descending part
1descending aorta — noun the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae • Hypernyms: ↑aorta * * * noun : the part of the aorta from the arch to its bifurcation that passes downward in the thoracic and abdominal cavities …
2Descending colon — Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine. (Descending colon visible at center right, in blue.) …
3Descending limb of loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Labeled at center left.) …
4descending colon — n the part of the large intestine on the left side that extends from the bend below the spleen to the sigmoid colon compare ASCENDING COLON, TRANSVERSE COLON …
5mesentery of descending part of colon — mesocolon descendens …
6part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See …
7Descending aorta — The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the chest and the abdomen. The descending aorta starts after the arch of the aorta and ends by splitting into two great arteries (the common… …
8Descending palatine artery — Artery: Descending palatine artery Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. ( Desc. pal. visible in upper right.) …
9Descending aorta — Artery: Descending aorta Plan of the branches …
10Descending branch of occipital artery — Artery: Descending branch of occipital artery Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. Latin ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis …
