All of the following statements about the middle cerebral artery are true, EXCEPT:
A) It feeds into the Circle of Willis at the base of the brain
B) It receives its blood flow from the internal carotid arteries
C) It supplies blood directly to the cerebellum
D) It supplies blood to the center of the brain, including its parietal lobes

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The blood supply to the cerebellum comes most directly from the vertebral and basilar arteries. Each middle cerebral artery issues from the internal carotid artery and feeds into the Circle of Willis at the base of the brain. Each supplies blood primarily to the parietal lobes of the brain.

All of the Following Statements About the Middle Cerebral Artery