Phrase Hound found 116 phrases and 3 compound words that contain arteries. The most common are listed below. Open arteries in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 116
- coronary arteriesplural of coronary artery: An artery arising from aorta.
- cerebral arteriesplural of cerebral artery: Any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.
- cervical arteriesplural of cervical artery: Any of the three arteries supplying the neck.
- communicating arteriesplural of communicating artery: Any of three arteries in the brain that form parts of the circle of Willis.
- end arteriesplural of end artery: An artery that is the only supply of oxygenated blood to a tissue or organ
- facial arteriesplural of facial artery: An artery that arises from the external carotid artery just superior to the lingual artery and gives off a number of branches supplying the neck and face.
- frontal arteriesplural of frontal artery: One of the terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery that ascends upon the forehead from the inner angle of the orbit.
- great arteriesplural of great artery: The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- pulmonary arteriesplural of pulmonary artery: The artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
- radial arteriesplural of radial artery: The main artery of the lateral aspect of the forearm that is one of the two branches of the brachial artery and enters the wrist on the side of the thumb.
- renal arteriesplural of renal artery: Either of two branches of the abdominal aorta of which each supplies one of the kidneys.
- spinal arteriesplural of spinal artery: Any of three arteries that supply the spinal cord and its membranes and adjacent structures.
- temporal arteriesplural of temporal artery: Any of the three arteries supplying the temporal region and adjacent parts of the head.
- thyroid arteriesplural of thyroid artery: Either of two or three arteries supplying the thyroid gland and nearby structures at the front of the neck.
- pancreatic arteriesplural of pancreatic artery: A portion of the splenic artery consisting of several smaller vessels and branches.
- lingual arteriesplural of lingual artery: An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.
- ophthalmic arteriesplural of ophthalmic artery: A branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.
- carotid arteriesplural of carotid artery: Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side …
- testicular arteriesplural of testicular artery: Either of a pair of arteries which supply blood to the testes, and of which one arises on each side from the front of the abdominal aorta a little below the corresponding renal artery and passes downward to the …
- umbilical arteriesplural of umbilical artery: A paired blood vessel in the fetus that carries deoxygenated nutrient-poor blood from the fetus to the placenta by means of the umbilical cord.
- femoral arteriesplural of femoral artery: The main artery of the thigh that originates as the continuation of the external iliac artery distal to the inguinal ligament and terminates as the popliteal artery as it passes through the adductor hiatus.
- palatine arteriesplural of palatine artery: Any of the arteries supplying the hard and soft palates.
- alveolar arteriesplural of alveolar artery: Any of several arteries supplying the teeth.
- celiac arteriesplural of celiac artery: An unpaired short artery arising from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and dividing almost immediately into the left gastric artery, splenic artery and common hepatic artery.
- vertebral arteriesplural of vertebral artery: A large branch of the subclavian artery that ascends through the foramina in the transverse processes of each of the cervical vertebrae except the last one or two, enters the cranium through the foramen magnum …
Compound words 3
- alloarteriesplural of alloartery: An artery from a donor
- endarteriesplural of endartery: An artery that is the only supply of oxygenated blood to a tissue or organ
- microarteriesplural of microartery: A very small artery