6.1 Blood Supply Of CNS Flashcards
Branch of ophthalmic a. That provides sole supply to the retina
Central retinal a.
Artery that connects ICA to posterior cerebellar artery
Posterior communicating a.
Supplies inferior horn of lateral ventricle
Anterior choroidal a.
Artery most prone to cerebrovascular accidents
Middle cerebral artery (Lansang) specifically Lenticulostriate arteries (2017A)
Direct continuation of ICA
MCA
Supplies basal ganglia and internal capsule
Lenticulostriate a
Inferior branches of MCA supply 3 key functional areas
“WAO”
Wernicke’s area
Auditory cortex
Optic radiations
Superior branches of MCA supply 3 key functional areas
Super Best Friends (lol)
Somatosensory cortex
Broca’s
Frontal eye fields
MCA: upper extremities; ACA: _________
MCA: upper extremities; ACA: LOWER extremities
Supplies septal area or the gray matter structures of telencephalon and limbic system
anterior cerebral a. ACA
Both vertebral arteries untie to form which artery
Basilar a.
Supplies inferior cerebellum, upper medulla, and lower pons
AICA anterior inferior cerebellar a
Branch of basilar a. That supplies the inner ear
Labyrinthine a
Posterior cerebral artery: choroid plexus of 3rd ventricle; ______ : choroid plexus of 4th ventricle
Posterior cerebral artery: choroid plexus of 3rd ventricle; PICA : choroid plexus of 4th ventricle
Terminal branch of basilar a.
Posterior cerebral artery
Branch of PCA which supplies the visual cortex at the occipital lobe
Calcarine a
Function is maintenance of consciousness
Reticular activating system (RAS)
What supplies the RAS
Deep perforating branches of PCA
The circle of Willis is formed by five arteries namely
Anterior and posterior communicating a
Anterior, middle, posterior cerebral a
ACA and MCA: ICA; PCA : _______
ACA and MCA: ICA; PCA : basilar a.
Branches of the basilar a. Supplying the brainstem
Paramedian a.
Short circumferential a.
Long circumferential a.
The cerebellum is supplied by 3 arteries namely
SAP
Superior cerebellar a
AICA PICA
Branch of ECA that supplies no CNS tissue but is ruptured when there is fracture of the lateral skull vault
Middle meningeal a
Branch of superficial vein that empties into the superior sagittal sinus
Superior cerebral vein
Branch of superficial vein that empties into the cavernous sinus
Superficial middle cerebral v
Drains the insula
Deep middle cerebral v
It is joined by the great cerebral vein and forms the straight sinus
Inferior sagittal sinus
Sinus that empties at confluence
Straight sinus