GENERAL

Question 1

WHAT SUPPLIES THE ANTERIOR CIRCULATION?

Answer 1

ICA

Question 2

WHAT SUPPLIES THE POSTERIOR CIRCULATION?

Answer 2

VA & BA

Question 3

FROM THE AORTIC ARCH, HOW MANY ARTERIES GIVE RISE TO SUPPLY BLOOD TO BRAIN?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

WHAT DO THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES BIFURCATE INTO?

Answer 4

EXTERNAL CCA & INTERNAL CCA

Question 5

WHAT DOES THE EXTERNAL CCA SUPPLY BLOOD TO?

Answer 5

FACE, NECK, SCALP & PART MENINGES

Question 6

WHAT DOES THE INTERNAL CCA SUPPLY BLOOD TO?

Answer 6

THE BRAIN AND EYES

Question 7

WHAT ARE THE 8 BRANCHES OF THE ECA?

Answer 7

1) SUPERIOR THYROID
2) ASCENDING PHARYNGEAL
3) LINGUAL
4) FACIAL
5) OCCIPITAL
6) POSTERIOR AURICULAR
7) MAXILLARY
8) SUPERIOR TEMPORAL

Question 8

WHAT DOES THE ICA BIFURCATE INTO?

Answer 8

ANTERIOR & MIDDLE CEREBRAL

Question 9

WHAT ARE THE 7 SEGMENTS THAT THE ICA DIVIDES INTO?

Answer 9

C-P-L-C-C-O-C

CERVICAL - PETROUS - LACERUM - CAVERNOUS - CLINOID - OPTHALMIC - COMMUNICATING

Question 10

WHAT DOES THE CIRCLE OF WILLIS CONSIST OF?

Answer 10

BILATERALLY PAIRED; ACA ICA PCA POSTERIOR CEREBRAL

UNILATERAL; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING

Question 11

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CoW?

Answer 11

REDUNDANCY OF COLLATERAL CIRCULATION/CROSS PERFUSION

DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD VESSELS