human_reference_atlas part of has part blood vessel endothelial cell Homo sapiens internal carotid artery middle cerebral artery https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Circle_of_Willis_en.svg BTO:0005206 UMLS:C0149566 FMA:50079 NCIT:C12830 EHDAA2:0001179 Wikipedia:Middle_cerebral_artery MA:0001935 EMAPA:18239 middle cerebral artery MESH:D020768 SCTID:181312002 EHDAA:5298 The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is one of the three major paired arteries that supplies blood to the cerebrum. The MCA arises from the internal carotid and continues into the lateral sulcus where it then branches and projects to many parts of the lateral cerebral cortex. It also supplies blood to the anterior temporal lobes and the insular cortices. The left and right MCAs rise from trifurcations of the internal carotid arteries and thus are connected to the anterior cerebral arteries and the posterior communicating arteries, which connect to the posterior cerebral arteries. The MCAs are not considered a part of the Circle of Willis. [WP,unvetted]. AS UBERON:0001627 middle cerebral artery arteria cerebri media Sylvian artery GAID:487 uberon cerebral artery