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| Artery: Superior hypophysial artery | |
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| Latin | arteria hypophyseos superior |
| Gray's | subject #146 568 |
| Supplies | Pituitary gland |
| Source | ophthalmic portion of internal carotid artery |
The superior hypophysial artery is an artery supplying the pars tuberalis ,the infundibulum of the pituitary gland and the median eminence. It is a branch of the posterior communicating artery which branches from the internal carotid artery in the circle of Willis..[1]
References
- ^ Gibo H, Hokama M, Kyoshima K, Kobayashi S (1993). "Arteries to the pituitary". Nippon Rinsho 51 (10): 2550–4. PMID 8254920.
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