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Blood supply to the brain

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The picture shows two carotid arteries and two vertebral arteries coming from the aorta, the large blood vessel at the top of the heart, that carry blood to the brain. These arteries branch out in the brain to carry blood to the middle cerebral arteries.

Primary Medical Reviewer Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC
- Diagnostic Radiology
Specialist Medical Reviewer Paul D. Traughber, MD
- Radiology
Specialist Medical Reviewer Christine Wendt, R.D., L.D.
Last Updated January 19, 2007

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Last Updated: January 19, 2007
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