Superior cerebellar artery 3840378 188954676 2008-02-04T03:54:40Z Wikid77 1403682 added "See-also" & "Notes" sections, helping to pad text alongside images {{Infobox Artery | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = arteria superior cerebelli | GraySubject = 148 | GrayPage = 580 | Width = 250 | Image = CerebellumArteries.jpg | Caption = The three major arteries of the cerebellum: the SCA, AICA, and PICA. | Width2 = 335 | Image2 = Circle of Willis en.svg | Caption2= The [[circle of Willis|arterial circle]] and arteries of the brain. (Superior cerebellar artery labeled at center right.) | BranchFrom = [[basilar artery]] | BranchTo = | Vein = [[superior cerebellar veins]] | Supplies = [[cerebellum]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = a_61 | DorlandsSuf = 12156101 }} The '''superior cerebellar artery''' (SCA) arises near the termination of the [[basilar]] artery.<ref>Refer to diagrams.</ref> It passes lateralward, immediately below the [[oculomotor nerve]], which separates it from the [[posterior cerebral artery]], winds around the [[cerebral peduncle]], close to the [[trochlear nerve]], and, arriving at the upper surface of the [[cerebellum]], divides into branches which ramify in the [[pia mater]] and anastomose with those of the [[inferior cerebellar arteries]]. Several branches are given to the [[pineal body]], the [[anterior medullary velum]], and the [[tela chorioidea]] of the [[third ventricle]]. ==Areas Supplied== * Superior half of the cerebellum * Parts of the midbrain <br/><br/> ==Additional images== <br/><br/> ==See also== * [[posterior cerebral artery]] ==Notes== <references/> ==External links== * {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|28|02|07}} * {{eMedicineDictionary|Superior+cerebellar+artery}} * {{RocheLexicon|13048.000-1}} [[Image:Arteries_beneath_brain_Gray_closer.jpg|thumb|right|335px|The arteries of the base of the brain. Superior cerebellar artery labeled near center. The [[temporal lobe|temporal]] pole of the [[cerebrum]] and a portion of the [[cerebellum|cerebellar]] hemisphere have been removed on the right side (left half of diagram). Inferior aspect (viewed from below).]] {{Gray's}} {{circulatory-stub}} {{Arteries of head and neck}} [[Category:Arteries]] [[de:Arteria cerebelli superior]]