Arterial Supply to the Brain

Question 1

what major artery branches to supply blood to the anterior brain

Answer 1

internal carotid artery

Question 2

what 2 branches supply the anterior brain

Answer 2

middle cerebral artery

anterior cerebral artery

Question 3

what branches come off the middle cerebral artery

Answer 3

lenticulostriate arteries

Question 4

what do the lenticulostriate arteries supply

Answer 4

areas controlling motor pathways

Question 5

what areas of the brain does the middle cerebral artery supply

Answer 5

lateral frontal and parietal lobes

superior temporal lobes

Question 6

what ares of the brain does the anterior cerebral artery supply

Answer 6

medial frontal and parietal lobes

Question 7

what are the 2 sets of connecting arteries which close the circle of willis

Answer 7

anterior communicating arteries

posterior communicating arteries

Question 8

which vessel do the vertebral arteries branch from

Answer 8

subclavian artery

Question 9

what artery is the posterior brain supplied by

Answer 9

vertebral artery

Question 10

what artery is formed by the 2 vertebral arteries as they pass through foramen magnum

Answer 10

anterior spinal artery

Question 11

what does the anterior spinal artery supply

Answer 11

anterior 2/3 of the spine

Question 12

what do the 2 vertebral arteries merge to give

Answer 12

basilar artery

Question 13

what are the branches of the basilar artery

Answer 13

pontine arteries

3 cerebellar arteries - superior, anterior inferior and posterior

Question 14

what does the basilar artery bifurcate to give

Answer 14

2 posterior cerebral arteries

Question 15

what do the posterior cerebral arteries supply

Answer 15

occipital and inferior temporal lobes

Question 16

what vessels supply the brainstem

Answer 16

posterior cerebral arteries and the 3 cerebellar arteries