anterior inferior cerebellar artery

anterior inferior cerebellar artery

English

Noun

anterior inferior cerebellar artery (plural anterior inferior cerebellar arteries)

1. (anatomy) An artery that arises from the basilar artery either alone or by a common trunk with the labyrinthine artery, divides into branches distributed to the anterior parts of the inferior surface of the cerebellum, and gives off a branch that anastomoses with the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

   Coordinate terms: posterior inferior cerebellar artery, superior cerebellar artery

Translations

branch of the basilar artery

Chinese: Mandarin: 小腦前下動脈／小脑前下动脉 (xiǎonǎoqiánxiàdòngmài)

See also

• labyrinthine artery
• pontine artery

References

• “anterior inferior cerebellar artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary