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posterior communicating artery |
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posterior communicating arteries |
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In human anatomy, the posterior communicating artery is 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 connects to the internal carotid artery (ICA) prior the terminal bifurcation of the ICA into the anterior cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery. Posteriorly, it communicates with the posterior cerebral artery. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_communicating_artery |
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http://sig.uw.edu/fma#Posterior_communicating_artery |
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In human anatomy, the posterior communicating artery is 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 connects to the internal carotid artery (ICA) prior the terminal bifurcation of the ICA into the anterior cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery. Posteriorly, it communicates with the posterior cerebral artery. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_communicating_artery |
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posterior communicating arteries |
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posterior communicating artery |
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fma:Posterior_communicating_artery |
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posterior communicating artery |
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