Lab 6 Cerebrovasculature Flashcards
1
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• What is Angiography
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o Real time X ray, catheter through femoral artery up aorta to cerebral vessels. Dye injected and vessels visualized.
2
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• Vertebral artery
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o Posterior circulation, paired arteries, major branches: anterior/post spinal artery, paired arteries. Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)
3
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• Basilar artery
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o Single midline artery formed from junction of bilateral vertebral arteries. Superior and anterior over ventral pons. Small branches. Major branches: ant inf. Cerebellar arteries, superior cerebellar arteries, posterior cerebral arteries
