Lecture 12 anatomical terms

Question 1

Pontomedullary junction

Answer 1

important anatomical landmark defined by the angle between the lower border of the pons and the superior border of the medulla

Question 2

Where does the basilar artery start at?

Answer 2

at the pontomedullary junction

Question 3

What are the four CA’s of the vertebral basilar artery system

Answer 3

Posterior cerebral artery, superior cerebral artery, anterior inferior cerebellar artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Question 4

What CA artery branches from the vertebral artery?

Answer 4

posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Question 5

What 3 CA’s branch from the basilar artery

Answer 5

superior cerebellar artery, posterior cerebral artery, anterior inferior cerebellar artery

Question 6

cerebral peduncle

Answer 6

ant part of mid brain

Question 7

Middle cerebellar peduncle

Answer 7

massive fiber tract evident on the base of the pons, and is the main pathway for the mossy fibers of the cortico-ponto-cerebellar loops.

Question 8

Name three blood supplies of the cerebral cortex

Answer 8

anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, and posterior cerebral artery