Central arteries

Central arteries
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Source	Circle of Willis
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Central arteries (or perforating or ganglionic arteries) of the brain are numerous small arteries branching from the Circle of Willis and adjacent arteries that often enter the substance of the brain through the anterior and posterior perforated substances, and supply structures of the base of the brain and internal structures of the cerebral hemisphere. They are separated into four principal groups:

• Anteromedial central arteries
• Anterolateral central arteries (lenticulostriate arteries)
• Posteromedial central arteries (paramedian arteries)
• Posterolateral central arteries