III. Vertebral Column/Spinal Column: Vertebral Foramen: B) Arteries: 3. Longitudinal Arteries of the Spinal Cord. (Pg. 19)

Question 1

What is the name given to the artery that lies in front of the spinal cord along its length?

Answer 1

anterior spinal artery

Question 2

The anterior spinal artery is a branch of which artery?

Answer 2

the vertebral artery

Question 3

Is the anterior spinal artery a single, continuous artery along the spinal cord?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

As the anterior spinal artery continues along the spinal cord, which arteries unite along its length to give the appearance of a single continuous vessel?

Answer 4

anterior medullary feeder arteries

Question 5

The posterior spinal artery is a branch of which artery?

Answer 5

the posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Question 6

What is the position of the posterior spinal artery relative to the spinal cord?

Answer 6

it lies in the posterolateral sulcus along the spinal cord

Question 7

**Is the posterior spinal artery a single, continuous **

Answer 7

no

Question 8

As the posterior spinal artery continues along the spinal cord, which arteries unite along its length to give the appearance of a single continuous vessel?

Answer 8

posterior medullary feeder arteries