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anterolateral central (lenticulostriate) artery
Origin: middle cerebral artery (sphenoidal [M1] part)
Distribution:
1) anterior & lateral striatum
2) globus pallidus
3) internal capsule
Branches: Numerous small branches.
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: anterolateral central (lenticulostriate) artery
ORIGIN: middle cerebral artery
References
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium