- anterior communicating artery
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anterior communicating artery
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Anterior communicating artery — Infobox Artery Name = Anterior communicating artery Latin = arteria communicans anterior GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 572 Caption = The cerebral arterial circle and arteries of the brain. The anterior communicating arteries (top of figure)… … Wikipedia
Anterior cerebral artery — Infobox Artery Name = Anterior cerebral artery Latin = arteria cerebri anterior GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Width = 335 Caption = Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Blue is region supplied by… … Wikipedia
communicating artery — n any of three arteries in the brain that form parts of the circle of Willis: a) one connecting the anterior cerebral arteries called also anterior communicating artery b) either of two arteries that occur one on each side of the circle of Willis … Medical dictionary
Communicating artery — may refer to: Anterior communicating artery Posterior communicating artery This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you ma … Wikipedia
Anterior choroidal artery — Artery: Anterior choroidal artery Latin arteria choroidea anterior Gray s subject #147 574 … Wikipedia
Posterior communicating artery — Infobox Artery Name = Posterior communicating artery Latin = arteria cerebri communicans posterior GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 573 Caption = Schematic representation of the arterial circle and arteries of the brain. The posterior communicating… … Wikipedia
segments of anterior cerebral artery — the segments into which the anterior cerebral artery is divided; in anatomical terminology segments A1 (precommunicating part) and A2 (postcommunicating part) are recognized. In clinical terminology, the artery is described as comprising five… … Medical dictionary
communicating artery — noun any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis • Syn: ↑arteria communicans • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑brain, ↑encep … Useful english dictionary
communicating artery anterior — arteria communicans anterior … Medical dictionary
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
