Blood Supply Flashcards
CNS utilizes how much of the CO
-% and mL
17%
850 mL
CNS burns approximately _____ mL O2
3.3
changes in blood circulation occur as…
CVAs; strokes
major arterial supply to the brain is derived from…
two internal carotids
vertebral-basilar system
where do the internal carotids and vertebral-basilar system anastomose?
around the base of the brain as the Anastomotic Circle of Willis
vessels involved in the Anastomotic Circle of Willis
anterior cerebral arteries anterior communicating artery internal carotid arteries posterior communicating arteries posterior cerebral arteries
arteries in the internal carotid system
anterior choroidal artery posterior communicating artery middle cerebral artery anterior cerebral artery striatal (ganglionic or central) arteries
anterior choroidal artery
-associated with…
choroid plexus
temporal lobe
posterior communicating artery
-_____ for _____
posterolateral ganglionic arteries for thalamus and basal ganglia
middle cerebral artery
-function
blood supply to the lateral surface of the cerebral hemispheres
anterior cerebral artery
-function
blood supply to the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres, rostral to the parieto-occipital sulcus
striatal arteries
-function
penetrating arteries that supply the subcortical structures; basal ganglia, diencephalon, subcortical white matter
arteries of the vertebral-basilar system
vertebral artery anterior spinal artery posterior spinal artery posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) basilar artery anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) superior cerebellar artery posterior cerebral artery
vertebral artery
-function
anterolateral medulla
anterior spinal artery
-function
blood supply to anteromedial medulla and anterior spinal cord
posterior spinal artery
-function
blood supply to posterior and caudal medulla, posterior spinal cord
posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)
-function
blood supply to cerebellum and lateral part of medulla
basilar artery
-function
supplies pons, cerebral peduncles
anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)
-function
supplies pontine tegmentum and cerebellum
superior cerebellar artery
-function
dorsal midbrain, cerebellar cortex, and deep nuclei