A patient of yours suffered an ischemic stroke in the most dorsal region of the right precentral gyrus. Given their history of atrial fibrillation, which is a condition that often results in thrombus (blood clots) formation in the heart, it is believed that stroke was the result of a clot breaking away and making its way to the brain (i.e., an embolism). Indicate route the embolus needed to travel after entering the aorta in order to cause a stroke in this area: _______________ -> __________________ -> __________________ -> ___________________
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