Encyclopedia : A : AN : ANT : Anterior cerebral artery
|- style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;" class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" |The arterial circle and arteries of the brain. The anterior cerebral arteries (top of figure) arise from the trifurcations of the internal carotid arteries into the anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery and posterior communicating artery on each side. |- class="hiddenStructure" |Latin |colspan="2"|a. cerebri anterior |- class="hiddenStructure" | |colspan="2"|[subject #146 ] |- class="hiddenStructure" |Supplies |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |From |colspan="2"|internal carotid artery |- class="hiddenStructure" |To |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |Vein |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |MeSH |colspan="2"|[A07.231.114.228.100] |- class="hiddenStructure" |Dorlands/Elsevier |colspan="2"|[/] |} In human anatomy, the anterior cerebral artery supplies oxygen to most medial portions of frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes. It arises from the internal carotid artery and is part of the Circle of Willis.
The left and right anterior cerebral arteries are connected by the anterior communicating artery.
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