Pontine arteries

Pontine arteries

Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. (Pontine labeled at center left.)
Details
Latin arteriae ad pontem
Source
basilar artery
Supplies pons
Identifiers
Gray's p.580
Dorlands
/Elsevier
a_61/12155530
TA A12.2.08.021
FMA 70796
Anatomical terminology

The pontine arteries are a number of small vessels which come off at right angles from either side of the basilar artery and supply the pons and adjacent parts of the brain.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Refer to diagram.

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