Pontine arteries | |
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Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. (Pontine labeled at center left.)
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Details | |
Source | basilar artery |
Supplies | pons |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae ad pontem |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
a_61/12155530 |
TA | A12.2.08.021 |
FMA | 70796 |
Anatomical terminology []
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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.
The arteries of the base of the brain.
Human brainstem blood supply