cavernous artery
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Any of several small branches of the internal carotid artery that supply the trigeminal ganglion and the walls of the cavernous and petrosal sinuses. [ BTO:0002996 ]
Synonyms: ramus sinus cavernosi (pars cavernosa) (arteria carotis interna), cavernous branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery
Term info
- FMA:70527
- BTO:0002996
uberon
UBERON:0000457
Cavernous artery, cavernous artery
Term relations
- artery and supplies some trigeminal ganglion and branching part of some internal carotid artery
- head blood vessel
- systemic artery
- branching part of some internal carotid artery
- supplies some trigeminal ganglion
- part of some internal carotid artery