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Descriptor English: Anterior Cerebral Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Cerebral Anterior
Descriptor arteria cerebral anterior
Scope note: Arteria formada por la bifurcación de la arteria carótida interna (ARTERIA CARÓTIDA INTERNA). Las ramas de la arteria cerebral anterior irrigan al NÚCLEO CAUDADO, CÁPSULA INTERNA, PUTAMEN, NÚCLEOS SEPTALES, GIRO DEL CÍNGULO y las superficies del LÓBULO FRONTAL y del LÓBULO PARIETAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Cerebral Anterior
Descriptor French: Artère cérébrale antérieure
Entry term(s): Anterior Cerebral Arteries
Arteries, Anterior Cerebral
Artery, Anterior Cerebral
Cerebral Arteries, Anterior
Cerebral Artery, Anterior
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.228.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020771
Scope note: Artery formed by the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Branches of the anterior cerebral artery supply the CAUDATE NUCLEUS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; PUTAMEN; SEPTAL NUCLEI; GYRUS CINGULI; and surfaces of the FRONTAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cerebral Arteries (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34043
Unique ID: D020771
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Anterior Cerebral Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0328394
Scope note Artery formed by the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Branches of the anterior cerebral artery supply the CAUDATE NUCLEUS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; PUTAMEN; SEPTAL NUCLEI; GYRUS CINGULI; and surfaces of the FRONTAL LOBE and PARIETAL LOBE.
Preferred term Anterior Cerebral Artery
Entry term(s) Anterior Cerebral Arteries
Arteries, Anterior Cerebral
Artery, Anterior Cerebral
Cerebral Arteries, Anterior
Cerebral Artery, Anterior



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