Cerebral Blood Supply

Question 1

Blockage to what artery can lead to Locked in syndrome?

Answer 1

Blocked to the Pontine Artery to the pons can lead to loss of function to the corticospinal tracts distal to the branches to eye sight causing locked in syndrome

Question 2

What Artery in Lumbar spine is vulnerable in aneurysm repairs?

Answer 2

Adamkewicz artery

Question 3

What arteries coming off the middle cerebral artery are commonly blocked in a stroke? These arteries supply lentiform nucleus, caudate and internal capsule

Answer 3

Lenticulostriate Arteries

Question 4

The Anterior circulation supplies most of the cerebral hemispheres. From what artery does it get their circulation?

Answer 4

Internal Carotid Artery

Question 5

The posterior circulation supplies the brain stem, cerebellum and part of the temporal lobe and occipital lobe. From what arteries does it get its circulation?

Answer 5

Vertebral arteries