anterior cerebral artery
English
Noun
anterior cerebral artery (plural anterior cerebral arteries)
- (anatomy) An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, forms the anterior portion of the circle of Willis where it is linked to the artery on the opposite side by the anterior communicating artery, and passes on to supply the medial surfaces of the cerebrum.
- Coordinate terms: middle cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery
Translations
branch of the internal carotid artery
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See also
- anterior choroidal artery
- caroticotympanic artery
- inferior hypophyseal artery
- middle cerebral artery
- ophthalmic artery
- posterior communicating artery
- superior hypophyseal artery
References
- “cerebral artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary