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Recepta'culnm gan'glii petro'si (L. receptacle of the petrosal 



ganglion). The hollow in the temporal bone which 



contains the petrosal ganglion. 

 Rec'ti abdo'minis (L. straight muscles of the abdomen). Two 



muscles extending one on each side of the middle line of 



the trunk from the pelvis to the sternum. 

 Rec'ti ca'pitis (L. straight muscles of the head). Straight 



muscles passing from the upper part of the vertebral 



column to the head ; there are two sets, anterior (recti 



capitis antlci}, and posterior (recti capitis postui}. 

 Rec'ti fe'moris (L. straight muscles of the femur). Muscles ex- 

 tending (one on each side) from the pelvis to the patella. 

 Rec'ti latera'les (L. lateral straight muscles). Straight muscles 



of the side of the trunk. 

 Rec'ti posti'ci (L. posterior straight muscles). Straight muscles 



of the posterior region of the trunk. 

 Rec'to-ve'sical fas'cia (L. rectum and bladder fascia). A fascia 



lying between and connecting the rectum and urinary 



bladder). 



Rec'tum (L. straight). The last portion of the large intestine. 

 Rec'tns (L. straight; pi. recti). A name given to certain 



straight muscles, as those above mentioned, and the 



external, internal, superior, and inferior recti muscles of 



the eye. 

 Recur'rent (L. recurro, I run back). Applied to branches of 



arteries and nerves which turn back in their course. 

 Re'nal (L. renes, the kidneys). Relating to the kidneys, as the 



renal artery, which supplies the kidney with blood. 

 Re'nes succenturia'ti (L. substituted kidneys). An old term for 



the supra-renal capsules. 

 Respira'tion (L. resplro, I breathe, respire). The act of 



alternately taking in and giving out air ; breathing. 

 Res'tiform (L. res f is, a cord; forma, shape). Cord-shaped. 



Applied to the columns in the medulla oblongata which 



are continuous with the posterior columns of the spinal 



cord. 



Re'te mira'bile *) (L. wonderful net or wonderful nets). A 

 Re'tia mirabi'lia j number of branches, forming a network, 



derived from a number of arteries or veins, and uniting 



again into larger trunks. 

 Rete muco'sum (L. mucous net). The deeper portion of the 



epidermis, containing the pigment to which the skin owes 



its *int. 



