BS to the Brain (Mixed)

Question 1

Artery: Major artery to medial aspect of cortex

Answer 1

Anterior Cerebral Artery

Question 2

Artery: supplies pyraminds, medial lemniscus, medial longitudinal fasciculus, CN XII, inferior olive

Answer 2

Anterior Spinal Artery

Question 3

6 Branches of the Internal Carotids

Answer 3

1. Anterior Cerebral
2. Middle Cerebral
3. Opthalamic
4. Anterior Choroidal
5. Anterior Communicating
6. Posterior Communicating

Question 4

Artery: feeds speech, language, thalamus, basal ganglia

Answer 4

Middle Cerebral Artery

Question 5

Artery: Supplies superior and midde cerebral peduncles, medial and lateral lemnisucus, spinothalamic tract

Answer 5

Superior Cerebellar Artery

Question 6

Artery: Major artery to lateral cortex

Answer 6

Middle Cerebral Artery

Question 7

Artery: Supplies spinothalamic and spinocerebellary tracts, descending portion of CN V, CN IX and X (nuclues ambigus), midbrain, vermis, inferior cerebellum

Answer 7

PICA

Question 8

Artery: Feeds the visual cortex, hippocampus, and lingual gyrus

Answer 8

Posterior Cerebral Artery

Question 9

Artery: Supplies most of midbrain, thalamus, temporal lobe, medial/inferior occipital lobe

Answer 9

Posterior Cerebral Artery

Question 10

Artery: Supplies pontine nuclei, CN nuclei, corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts in pontine area

Answer 10

Pontine Artery

Question 11

Artery: Feeds LE sesnation/motor, sensory association regons, executive functions, scheduling/planning, motivation, conflict resolution

Answer 11

Anterior Cerebral Artery

Question 12

3 Branches of the Vertebral Artery

Answer 12

1. Anterior Spinal Artery
2. Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA)
3. Posterior Spinal Artery

Question 13

Artery: Supplies fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus, spinal trigeminal nucleus, some of CN X

Answer 13

Posterior Spinal Artery

Question 14

4 Branches of the Basilar Artery

Answer 14

1. Anterior Inferior Cerebellar (AICA)
2. Pontine
3. Superior Cerebellar
4. Posterior Cerebral