The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the posterior aspect of the brain (occipital lobe) in human anatomy. It arises near the intersection of the posterior communicating artery and the basilar artery and connects with the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) and internal carotid a...
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<anatomy, artery> Formed by the bifurcation of the basilar artery; it passes around the cerebral peduncle to reach the medial aspect of the hemisphere; for descriptive purposes it is divided into three parts: 1) the precommunical part (P1 segment of clinical terminology), the part before the junction with the posterior communicating artery, s...
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origin, terminal branching of basilar artery; branches,(first or precommunical part)posteromedial central, short circumferential, thalamoperforating, and collicular arteries; (second or postcommunical part) posterolateral central and thalamogeniculate arteries, and medial and lateral posterior choroidal, and peduncular branches; ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. formed by the bifurcation of the basilar artery; it passes around the cerebral peduncle to reach the medial aspect of the hemisphere. For descriptive purposes it is divided into three parts, consisting of four segments: 1) precommunicating part (P
1 segment of clinical terminology), which gives rise ...
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n] - arises from the basilar artery
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noun arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches
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