Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the circle of Willis in human (A) and rat (B).
ACA (anterior cerebral artery); ACOA (anterior communicating artery); AICA (anterior inferior cerebellar artery); ASA (anterior spinal artery); BA (basilar artery); ICA (internal carotid artery); MCA (middle cerebral artery); PCA (posterior cerebral artery); PCOA (posterior communicating artery); SCA (superior cerebellar artery); VA (vertebral artery). This figure is adapted from Eszter Farkas et al. (2001) .