| Phenotype: | basal communicating artery attached to primordial midbrain channel, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | basal communicating artery |
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| Synonyms: | BCA |
| Definition: | Artery that extends horizontally across the brain midline which is fed by the caudal division of the internal carotid artery. Three pairs of central arteries extend from the basal communicating artery (BCA), the anterior, middle and posterior mesencephalic central arteries. The BCA does not correspond to the anterior communicating artery of the mammalian circle of Willis. The BCA is unpaired. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005000] |
| Name: | attached to |
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| Synonyms: | affixed to, attached |
| Definition: | An attachment quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's connection or association with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001667] |
| Name: | primordial midbrain channel |
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| Synonyms: | PMBC |
| Definition: | The vessel between the anterior cerebral vein and the mid cerebral vein. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005017] |