Anatomy

Middle Cerebral Artery

The largest of the cerebral arteries. It trifurcates into temporal, frontal, and parietal branches supplying blood to most of the parenchyma of these lobes in the CEREBRAL CORTEX. These are the areas involved in motor, sensory, and speech activities.

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Abstract

The largest of the cerebral arteries. It trifurcates into temporal, frontal, and parietal branches supplying blood to most of the parenchyma of these lobes in the CEREBRAL CORTEX. These are the areas involved in motor, sensory, and speech activities.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Cerebral Artery, Middle
  • Arteries, Middle Cerebral
  • Artery, Middle Cerebral
  • Cerebral Arteries, Middle
  • Middle Cerebral Arteries

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebral Arteries (1966-1999)

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  1. A07w.015w.114w.228w.550w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Middle Cerebral Artery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020768. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020768
  2. Middle Cerebral Artery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_cerebral_artery
  3. Middle Cerebral Artery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q498179