CerebralVasculature
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Plate141

Vessels dissected out: inferior view
Anterior cerebral artery
(A
2
segment)
Anterior communicating artery
Anterior cerebral artery
(A
1
segment)
Ophthalmic artery
Internal carotid artery
Middle cerebral artery
Posterior communicating artery
Posterior cerebral artery
(P
2
segment)
(P
1
segment)
Superior cerebellar artery
Basilar artery
Pontine arteries
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)
Anteromedial central (perforating)
arteries
Hypothalamic artery
Distal medial striate artery
(recurrent artery of Heubner)
Anterolateral central
(lenticulostriate) arteries
Superior hypophyseal artery
Inferior hypophyseal artery
Anterior choroidal artery
Thalamotuberal
(premammillary) artery
Posteromedial central
(perforating) arteries
Thalamoperforating artery
Posteromedial central
(paramedian) arteries
Labyrinthine (internal acoustic) artery
Vertebral artery
Vessels in situ: inferior view
Anterior cerebral artery
Hypothalamic artery
Internal carotid artery
Superior hypophyseal artery
Middle cerebral artery
Inferior hypophyseal artery
Posterior communicating artery
Efferent hypophyseal veins
Posterior cerebral artery
Anterior communicating artery
Optic chiasm
Cavernous sinus
Infundibulum (pituitary stalk)
and long hypophyseal portal veins
Adenohypophysis (anterior
lobe of pituitary gland)
Neurohypophysis (posterior
lobe of pituitary gland)
Posteromedial central
(perforating) arteries
Superior cerebellar artery
Basilar artery
CerebralArterialCircle(ofWillis)
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