Pontine arteries
The pontine arteries are a number of small vessels which come off at right angles from either side of the basilar artery and supply the pons and adjacent parts of the brain.[1][lower-alpha 1]
Pontine arteries | |
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Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. (Pontine labeled at center left.) | |
Details | |
Source | basilar artery |
Supplies | pons |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae ad pontem |
TA98 | A12.2.08.021 |
TA2 | 4559 |
FMA | 70796 |
Anatomical terminology |
See also
Notes
- Refer to diagram.
References
- Siegel, Allan; Sapru, Hreday N. (2010). Essential Neuroscience. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 51. ISBN 9780781783835. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Pontine arteries supply pons.
Additional images
- The arteries of the base of the brain.
- Human brainstem blood supply
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