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  2. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Optic radiation - Wikipedia

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    If a lesion only exists in one unilateral division of the optic radiation, the consequence is called quadrantanopia, which implies that only the respective superior or inferior quadrant of the visual field is affected. If both divisions on one side of the brain are affected, the result is a contralateral homonymous hemianopsia.

  4. Femoral head - Wikipedia

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    The fovea capitis is located "slightly posterior and inferior to the center of the articular surface of the femoral head (Cerezal)" Unlike the head of the femur, the fovea capitis lacks any hyaline cartilage. The fovea capitis may contain vascular canals in two-thirds of individuals, but "their contribution to femoral head vascularity varies.

  5. Central retinal artery - Wikipedia

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    In some cases—approximately 20% of the population—there is a branch of the ciliary circulation called the cilio-retinal artery which supplies the retina between the macula and the optic nerve, including the nerve fibers from the foveal photoreceptors. If this artery is present, the central vision will be preserved even in case of central ...

  6. List of anatomy mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.For mnemonics in other medical specialties, see this list of medical mnemonics.Mnemonics serve as a systematic method for remembrance of functionally or systemically related items within regions of larger fields of study, such as those found in the study of specific areas of human anatomy, such as the bones in the hand ...

  7. Medial superior genicular artery - Wikipedia

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    The medial superior genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery. [1] It runs deep to the semimembranosus , semitendinosus , and tendon of the adductor magnus , [ 2 ] and superior to the medial head of the gastrocnemius .

  8. Arterial tree - Wikipedia

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    lateral plantar artery; sural artery; medial superior genicular artery. Branch to vastus medialis; Branch to surface of the femur and the knee-joint; lateral superior genicular artery. superficial branch; deep branch; middle genicular artery; medial inferior genicular artery. branch to popliteus; lateral inferior genicular artery

  9. Upper extremity of femur - Wikipedia

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    In skinny people with the thigh laterally rotated the head of the femur can be felt deep as a resistance profound (deep) for the femoral artery. [1] In the transition area between the head and neck is quite rough due to attachment of muscles and the hip joint capsule. Here the two trochanters, greater and lesser trochanter, is found.