anterior cerebral artery

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artery cerebral artery

The anterior cerebral artery is a major branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies blood to the medial aspects of the frontal and parietal lobes, including regions involved in personality, decision-making, and motor control of the lower limbs.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artery ⓘ cerebral artery ⓘ
branchOf	internal carotid artery NERFINISHED ⓘ
clinicalSignificance	aneurysm at ACom–ACA junction can compress optic chiasm ⓘ infarct causes contralateral sensory loss in lower limb ⓘ infarct causes contralateral weakness of lower limb ⓘ infarct may cause abulia ⓘ infarct may cause personality changes ⓘ infarct may cause urinary incontinence ⓘ
connectedBy	anterior communicating artery NERFINISHED ⓘ
course	passes over optic chiasm ⓘ runs anteromedially from internal carotid artery ⓘ runs within interhemispheric fissure ⓘ
forms	anterior portion of circle of Willis ⓘ
givesBranch	anterior communicating artery ⓘ callosomarginal artery NERFINISHED ⓘ frontopolar artery NERFINISHED ⓘ medial lenticulostriate arteries ⓘ orbitofrontal artery NERFINISHED ⓘ paracentral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ pericallosal artery NERFINISHED ⓘ posterior internal frontal arteries NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSegment	A1 segment ⓘ A2 segment NERFINISHED ⓘ A3 segment NERFINISHED ⓘ A4 segment NERFINISHED ⓘ A5 segment ⓘ
laterality	left anterior cerebral artery ⓘ right anterior cerebral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ
origin	cerebral part of internal carotid artery ⓘ
pairedWith	contralateral anterior cerebral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	cerebral circulation ⓘ
supplies	anterior four-fifths of corpus callosum ⓘ anterior limb of internal capsule ⓘ cingulate gyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ corpus callosum ⓘ foot area of motor cortex ⓘ head of caudate nucleus ⓘ leg area of motor cortex ⓘ medial frontal lobe ⓘ medial parietal lobe ⓘ medial prefrontal cortex NERFINISHED ⓘ medial primary motor cortex ⓘ medial primary somatosensory cortex ⓘ paracentral lobule ⓘ parts of basal ganglia ⓘ superior medial parietal lobule ⓘ supplementary motor area NERFINISHED ⓘ
suppliesFunction	aspects of decision-making and executive function ⓘ aspects of personality and motivation ⓘ motor control of lower limbs ⓘ somatosensory perception from lower limbs ⓘ

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prefrontal cortex → suppliedBy → anterior cerebral artery ⓘ

primary motor cortex → bloodSupply → anterior cerebral artery ⓘ