Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery

Artery: Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery
Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries.
The arterial circle and arteries of the brain.
Latin	pars cerebralis arteriae carotidis internae
Gray's	subject #146 567
Source	internal carotid artery

The cerebral portion of internal carotid artery.—Having perforated the dura mater on the medial side of the anterior clinoid process, the internal carotid passes between the optic and oculomotor nerves. This vessel, which then proceeds beyond the circle of Willis, is known as the middle cerebral artery, which sends branches into the anterior perforated substance at the medial extremity of the lateral cerebral fissure, and gives off its terminal or cerebral branches.

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