anterior spinal artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005431
A blood vessel that supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord. It arises from branches of the vertebral arteries and is supplied by the anterior segmental medullary arteries, including the artery of Adamkiewicz, and courses along the anterior aspect of the spinal cord. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_spinal_artery ]
Synonyms: ventral spinal artery, anterior medial spinal artery
Term info
- NCIT:C12833
- EMAPA:18242
- UMLS:C0149603 (ncithesaurus:Anterior_Spinal_Artery)
- FMA:50531
- Wikipedia:Anterior_spinal_artery
- EHDAA:6382
- EHDAA2:0000131
- SCTID:181329004
human_reference_atlas
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Anterior_spinal_cord_-_very_low_mag.jpg
anterior spinal arteries, arteria spinalis anterior, ventral artery of the spinal cord
uberon
UBERON:0005431
Anterior spinal artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606