Pontine arteries
Pontine arteries | |
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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
- ↑ Refer to diagram.
Additional images
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The arteries of the base of the brain.
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Human brainstem blood supply
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