anastomotic branch

a·nas·to·mot·ic branch

[TA]

a blood vessel that interconnects two neighboring vessels. [anat. usage note The term should not be used to describe internerve communication in the nervous system, because there is no analogy between a vascular anastomosing branch and a connection between nerves or their subdivisions].

Synonym(s): ramus anastomoticus [TA]

a·nas·to·mot·ic branch

(ă-nas'tŏ-mot'ik branch) [TA]

A blood vessel that interconnects two neighboring vessels. usage note Not correctly applied to nerves.

a·nas·to·mot·ic branch

(ă-nas'tŏ-mot'ik branch) [TA]

A blood vessel that interconnects two neighboring vessels.

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Vascular Pedicle and Branches of Anastomotic Branch A shows a vascular pedicle (arrows) from a branch (br) from the inferior gluteal artery descends to supply the sciatic nerve (SN) (arrow head) of BF; biceps femoris, GM; gluteus maximus muscle.

The Tibial Nerve and Its Vasculature: An Anatomical Evaluation/El Nervio Tibial y su Vasculatura: Una Evaluacion Anatomica

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At the elbow an anastomotic branch between brachial artery and superficial brachial artery becomes enlarged sufficiently to form with the distal portion of the latter, the radial artery, as a major artery of the forearm; the proximal portion of the superficial brachial artery atrophies correspondingly (11).

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