Nectarines

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Nectarines

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The pontine arteries are a number of small arteries which come off at right angles from either side of the basilar artery and supply the pons and adjacent parts of the brain. The pontine arteries include the paramedian arteries, the short circumferential, and the long circumferential arteries.[1][a]

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Notes

  1. ^ Refer to diagram.

References

  1. ^ Siegel, Allan; Sapru, Hreday N. (2010). Essential Neuroscience. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 51. ISBN 9780781783835. Retrieved 7 March 2018. Pontine arteries supply pons.

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  • The arteries of the base of the brain.
    The arteries of the base of the brain.
  • Human brainstem blood supply
    Human brainstem blood supply
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