openings of pulmonary veins
1openings of pulmonary veins — ostia venarum pulmonalium …
2Openings of smallest cardiac veins — Latin foramina venarum minimarum atrii dextri Gray s subject #138 530 The foramina venarum minimarum (foramina Thebesii) are the orifices of minute veins (venae cordis minimae), which return blood …
3Pulmonary artery — Artery: Pulmonary artery …
4Pulmonary artery catheter — In medicine pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary artery. Its purpose is diagnostic; it is used to detect heart failure or sepsis, monitor therapy, and evaluate the effects of drugs. The pulmonary… …
5opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus …
6ostium — A small opening, especially one of entrance into a hollow organ or canal. SEE ALSO: orifice, opening, os, mouth (2). [L. door, entrance, mouth] o. abdominale tubae uterinae [TA] SYN: abdominal o. of uterine tube …
7human cardiovascular system — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. It is a closed tubular system in which the… …
8cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …
9Heart — This article is about the organ in various animals. For the human heart, see Human heart. For other uses, see Heart (disambiguation). Cardiac redirects here. For the cardboard computer, see CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation …
10Circulatory system — This article is about the organ system. For the band, see Circulatory System. For transport in plants, see Vascular tissue. Circulatory system …
