Term Name: posterior cerebral artery
Synonyms: arteria cerebri posterior
Definition: The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of blood vessels that supplies oxygenated blood to the posterior aspect of the brain in human anatomy]. It arises near the intersection of the posterior communicating artery and the basilar artery and connects with the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) and internal carotid artery via the posterior communicating artery (PCommA). [WP,unvetted].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001636]

Relationships
is part of: basilar artery
has parts: branch of posterior cerebral artery posterior choroidal artery
is a type of: branch of basilar artery cerebral artery lateral structure
inverse disjoint_from: anterior cerebral artery