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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
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
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0004449