arteria

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arteria - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the bodyarterial blood vessel, arteryalveolar artery, arteria alveolaris - a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar processangular artery, arteria angularis - the terminal branch of the facial arteryaorta - the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteriesappendicular artery, arteria appendicularis - the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendixarcuate artery, arteria arcuata - curved artery in the footarcuate artery of the kidney - curved arteries of the kidneyarteriola, arteriole, capillary artery - one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillariesarteria bulbi penis, artery of the penis bulb - a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penisarteria bulbi vestibuli, artery of the vestibule bulb - a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibulearteria ascendens, ascending artery - the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colonarteria auricularis, auricular artery - artery that supplies blood to the eararteria axillaris, axillary artery - 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 belowarteria basilaris, basilar artery - an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner eararteria brachialis, brachial artery - the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbowarteria radialis, radial artery - branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palmbronchial artery - arteries that accompany the bronchiolesarteria buccalis, buccal artery - a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheekarteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aortaarteria celiaca, celiac artery, celiac trunk, truncus celiacus - 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 arteryarteria centralis retinae, central artery of the retina - a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nervearteria cerebelli, cerebellar artery - an artery that supplies the cerebellumarteria cerebri, cerebral artery - any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortexareteria cervicalis, cervical artery - an artery that supplies the muscles of the neckarteria choroidea, choroidal artery - an artery that supplies the choroid plexusarteria ciliaris, ciliary artery - one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eyecircle of Willis - a ring of arteries at the base of the braincircumflex artery - any of several paired curving arteriesarteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colonarteria communicans, communicating artery - any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willisarteria coronaria, coronary artery - the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heartarteria cystica, cystic artery - a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liverarteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toesarteria epigastrica, epigastric artery - one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomenarteria ethmoidalis, ethmoidal artery - a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsulearteria femoralis, femoral artery - the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac arteryarteria poplitea, popliteal artery - a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feetarteria gastrica, gastric artery - the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach