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ARTERIA CEREBRI MEDIA

One of the two big terminal divisions (with anterior cerebral artery) of the inside carotid artery; it passes laterally near the pole of the temporal lobe, then posteriorly in the depth of the lateral cerebral fissure; for descriptive purposes it is divided into three parts: 1) the sphenoidal part (M1 segment of clinical terminology), supplying perforating divisions to the inside capsule, thalamus, and striate body; 2) the insular part, supplying divisions to the insula and adjacent cortical areas; and 3) the terminal part or cortical part, supplying a big part of the central cortical convexity (the latter two collectively forming M2 segment). Synonym: arteria cerebri media.
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