As the main arterial trunks are all situated anterior to the spinal column, the arteries of the back have to pass dorsally across the axial skeleton to reach the areas which they supply. In nearly all instances they run close to the spinal column so that the movements of the body do not...
5. The Arteries of the Trunk. a. The Descending Aorta The descending aorta is divided into two portions, the thoracic and abdominal, in correspondence with the two great cavities of the trunk in which it is
gold and silverare used for facial makeups.The main color in a facial makeup symbolizes the disposition of the character.For example,red indicates devotion,courage and uprightness, while gold and silver are usually used for gods and spirits.Facial makeups can assist the actors and actresses in ...
by a layer of connective tissue, subcutaneous fatty tissue, and skin. Deep in the soft tissues of the muscles are the blood vessels and nerves—the humeral artery and veins and the radial, ulnar, and median nerves. Superficial nerves, arteries, and veins are situated in the subcutaneous ...
1.the act of occluding or the state of being occluded. 2.the fitting together of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws when the jaws are closed. 3.Phonet.momentary complete closure at some area in the vocal tract. 4.occluded front. ...
1.situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed toposterior). 2. a.(in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body. b.(in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of ...
The fundamental function of CVS is to transport substances to and from all parts of the body. The heart is the major pumping organ, pressurizing blood for circulation through the blood vessels; blood is propelled away from the heart in the arteries and returns to the heart through the veins...
arteries (coiled branches of the deep artery of the penis) and relaxation of the sinusoidal smooth muscles, enabling blood to pass into the sinusoidal spaces.3,9Engorgement of the cavernous spaces, which is controlled and finally stopped by the unyielding tunica albuginea and trabeculae, le...
1. An organ of vision or of light sensitivity. 2. a. Either of a pair of hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull, functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses are se...
internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium - the system that makes food absorbable into the body arteria hepatica, hepatic artery - arteries that supply the liver hepatic vein, vena hep...