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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020769
altLabel
Cerebral Artery, Posterior
Posterior Cerebral Arteries
Cerebral Arteries, Posterior
Artery, Posterior Cerebral
Arteries, Posterior Cerebral
AQL
AB AH CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0149576
DC
1
definition
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.