superior cerebellar artery

superior cerebellar artery

English

Noun

superior cerebellar artery (plural superior cerebellar arteries)

1. (anatomy) An artery that arises from the basilar artery just before it divides to form the posterior cerebral arteries and supplies or gives off branches supplying the superior part of the cerebellum, midbrain, pineal gland, and choroid plexus of the third ventricle.

   Coordinate terms: anterior inferior cerebellar artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Translations

branch of the basilar artery

Chinese: Mandarin: 小腦上動脈／小脑上动脉 (xiǎonǎoshàngdòngmài)

See also

• labyrinthine artery
• pontine artery

References

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