posterior cerebral artery branches

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arterial branches cerebral artery branches

Posterior cerebral artery branches are vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobes, inferomedial temporal lobes, and deep brain structures including parts of the thalamus and midbrain.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arterial branches ⓘ cerebral artery branches ⓘ
anastomosesWith	anterior cerebral artery branches NERFINISHED ⓘ middle cerebral artery cortical branches NERFINISHED ⓘ
clinicalSignificance	infarction can cause alexia without agraphia when dominant splenium is involved ⓘ infarction can cause contralateral homonymous hemianopia ⓘ midbrain branch occlusion can cause Weber syndrome ⓘ thalamic branch occlusion can cause thalamic pain syndrome ⓘ
course	run around the midbrain in the ambient cistern ⓘ
drainage	ultimately drain via cerebral veins into dural venous sinuses ⓘ
hasSegmentalGroup	central (perforating) branches ⓘ choroidal branches ⓘ cortical branches ⓘ peduncular branches ⓘ
includes	calcarine artery NERFINISHED ⓘ lateral posterior choroidal artery NERFINISHED ⓘ medial posterior choroidal artery ⓘ occipital branches of PCA ⓘ parieto-occipital artery NERFINISHED ⓘ pericallosal branches of PCA ⓘ posterior choroidal arteries NERFINISHED ⓘ posterior communicating artery branches to PCA ⓘ temporal branches of PCA ⓘ thalamogeniculate arteries NERFINISHED ⓘ thalamoperforating arteries NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterality	present on both right and left sides ⓘ
origin	terminal segment of basilar artery via posterior cerebral artery ⓘ
partOf	posterior cerebral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ posterior circulation of brain ⓘ
supplies	cerebral peduncles (partly) ⓘ inferomedial temporal lobe ⓘ lateral geniculate nucleus ⓘ lateral ventricle choroid plexus (via lateral posterior choroidal artery) ⓘ medial geniculate nucleus (partly) ⓘ midbrain ⓘ occipital lobe ⓘ pineal region (via posterior choroidal arteries) ⓘ posterior hippocampus (partly) ⓘ posterior limb of internal capsule (partly) ⓘ posterior parahippocampal gyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ primary visual cortex ⓘ pulvinar of thalamus ⓘ splenium of corpus callosum ⓘ tectum of midbrain ⓘ thalamus ⓘ third ventricle choroid plexus (via medial posterior choroidal artery) ⓘ visual association cortex ⓘ
system	cerebral circulation ⓘ

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thalamus → bloodSupply → posterior cerebral artery branches ⓘ