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6.1 Blood Supply Of CNS Flashcards

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Branch of ophthalmic a. That provides sole supply to the retina

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Central retinal a.

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Artery that connects ICA to posterior cerebellar artery

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Posterior communicating a.

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Supplies inferior horn of lateral ventricle

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Anterior choroidal a.

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Artery most prone to cerebrovascular accidents

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Middle cerebral artery (Lansang) specifically Lenticulostriate arteries (2017A)

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Direct continuation of ICA

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MCA

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Supplies basal ganglia and internal capsule

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Lenticulostriate a

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Inferior branches of MCA supply 3 key functional areas

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“WAO”
Wernicke’s area
Auditory cortex
Optic radiations

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Superior branches of MCA supply 3 key functional areas

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Super Best Friends (lol)

Somatosensory cortex
Broca’s
Frontal eye fields

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MCA: upper extremities; ACA: _________

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MCA: upper extremities; ACA: LOWER extremities

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Supplies septal area or the gray matter structures of telencephalon and limbic system

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anterior cerebral a. ACA

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Both vertebral arteries untie to form which artery

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Basilar a.

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Supplies inferior cerebellum, upper medulla, and lower pons

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AICA anterior inferior cerebellar a

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Branch of basilar a. That supplies the inner ear

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Labyrinthine a

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Posterior cerebral artery: choroid plexus of 3rd ventricle; ______ : choroid plexus of 4th ventricle

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Posterior cerebral artery: choroid plexus of 3rd ventricle; PICA : choroid plexus of 4th ventricle

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Terminal branch of basilar a.

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Posterior cerebral artery

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Branch of PCA which supplies the visual cortex at the occipital lobe

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Calcarine a

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Function is maintenance of consciousness

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Reticular activating system (RAS)

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What supplies the RAS

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Deep perforating branches of PCA

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The circle of Willis is formed by five arteries namely

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Anterior and posterior communicating a

Anterior, middle, posterior cerebral a

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ACA and MCA: ICA; PCA : _______

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ACA and MCA: ICA; PCA : basilar a.

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Branches of the basilar a. Supplying the brainstem

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Paramedian a.
Short circumferential a.
Long circumferential a.

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The cerebellum is supplied by 3 arteries namely

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SAP
Superior cerebellar a
AICA PICA

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Branch of ECA that supplies no CNS tissue but is ruptured when there is fracture of the lateral skull vault

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Middle meningeal a

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Branch of superficial vein that empties into the superior sagittal sinus

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Superior cerebral vein

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Branch of superficial vein that empties into the cavernous sinus

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Superficial middle cerebral v

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Drains the insula

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Deep middle cerebral v

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It is joined by the great cerebral vein and forms the straight sinus

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Inferior sagittal sinus

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Sinus that empties at confluence

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Straight sinus

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Gives rise to sigmoid sinus

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Transverse sinus

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Drains interior of the cerebral hemispheres

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Great cerebral vein of Galen

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Superior petrosal sinus: enters transverse sinus; inferior petrosal sinus: enters ______

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Superior petrosal sinus: enters transverse sinus; inferior petrosal sinus: enters BULB OF JUGULAR V

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Vein that provides emergency drainage when IJV is blocked

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Emissary vein

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The anterior spinal a. Forms a circumferential plexus with posterior spinal a. Called

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Vasocorona

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Gives rise to anterior and posterior radicular a.

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Segmental spinal a.

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Anterior spinal a. Gives rise to which artery

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Sulcal artery

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Blood brain barrier is made up of three layers, namely

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ABE
Astrocytes
Basement membrane
Endothelium

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Major branch of the internal carotid artery before the terminal branches that supplies the hypophysis and constitutes part of the hypophyseal portal system

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Hypophyseal artery

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Major branch of the internal carotid artery before the terminal branches that supplies the eye and orbital contents

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Opthalmic artery

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Major branch of the internal carotid artery before the terminal branches that joins th proximal part of the posterior cerebral artery forming part of the circle of willis

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Posterior communicating artery

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Major branch of the internal carotid artery before the terminal branches that supplies the choroid plexus, optic tract basal ganglia, lateral geniculate body and ventral part of the internal capsule

