Blood supply of the brain II

Question 1

what are the branches of the internal carotid artery within the skull?

Answer 1

1. ophthalmic 2. anterior and posterior communicating 3. anterior choroidal 4. anterior cerebral

Question 2

what are the branches of the anterior cerebral artery?

Answer 2

1. pericallosal 2. callosomarginal 3. recurrent artery of Heubner

Question 3

the anterior choroidal artery supplies what areas?

Answer 3

1. optic tract 2. choroid plexus 3. cerebral peduncles 4. posterior limb of internal capsule 5. globus pallidus 6. putamen 7. thalamus

Question 4

occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery would cause deficits in which part(s) of the body? what specific branch would be responsible?

Answer 4

1. motor and sensory in contralateral leg 2. callosomarginal

Question 5

the recurrent artery of Heubner supplies what areas?

Answer 5

1. portions of caudate nucleus 2. anterior putamen 3. globus pallidus 4. internal capsule - anterior limb

Question 6

what artery(ies) supplies the posterior limb of the internal capsule?

Answer 6

1. anterior choroidal 2. lenticulostriate 3. thalamoperforator (from posterior cerebral)

Question 7

which artery supplies the anterior limb of the internal capsule?

Answer 7

recurrent artery of Heubner

Question 8

the lenticulostriate arteries supply what areas?

Answer 8

1. basal ganglia 2. internal capsule

Question 9

Wernicke’s area is supplied by what artery?

Answer 9

inferior division of middle cerebral artery

Question 10

where is the anterior limb of the internal capsule located in relation to the basal ganglia?

Answer 10

between caudate and putamen

Question 11

where is the posterior limb of the internal capsule located in relation to the basal ganglia?

Answer 11

between thalamus and lentiform nucleus

Question 12

an occlusion or stroke of the superior division of the middle cerebral arteries would affect which areas of the body?

Answer 12

arm, hand, face, motor speech

Question 13

the posterior spinal artery supplies what area? a stroke in this area would cause deficits of what structures?

Answer 13

1. dorsal region of caudal medulla 2. long sensory tracts

Question 14

the anterior spinal artery supplies what area(s)? a stroke in this area would cause deficits of what structures?

Answer 14

1. paramedian branches supply medial regions of caudal medulla 2. pyramids, sensory tracts (VTT, ML), hypoglossal nuclei

Question 15

a stroke of the PICA would affect what part of the caudal medulla?

Answer 15

ALS

Question 16

the PICA supplies what area(s)?

Answer 16

1. inferior surface of cerebellum 2. choroid plexus 3. lateral regions of caudal medulla

Question 17

the AICA supplies what area(s)?

Answer 17

1. anterior, inferior surface of cerebellum 2. rostral medulla 3. caudal pons

Question 18

the superior cerebellar artery supplies what area(s)?

Answer 18

1. superior surface of cerebellum 2. caudal midbrain 3. rostral pons

Question 19

the posterior cerebral artery supplies what areas?

Answer 19

1. midbrain 2. most of thalamus 3. medial and inferior surface of occipital and temporal lobes 4. hippocampus 5. primary visual cortex (BA 17) via calcarine branch and parietooccipital branch

Question 20

the posterior choroidal artery is a branch of what artery? what does it supply?

Answer 20

1. posterior cerebral 2. thalamus and choroid plexus

Question 21

what is the Brodmann’s area associated with the calcarine branch of the posterior cerebral artery?

Answer 21

17 - primary visual cortex