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Posterior Cerebral Artery
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Definition
: Artery formed by the bifurcation of the BASILAR ARTERY. Branches of the posterior cerebral artery supply portions of the OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; inferior temporal gyrus, brainstem, and CHOROID PLEXUS.
Other names
Posterior Cerebral Arteries; Cerebral Arteries, Posterior; Artery, Posterior Cerebral; Arteries, Posterior Cerebral; Cerebral Artery, Posterior