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posterior cerebral arteries |
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The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of blood vessels that supplies oxygenated blood to the posterior aspect of the brain (occipital lobe) in human anatomy. It arises near the intersection of the posterior communicating artery and the basilar artery and connects with the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) and internal carotid artery via the posterior communicating artery (PCommA). source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_cerebral_artery |
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http://sig.uw.edu/fma#Posterior_cerebral_artery |
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The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of blood vessels that supplies oxygenated blood to the posterior aspect of the brain (occipital lobe) in human anatomy. It arises near the intersection of the posterior communicating artery and the basilar artery and connects with the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) and internal carotid artery via the posterior communicating artery (PCommA). source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_cerebral_artery |
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posterior cerebral arteries |
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posterior cerebral artery |
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fma:Posterior_cerebral_artery |
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posterior cerebral artery |
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cerebral artery cerebral arteries |
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