GA2: Eye, ear, MoM, Heart, A&V Flashcards
This artery enters the orbit by passing through the optic foramen below the optic nerve, typically running next to the lateral rectus muscle.
Ophthalmic a
Name the 4 portions of the ICA
Cervical
Petrous
Cavernous
Cerebral
What percentage of blood is supplied to the brain by internal carotid artery.
80-90%
This dilation functions to regulate systemic blood pressure a the origin of the ICA
Carotid Sinus
This section of the the ICA is found within bone.
Petrous
The three boundaries of the carotid triangle are:
Superior belly of Omohyoid
Posterior belly of digastric & sylohyoid
SCM
What portion of the Internal Carotid Artery is one likely to hear their own heart beat?
Petrous
What are the two branches off of the ICA in the Petrous portion?
Caroticotympanic aa.
Artery of the Pterygoid canal
If ones eye looks down and out and fails to return to neutral, what Nerve is effected?
Abducens N. (CN VI)
If ones eye looks down and out and fails to return to neutral, what is the likely cause?
Pressure on CNVI as a result of aneurysm of the ICA in the Cavernous portion.
Three branches of arteries in the cavernous portion of the ICA are:
Cavernous
Hypophyseal
Meningeal
What are the two terminal branches located in the cerebral portion of the ICA
anterior cerebral artery
Middle cerebral artery
The cerebral portion of the ICA begins medial to what bone in the skull?
Sphenoid bone
(anterior crinoid process)
The 5 arterial branches in the cerebral portion of the ICA are:
Anterior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral
Posterior communicating
Ophthalmic
Choroidal
What is the largest branch in the ICA that forms an anastomoses with the anterior and posterior cerebral arteries?
Middle Cerebral artery
Which artery is found on the lateral surface of temporal, frontal and partial lobes?
Middle cerebral artery (MCA)
What artery is the most common location for the source of a TIA or stroke?
Middle Cerebral artery
What is the medical name for the Circle of Willis?
Circulus anteriosus
Circle of willis is found at the base of the Brain in the interpeduncular fossa that encircles what two parts of the brain?
Optic Chiasma
Pituitary Gland
The first part of the subclavian artery has three branches. Name those branches.
Vertebral a.
Internal thoracic a.
Thyrocervical trunk
Name the artery that branches off the second part of the subclavian a.
Costocervical trunk
The costocervical trunk divides into two arteries. Name them.
Superior intercostal a.
Deep cervical a.