Superior cerebellar artery
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{{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]]
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| MeshNumber =
| DorlandsPre = a_61
| DorlandsSuf = 12156101
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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
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==Additional images==
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==See also==
* [[posterior cerebral artery]]
==Notes==
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==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).]]
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