Preferred Name | posterior communicating artery | |
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One of a pair of right-sided and left-sided blood vessels in the circle of Willis. It connects the three cerebral arteries of the same side. Anteriorly, it is one portion of the terminal trifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery are the other two branches of the trifurcation. Posteriorly, it communicates with the posterior cerebral artery. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001628 |
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One of a pair of right-sided and left-sided blood vessels in the circle of Willis. It connects the three cerebral arteries of the same side. Anteriorly, it is one portion of the terminal trifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery are the other two branches of the trifurcation. Posteriorly, it communicates with the posterior cerebral artery. |
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posterior communicating artery |
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UBERON:0001628 |
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posterior communicating artery |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015212 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006347 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003496 |