cerebral vasculature system

Question 1

all arteries

Answer 1

possess cortical & penetrating vessels w/ overlapping endothelium & tight junctions

Question 2

basilar artery

Answer 2

pons, cerebellum & midbrain

Question 3

vertebral arteries

Answer 3

medulla, posterior circulation, and caudal brainstem

Question 4

vertebrobasilar arterial system

Answer 4

supplies posterior cerebral artery

Question 5

posterior cerebral artery

Answer 5

occipital lobe/visual cortex, midbrain, thalamus

Question 6

posterior communicating artery

Answer 6

communicates w/ middle & posterior cerebral

Question 7

middle cerebral artery

Answer 7

supplies lateral surface of cerebral cortex, thalamus

Question 8

internal carotid artery

Answer 8

supplies anterior & middle cerebral arteries, anterior circulation

Question 9

anterior cerebral artery

Answer 9

medial surface of the brain, optic chiasm

Question 10

anterior communicating artery

Answer 10

connects anterior circulation from left to right side of internal carotid artery

Question 11

cortical arterial branch

Answer 11

cover cerebral cortex

Question 12

central (perforating) arteries

Answer 12

supply vital, deep structures

Question 13

radiculospinal arteries

Answer 13

perfuse lower spinal cord

Question 14

choroidal branches

Answer 14

supply choroid plexus

Question 15

anterior inferior cerebellar

Answer 15

supplies mid-cerebellum

Question 16

superior cerebellar

Answer 16

supplies rostral cerebellum

Question 17

posterior inferior cerebellar

Answer 17

supplies caudal cerebellum and dorsolateral medulla