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Basilar Artery MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Basilar Artery
Tree Number(s)
A07.015.114.106
Unique ID
D001488
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001488
Scope Note
The artery formed by the union of the right and left vertebral arteries; it runs from the lower to the upper border of the pons, where it bifurcates into the two posterior cerebral arteries.
NLM Classification #
WG 595.B2
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/30
Basilar Artery Preferred
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