circle of connecting blood vessels that protects the brain by providing more than one route for blood
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Step 1: Read the clue words in the question: "circle," "connecting blood vessels," and "provides more than one route for blood" — these indicate an arterial ring at the base of the brain that supplies collateral circulation. Show more…
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