nutrient foramen artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010176
The medullary or nutrient artery, usually accompanied by one or two veins, sends branches upward and downward to the bone marrow, which ramify in the medullary membrane, and give twigs to the adjoining canals. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrient_artery ]
Synonyms: nutrient artery
Term info
- SCTID:337318006
- UMLS:C0278431 (ncithesaurus:Nutrient_Artery)
- Wikipedia:Nutrient_artery
- FMA:50779
- NCIT:C33189
a. nutriens, aretria nutricia, a. nutricia
uberon
UBERON:0010176
Nutrient artery