In human anatomy, the basilar artery is one of the arteries that supplies the brain with oxygen-rich blood. The two vertebral arteries and the basilar artery are sometimes together called the vertebrobasilar system, which supplies blood to the posterior part of circle of Willis and anastomoses with blood supplied to the anterior part of the circle...
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(from the article `human cardiovascular system`) The two vertebral arteries, one arising as a branch of the innominate and the other as a branch of the left subclavian artery, unite at the base of ...
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<anatomy, artery> Supplies the pons and gives rise to the vertebral arteries, Provides branches to the cerebrum and cerebellum. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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origin, from junction of right and left vertebral arteries; branches, pontine, anterior inferior cerebellar, mesencephalic, superior cerebellar, and posterior cerebral arteries; distribution, brainstem, internal ear, cerebellum, posterior cerebrum.
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The artery that originates from the junction of the two (L & R) vertebral arteries (VA) and runs along the dorsal clivus (base of the skull), anterior to the brainstem, before dividing in a terminal bifurcation into the two posterior cerebral arteries (PCA).
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. formed by union of the intracranial portions of the two vertebral arteries; runs along the clivus in the subarachnoid space from the lower to the upper border of the pons, where it bifurcates into the two posterior cerebral arteries; branches, anterior inferior cerebellar artery [TA], pontine arteries [TA], mesencephalic ...
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n] - an unpaired artery
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arteria basilaris noun an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
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