21. Arterial Supply to the Brain and Meninges Flashcards
Identify 1 - 3
- Right and left middle cerebral arteries
- Right and left anterior cerebral arteries
- Right posterior communicating artery
Identify 11
- Left middle meningeal artery
Identify 4
4. Cavernous sinus
Identify 5
5. Right external carotid artery
Identify 6
6. Carotid body
Identify 7 - 8
7. Right vertebral artery
8. Right internal carotid artery
Identify 9 - 10
9. Basilar artery
10. Right and left posterior cerebral arteries
The vertebrobasilar system also supplies ____ (3)
The brain stem, cerebellum, and rostral (cervical) spinal cord with blood
The blood supply to the brain and rostral spinal cord derives from ___ and ____
the paired internal carotid arteries (anterior circulation) and vertebral arteries (posterior circulation)
The internal carotid arteries give rise ___ and ____, supplying most of the forebrain with blood except for the occipital lobe and inferior portion of the temporal lobe.
to the anterior and middle cerebral arteries
The two vertebral arteries unite to form ____
the basilar artery,
he two vertebral arteries unite to form the basilar artery, whose end cerebral branches are ____, supplying the occipital lobe and inferior portion of the temporal lobe.
the posterior cerebral arteries
What is anterior circulation of brain?
The paired internal carotid arteries
What is posterior circulation of brain?
vertebral arteries
