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Cerebral Arteries
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Definition
: The arterial blood vessels supplying the CEREBRUM.
general; prefer specifics; do not use for arteries of non-cerebral parts of the brain, as cerebellar artery (= CEREBELLUM/blood supply + ARTERIES); /abnorm: consider also INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
See Also
Cerebral Angiography
Examples
Anterior Cerebral Artery
;
Circle of Willis
;
Middle Cerebral Artery
;
Posterior Cerebral Artery
;
Temporal Arteries
Other names
Cerebral Artery; Artery, Cerebral; Arteries, Cerebral