loading...| Preferred Name |
internal carotid artery |
| Synonyms |
cranial carotid artery ICA arteria carotis interna internal carotid |
| Definitions |
A terminal branch of the left or right common carotid artery which supplies oxygenated blood to the brain and eyes[MP]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001532 |
| branching_part_of | |
| database_cross_reference |
GAID:481 XAO:0000366 UMLS:C0007276 VHOG:0000267 EHDAA2:0000873 NCIT:C32836 SCTID:362045001 OpenCyc:Mx4rvYx8KZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA EFO:0001952 EMAPA:16328 AAO:0010219 MA:0001930 FMA:3947 AAO:0011054 EHDAA:6389 ZFA:0005081 Wikipedia:Internal_carotid_artery TAO:0005081 MESH:D002343 BTO:0004697 EHDAA:408 |
| definition |
A terminal branch of the left or right common carotid artery which supplies oxygenated blood to the brain and eyes[MP]. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Gray513.png |
| develops_from | |
| has_exact_synonym |
cranial carotid artery internal carotid |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
ICA arteria carotis interna |
| id |
UBERON:0001532 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
internal carotid artery |
| notation |
UBERON:0001532 |
| prefLabel |
internal carotid artery |
| supplies | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Each of two arteries starting at the bifurcation of the common carotid arteries through which blood circulates to many structures and organs in the head. [TFD][VHOG] One of the major arteries of the head, it is the as the cranial continuation of the aortic arches and the dorsal aorta. It curves ventrally before resuming a dorsal course as it enters the head proper, and it lies ventral to the internal jugular vein. The internal carotid artery gives off palatine, ophthalmic, and cerebral branches by stage NF stage 41.[AAO] |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003496 |