dictionary help| superior internal parietal artery --> parieto-occipital artery | medical dictionary |
<artery>
<anatomy> The largest cortical branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the medial and superolateral surface of the parietal lobe posterior to the paracentral lobule; rarely does it extend to supply part of the occipital lobe.
Synonyms: arteria parieto-occipitalis, superior internal parietal artery.
(05 Mar 2000)
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