Parietooccipital branch

Ramus parietooccipitalis

  • Related terms: Parieto-occipital artery

Definition

The parietooccipital branch of medial occipital artery (branch of PCA), lies in the parieto-occipital sulcus and supplies the upper part of the cuneus and a posterior part of the precuneus.

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS

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