Basilar artery
Artery that supplies the brain with blood / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The basilar artery (U.K.: /ˈbæz.ɪ.lə/;[1][2] U.S.: /ˈbæs.ə.lər/[3]) is one of the arteries that supplies the brain with oxygen-rich blood.
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Basilar artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Vertebral arteries |
Branches | Pontine arteries anterior inferior cerebellar (AICA) Paramedian arteries superior cerebellar arteries terminal posterior cerebral arteries. |
Supplies | Pons, and superior and inferior aspects of the cerebellum. |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria basilaris |
MeSH | D001488 |
TA98 | A12.2.07.081 |
TA2 | 4548 |
FMA | 50542 |
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The two vertebral arteries and the basilar artery are known as the vertebral basilar system, which supplies blood to the posterior part of the circle of Willis and joins with blood supplied to the anterior part of the circle of Willis from the internal carotid arteries.[4][5][6]