Terms Related to Arteries

• Andiamine

  A potent vasoactive agent that dilates cerebral and coronary arteries, but slightly constricts femoral arteries, without any effects on heart rate, blood pressure or cardiac …

• Temporal Arteries

  Arteries arising from the external carotid or the maxillary artery and distributing to the temporal region.

• Blood Vessels

  Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).

• Cerebrovascular Trauma

  Penetrating and nonpenetrating traumatic injuries to an extracranial or intracranial blood vessel that supplies the brain. This includes the CAROTID ARTERIES, vertebral arteries (VERTEBRAL ARTERY), …