Anterior cerebral artery

Introduction: Anterior cerebral artery

Description of Anterior cerebral artery

Anterior cerebral artery: [TA] one of the two terminal branches (with middle cerebral artery) of the internal carotid; it passes anteriorly, loops around the genu of the corpus callosum, and then passes posteriorly in the longitudinal fissure along with its fellow of the opposite side, the two being joined by the anterior communicating artery [TA]. For descriptive purposes, it is divided into two parts: 1) the precommunicating part [TA] (A₁ segment in clinical terminology), which gives rise to the anteromedial central arteries [TA], consisting of proximal medial striate arteries [TA], the supraoptic artery [TA], anterior perforating arteries [TA], and preoptic arteries [TA] and 2) a postcommunical part [TA] (A₂ segment), which gives rise to a distal medial striate artery [TA], medial frontobasal artery [TA], polar frontal artery [TA], and two large terminal branches: the pericallosal artery [TA] and the callosomarginal artery [TA]. The latter two have branches that serve specific regions of the cortex. SYN: arteria cerebri anterior [TA].
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Anterior cerebral artery: one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Anterior cerebral artery: Artery formed by the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Branches of the anterior cerebral artery supply the CAUDATE NUCLEUS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; PUTAMEN; SEPTAL NUCLEI; GYRUS CINGULI; and surfaces of the FRONTAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Anterior cerebral artery: Artery formed by the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Branches of the anterior cerebral artery supply the CAUDATE NUCLEUS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; PUTAMEN; SEPTAL NUCLEI; GYRUS CINGULI; and surfaces of the FRONTAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Anterior cerebral artery:

Terms Similar to Anterior cerebral artery:

• Cerebral Artery, Anterior

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Anterior cerebral artery

• Cerebral Arteries

Source - MeSH 2007

• cerebral artery
• arteria cerebri

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Anterior cerebral artery

The following list attempts to classify Anterior cerebral artery into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• arteria cerebri,cerebral artery
• arteria,arterial blood vessel,artery
• blood vessel
• vas,vessel
• tube,tube-shaped structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular System
  • Blood Vessels
    • Arteries
      • Cerebral Arteries
        • Anterior Cerebral Artery

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• cerebral artery
• artery
• blood vessel
• cardiovascular system
• Anatomy

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