coronary bypass coronary bypass surgery coronary artery bypass graft CABG | open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart |
artery | a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic |
medial rectus muscle medial rectus rectus medialis | the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially |
artery arteria arterial blood vessel | a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
alveolar artery arteria alveolaris | a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process |
inferior alveolar artery arteria alveolaris inferior | the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth |
superior alveolar artery arteria alveolaris superior | the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth |
angular artery arteria angularis | the terminal branch of the facial artery |
appendicular artery arteria appendicularis | the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix |
arcuate artery arteria arcuata | curved artery in the foot |
arcuate artery of the kidney | curved arteries of the kidney |
arteriole arteriola capillary artery | one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries |
artery of the penis bulb arteria bulbi penis | a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis |
artery of the vestibule bulb arteria bulbi vestibuli | a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule |
ascending artery arteria ascendens | the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon |
auricular artery arteria auricularis | artery that supplies blood to the ear |
axillary artery arteria axillaris | the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below |
basilar artery arteria basilaris | an unpaired artery, supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear |
brachial artery arteria brachialis | the main artery of the upper arm, a continuation of the axillary artery, bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow |
radial artery arteria radialis | branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm |
bronchial artery | arteries that accompany the bronchioles |
buccal artery arteria buccalis | a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek |
carotid artery arteria carotis | either of two major arteries of the neck and head, branches from the aorta |
common carotid artery common carotid | runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries |
external carotid artery external carotid | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head |
internal carotid artery | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head |
celiac trunk celiac artery truncus celiacus arteria celiaca | an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery |
central artery of the retina arteria centralis retinae | a branch of the ophthalmic artery, enters the eyeball with the optic nerve |
cerebellar artery arteria cerebelli | an artery that supplies the cerebellum |
inferior cerebellar artery | the inferior branch of the cerebellar artery |
superior cerebellar artery | the superior branch of the cerebellar artery |
cerebral artery arteria cerebri | any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex |
anterior cerebral artery | one of two branches of the internal carotid artery, divides into two branches that serve () the thalamus and () parts of the frontal and parietal cortex |
middle cerebral artery | one of two branches of the internal carotid artery, divides into three branches |
posterior cerebral artery | arises from the basilar artery, divides into three branches |
cervical artery areteria cervicalis | an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck |
choroidal artery arteria choroidea | an artery that supplies the choroid plexus |
ciliary artery arteria ciliaris | one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye |
circumflex artery | any of several paired curving arteries |
circumflex artery of the thigh arteria circumflexa femoris | an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles |
circumflex humeral artery arteria circumflexa humeri | an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles |
circumflex iliac artery arteria circumflexa ilium | an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle |
circumflex scapular artery arteria circumflexa scapulae | an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area |
colic artery arteria colica | arteries that supply blood to the colon |
communicating artery arteria communicans | any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis |
coronary artery arteria coronaria | the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart |
atrial artery | the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles of the atria |
right coronary artery | arises from the right aortic sinus, supplies the right side of the heart |
left coronary artery | arises from the left aortic sinus, supplies the left side of the heart |
cystic artery arteria cystica | a branch of the hepatic artery, supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver |