Pontine arteries

The pontine arteries are a number of small arteries which come off at right angles from either side of the basilar artery and supply the pons and adjacent parts of the brain. The pontine arteries include the paramedian arteries, the short circumferential, and the long circumferential arteries.^[1][a]

Pontine arteries
Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. (Pontine labeled at center left.)
Details
Source	Basilar artery
Supplies	Pons
Identifiers
Latin	arteriae ad pontem
TA98	A12.2.08.021
TA2	4559
FMA	70796
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

See also

• Superior cerebellar artery

Notes

1. Refer to diagram.