brachial
Pertaining to arms
Brachial means relating to the arm, specifically the upper arm between shoulder and elbow.
The term appears mainly in anatomy and medicine: the brachial artery supplies blood to the arm, and the brachial plexus is the network of nerves controlling arm movement.
The nurse checked his brachial pulse.
Upper arm's long bone
- ulnaInner forearm bone
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- elbowArm's middle joint
- forearmArm's lower half
shoulder · biceps · triceps · joint · bone · ligament · tendon · cartilage
Arterial blood throb
- bloodflowVascular fluid movement
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
stent · embolism · thrombosis · tourniquet · cannulation · palpation · radial · ulnar
Medical science of nerves
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- innervationNerve supply to tissue
- sensoryRelated to perception
motor · peripheral · radiculopathy · palsy · traction · anesthesia · paresthesia · weakness
humerus
Upper arm's long bone
forearm · shoulder · biceps · triceps · joint · bone · ligament · tendon · cartilage · flexion
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- bloodflowVascular fluid movement
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
occlusion · stent · embolism · thrombosis · tourniquet · cannulation · palpation · radial · ulnar · collateral
neurology
Medical science of nerves
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- innervationNerve supply to tissue
sensory · motor · peripheral · radiculopathy · palsy · traction · anesthesia · paresthesia · weakness · numbness
- arteriesaorta, carotid artery, coronary artery, coronary, femoral artery
- blood pressuresystolic, diastolic, readings, cuff, hypotension
- upper bodyarm, forearm, upper arm, elbow, wrist
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, vein, veins, capillaries