cerebral part of internal carotid artery

ce·re·bral part of in·ter·nal ca·rot·id ar·ter·y

[TA] the portion of the internal carotid artery that lies in contact with and directly supplies the brain; its branches are: superior hypophysial, clival, ophthalmic, anterior choroidal, anterior cerebral, and middle cerebral. Synonym(s): pars cerebralis arteriae carotidis internae [TA]