Category: C

One of the causes of dysphonia and vocal fold immobility that does not involve laryngeal nerve damage. It is caused by degenerative changes of the cricoarytenoid joints.  

One of the three branches of the celiac trunk in the upper abdomen that runs to the right and meets the portal vein and the common bile duct to pass together into the liver. The first branch of the common hepatic artery is the gastroduodenal artery. The second is the right gastric artery. Before entering…

Any of the branches of the ophthalmic artery that supply the choroid layer.  

An artery that branches from the ophthalmic artery and enters the retina through the optic nerve. It supplies blood (via the retinal arterioles) to the inner two thirds of the retina. The retinal arteriolar system originates from a subsidiary division of the ophthalmic artery, responsible for nourishing the intricate network of blood vessels within the…

The first branch of the abdominal aorta. Its branches supply the stomach, liver, spleen, duodenum, and pancreas.  

The angle formed by the long axis of the humerus and the forearm. This angle is nearly straight in the male and is increased in the female (i.e., in the female the lower part of the arm will deviate away from the body more than is the case in the male). This is a secondary…

The inguinal ligament, which extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle.  

Aphasia that develops paradoxically in a right-handed person after a stroke or lesions affecting the right hemisphere.  

Aphasia marked by an inability to repeat what one has heard and impairment in writing and word finding. A condition known for the inability to reproduce words, sentences, or phrases is characterized by the individual’s difficulty in repeating spoken language. This condition can arise due to various factors, such as a stroke, head injury, brain…

An agent that depresses medullary centers, suppressing the cough reflex.