to the lungs and fetus respectively.
used to form adjectives indicating "having the form of" Latin fōrma, form, shape cruciform, cuneiform, falciform fore-before or ahead Old English fōr(e)-, before, in front of foregut, foreshadow fossa: a hollow or depressed area; a trench or channel Latin fossa, ditch, pit fossa ovalis: front-of or pertaining to the forehead
The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the trunk The descending aorta. The thoracic aorta; The abdominal aorta; The common iliac arteries The hypogastric artery; The external iliac artery; The arteries of the lower extremity The femoral artery; The popliteal artery; The anterior tibial artery
Ramus or intermediate artery; Right coronary artery. Right marginal artery; Posterior descending artery; The left coronary artery arises from the aorta within the left cusp of the aortic valve and feeds blood to the left side of the heart. It branches into two arteries, the left anterior descending and the left circumflex.
The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to ... but the adjective "superficial" leads many physicians to falsely believe it is a ...
artery of bulb of penis in males / artery of bulb of vestibule in females; dorsal artery of penis in males / dorsal artery of clitoris in females; deep artery of penis in males / deep artery of clitoris in females; inferior gluteal artery. Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve; Uterine artery (females) / deferential artery (males) Vaginal ...
This then causes heart muscle and coronary artery dysfunction, resulting in severe heart failure and coronary artery disease. The condition is not entirely understood, and effective treatment ...
Anatomical terminology is a specialized system of terms used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals, such as doctors, surgeons, and pharmacists, to describe the structures and functions of the body.