Anatomy

Cerebral Arteries

The arterial blood vessels supplying the CEREBRUM.

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Abstract

The arterial blood vessels supplying the CEREBRUM.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Arteries, Cerebral
  • Artery, Cerebral
  • Cerebral Artery

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

/radiography was CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY 1975-94

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NLM Classification

WG 595.C37

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cerebral Arteries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002536. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002536
  2. Cerebral Arteries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_arteries
  3. Cerebral Arteries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5064093