cerebral artery

Other forms: cerebral arteries

Definitions of cerebral artery

1. noun

   any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
   synonyms: arteria cerebri

   types:

   anterior cerebral artery

   one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex

   middle cerebral artery

   one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches

   posterior cerebral artery

   arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches

   temporal artery

   any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe

   anterior temporal artery, arteria temporalis anterior

   temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

   arteria temporalis intermedia, intermediate temporal artery

   temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

   arteria temporalis posterior, posterior temporal artery

   temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe

   type of:

   arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

   a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body