Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery

Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery
Artery: Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery
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Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries.
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The arterial circle and arteries of the brain.
Latin pars cerebralis arteriae carotidis internae
Gray's subject #146 567
Source internal carotid artery   

The cerebral portion of internal carotid artery.—Having perforated the dura mater on the medial side of the anterior clinoid process, the internal carotid passes between the optic and oculomotor nerves. This vessel, which then proceeds beyond the circle of Willis, is known as the middle cerebral artery, which sends branches into the anterior perforated substance at the medial extremity of the lateral cerebral fissure, and gives off its terminal or cerebral branches.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.



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