Arterial System Supplying the brain

Question 1

What are the 3 arterial systems supplying the brain

Answer 1

Anterior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral
Posterior Cerebral

Question 2

What structures does the Anterior cerebral artery serve

Answer 2

Basal Ganglia; corpus callosum; medial surface of cerebral hemisphere; superior surface of frontal and parietal lobe

Question 3

Conditions caused by Occlusion of the Anterior Cerebral artery

Answer 3

Hemiplegia on the contralateral side of the body

Greater in lower extremities than in upper extremities

Question 4

What structures does the Middle Cerebral artery serve

Answer 4

Frontal lobe; parietal lobe; temporal lobe (primarily cortical surface)

Question 5

Conditions caused by Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral artery

Answer 5

Aphasia in dominant hemisphere and contralateral hemiplegia

Question 6

What structures does the Posterior Cerebral artery serve

Answer 6

Part of diencephalon and temporal lobe; occipital lobe

Question 7

Conditions caused by Occlusion of the Posterior Cerebral artery

Answer 7

Visual loss; sensory loss; contralateral hemiplegia if cerebral peduncle affected