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internal carotid artery
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001532
A terminal branch of the left or right common carotid artery which supplies oxygenated blood to the brain and eyes[MP] [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Term info
Label
internal carotid artery
Synonyms
- cranial carotid artery
- internal carotid
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Gray513.png
external definition
One of the major arteries of the head, it is the as the cranial continuation of the aortic arches and the dorsal aorta. It curves ventrally before resuming a dorsal course as it enters the head proper, and it lies ventral to the internal jugular vein. The internal carotid artery gives off palatine, ophthalmic, and cerebral branches by stage NF stage 41.[AAO], Each of two arteries starting at the bifurcation of the common carotid arteries through which blood circulates to many structures and organs in the head. [TFD][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
arteria carotis interna, ICA
id
UBERON:0001532
Term relations
Subclass of:
- head blood vessel
- carotid artery segment
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- branching_part_of some common carotid artery plus branches
- supplies some brain
- develops_from some future internal carotid artery
- part of some common carotid artery plus branches
- supplies some eye
Related from:
part of
- lateral pretrosal artery
- anterior choroidal artery
- caroticotympanic artery
- cranial division of the internal carotid artery
- caudal division of the internal carotid artery
- branch of internal carotid artery
- inferior hypophysial artery
- superior hypophysial artery
- anterior cerebral artery
- posterior communicating artery
- middle cerebral artery
- ophthalmic artery
- cavernous artery