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cerebral artery

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One of three main pairs of arteries and their branches, which irrigate the cerebrum of the brain. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_artery ]

Term info

Label

cerebral artery

database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

axiom lost from external ontology

relationship loss: part_of internal carotid (AAO:0010219)[AAO]

external definition

Part of the internal carotid containing many branches supplying blood to the chorioid plexuses of the brain.[AAO]

external ontology notes

in AAO this is part_of the internal carotid, but in humans the PCA intervenes for some cerebral arteries. Proper comparative review required

id

UBERON:0004449

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