"Posterior Cerebral Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Artery formed by the bifurcation of the BASILAR ARTERY. Branches of the posterior cerebral artery supply portions of the OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; inferior temporal gyrus, brainstem, and CHOROID PLEXUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D020769
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.228.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Posterior Cerebral Artery- Posterior Cerebral Artery
- Arteries, Posterior Cerebral
- Artery, Posterior Cerebral
- Cerebral Arteries, Posterior
- Posterior Cerebral Arteries
- Cerebral Artery, Posterior
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