Cardiovascular system
Superior cerebellar artery
Arteria cerebelli superior
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Basilar artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The superior cerebellar artery (SCA) is an artery of the head.
It arises near the end of the basilar artery.
It is a branch of the basilar artery.
It supplies parts of the cerebellum, the midbrain, and other nearby structures.
It is the cause of trigeminal neuralgia in some patients.
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Names
- Latin
- Arteria cerebelli superior
- English
- Superior cerebellar artery
- French
- Artère cérébelleuse supérieure
- Spanish
- Arteria cerebelosa superior
- Portuguese
- Artéria cerebelar superior