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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 20.
Published in final edited form as: Neuron. 2013 Nov 20;80(4):10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.008. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.008

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Anatomy of the cerebral blood supply. A: Circle of Willis. B: The arterial supply of the deep white matter arises from branches of the ACA and the MCA. The supply of the basal ganglia white matter is provided by arteries arising directly form the circle of Willis and its proximal branches. Abbreviations: ACA: anterior cerebral artery; ICA: internal carotid artery; MCA: middle cerebral artery; PCA: posterior cerebral artery. C: Anatomy of the wall of arteries, arterioles and capillaries.