cerebral artery

Noun
  1. Any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex (synset 105348754)
    is a type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
    subtypes:
    • anterior cerebral artery - one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex
    • middle cerebral artery - one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches
    • posterior cerebral artery - arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches
    • temporal artery - any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe
    same as: arteria cerebri

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