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posterior communicating artery

Forms part of the circle of Willis. Origin: -> internal carotid artery (close to terminal bifurcation) Branches: 1) mammillary artery 2) joins proximal part of posterior cerebral artery

General

blood vessel

Properties

FORM: posterior communicating artery BRANCHES: mammillary artery ORIGIN: internal carotid artery (ICA)

References

  1. Barr. the Human Nervous System. Harper & Row 2nd ed., 1974
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium