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.

Year introduced: 2000

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Tree Number(s): A07.015.114.228.550

MeSH Unique ID: D020768

Entry Terms:

• Arteries, Middle Cerebral
• Artery, Middle Cerebral
• Cerebral Arteries, Middle
• Middle Cerebral Arteries
• Cerebral Artery, Middle

Previous Indexing:

• Cerebral Arteries (1966-1999)

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Anatomy Category
Cardiovascular System
Blood Vessels
Arteries
Cerebral Arteries
Middle Cerebral Artery