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Anterior choroidal artery

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Two terminal branches of the internal carotid artery

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Middle Cerebral artery

Anterior cerebral artery

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This artery is regarded as the direct continuation of the internal carotid artery and supplies the dorsolateral surface of the cerebral hemispheres

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Middle cerebral artery

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These arteries are most prone to cerebrovascular accidents and supplies the internal capsule and portions of basal ganglia

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Lenticulostriate arteries

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The ___ artery, aka as ____, supplies the anteromedial part of the head of the caudate nucleus, adjacent parts of the internal capsule, and putamen, and parts of the septal nuclei

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Middle striate artery

Also known as recurrent artery of Heubner

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Occlusion of the trunk of one anterior cerebral artery may produce a

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contralateral hemiplegia which is greatest in the lower limb

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Occlusion of both arteries of anterior cerebral artery is associated with

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bilateral paralysis especially in the lower limbs and impaired sensation that mimics a spinal cord lesion

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Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery may produce (3)

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Contralateral hemiplegia (most marked in the upper extremity and face)

Contralateral sensory loss for position sense and discriminating tactile sense

Severe aphasia

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Shortly after entering the cranial cavity, each vertebral artery gives off the ___ which supplies the inferior part of the cerebellum, lateral third of the medulla, and choroid plexus of the 4th ventricle

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Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

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The PICA supplies the (3)

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Inferior part of the cerebellum
Lateral third of the medulla
Choroid plexus of 4th ventricle

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The vertebral arteries of the two sides then fuse anterior to the __ to form the __

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..anterior to the medulla

..to form the Basilar artery

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The vertebral artery gives off the __ to supply the spinal cord

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Posterior and anterior spinal arteries

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Branches of the basilar artery

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Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
Labyrinthine arteries
Pontine arteries
Superior cerebellar arteries
Posterior cerebral arteries
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Branch of the basilar artery which supplies the inferior cerebellum, upper medulla, and lower pons

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anterior inferior cerebellar artery

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Branch of the basilar artery which supplies the inner ear

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Labyrinthine arteries

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Branch of the basilar artery which supplies the dorsal surface of the cerebellum, pons, and superior cerebellar peduncle

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Superior cerebellar arteries

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Branch of the basilar artery which are the terminal branches of the basilar artery that supplies cerebral peduncles, RAS, occipital lobe, and choroid plexuses of 3rd and lateral ventricles

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Posterior cerebral arteries

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This artery supplies the primary visual cortex and is a branch of ___

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Calcarine artery from the posterior cerebral artery

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Occlusion of the posterior cerebral artery produces

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contralateral homonymous hemianopsia

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Bilateral occlusion of the posterior cerebral arteries can lead to

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a defect in memory

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The circle of willis is formed by

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Anterior cerebral artery
anterior communicating arteries
middle cerebral arteries
posterior communicating arteries
posterior cerebral arteries
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The striatum is nourished mainly by

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lateral striate branches of middle cerebral a.
Medial striate artery of Heubner
Anterior choroidal a.

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The internal capsule is supplied primarily by

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Lateral striate arteries of the middle cerebral artery

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Superficial cerebral veins drain into the

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Dural sinuses

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Deep cerebral veins drain into the

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Internal cerebral vein and great cerebral vein`

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The great cerebral vein of Galen drains the

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interior of the cerebral hemispheres

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The great cerebral vein of Galen drains into the

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Straight (rectus) sinus

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The great cerebral vein is formed by the junction of

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Junction of the two internal cerebral veins

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The __ veins drains the anterior of the cerebrum and drain into the __

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Right and left basal veins

Drain into the great cerebral veins

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The straight sinus is formed by the

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Inferior sagittal sinus and great cerebral vein

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This is the sinus where the superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, and transverse sinuses meet

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Confluence of the sinuses

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Components of the blood brain barrier

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Tight junctions between endothelial cells of the capillaries

Astrocytic processes

basement membrane

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Radicular and radiculospinal arteries branch off the ___ in the neck, off the ___ in the thorax, and off the __ at the abdominal level

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At the level of the…
Neck: vertebral artery
Thorax: intercostal arteries
Abdomen: aorta

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