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cavernous artery

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000457

Any of several small branches of the internal carotid artery that supply the trigeminal ganglion and the walls of the cavernous and petrosal sinuses. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002996 ]

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Label

cavernous artery

Synonyms

cavernous branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery
ramus sinus cavernosi (pars cavernosa) (arteria carotis interna)

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latin term

ramus sinus cavernosi (pars cavernosa) (arteria carotis interna) [ FMA : 70527 FMA : TA ]

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uberon

UBERON:0000457

Term relations

Equivalent to:

artery and supplies some trigeminal ganglion and branching_part_of some internal carotid artery

Subclass of:

head blood vessel
systemic artery
structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
supplies some trigeminal ganglion
part of some internal carotid artery
branching_part_of some internal carotid artery