Anteromedial central arteries[1] (also anteromedial perforating arteries, or anteromedial ganglionic arteries) are arteries that arise from the anterior cerebral artery and anterior communicating artery, and pass into the substance of the cerebral hemisphere through the (medial portion of) the anterior perforated substance to supply the optic chiasm, (anterior nucleus, preoptic area, and supraoptic nucleus of the) hypothalamus, lamina terminalis, septum pellucidum, (anterior portions of the) columns of fornix, rostrum of corpus callosum, (anterior portion of) putamen, head of caudate nucleus, and cingulate cortex.[2]
| Anteromedial central arteries | |
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| Source | Anterior cerebral artery, Anterior communicating artery |
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| Latin | aa. centrales anteromediales[1] |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Anatonomina". terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.