lecture 5: blood supply Flashcards
what are the two primary sources of blood to the brain bilaterally
1) internal carotid arteries (anterior system, 80%)
2) vertebral arteries (posterior system, 20%)
in what foramen do the vertebral arteries pass
transverse foramina
the common carotid bracnhes off what
either the aorta or the brachiocephalic trunk
the common carotid splits into what
internal and external carotid aa
true or false: the external carotid arteries provide primary blood supply to the. brain
false, interior
the subclavian a branches off what
the aorta
what early branch of the subclavian a is considered a primary source of blood supply to the brain
vertebral a
what major artery make up the anterior brain blood supply
internal carotid
which main arteries make up the posterior brain blood supply
vertebral arterieis
what is the site of anastamoses in the brain called
cerebral arterial circle
what branches off the vertebral arteries are important in the posterior system
- Anterior (ventral) spinal arteries
- Posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICA)
- Posterior (dorsal) spinal arteries
vertebral arteries join to form what a at the midline
basilar artery (located on basilar part of the pons)
what are the important branches off the basilar arterior for circulation
anterior inferior cerebellar arteries
internal auditory arteries
poutine arteries
supereical cerebrellar arteries
what are the important arteries for blood supply to the cerebellum off of the vertebral and basilar artery
anterior inferior cerebellar a
posterior inferior cerebellar
superior cerebellar a
Basilar artery branches terminally into what two arterries
posterior cerebral arteries
what is the most rostral branch off the basillar artery that supplies the cerebellum
superior cerebellar a
what are the two main arteries that supply the spinal corf
posterior spinal arteries (2)
anterior spinal a (1)
true or false, the anterior spinal a branch off the basillar a
false, branch off the vertebral arteries
true or false: the posterior spinal a branch off the bascillar a
false, it branches off the vertebral artery (or PICA)
what are the two general ways the spinal cord gets blood supply
1) off radicular arteriore
2) off segmental medullary arteries
where do radicular a arrise from
segmental spinal arteries (usually comin off a major verssel like the post intercostal)
what do radicular a in the spinal cord supplu
supply spinal roots and rootlets
true or false: radicular a of the spinal cord are only at some spinal levels,
false they are al every spinal level
what are the vessels called that arise from segmental spinal aa and supply spinal roots and rootlets
radicular arteries
what is the function of the segmental medullary a
reinforce anteior and posterior spinal arteries
are segmental medullary aa at all or only some spinal levels
only at some spinal levbels
what is the largest segmental medullary artery and where is it located
great segmental medullary artery
=lower thoracic and upper lumbar region
why is there the largest segmental medullary a located in the lower thoracic and upper lumbar region
because that provides blood supply to lumbosacral plexus (enlargement) which then innervates the nervous system for the whole lower limb
most of the supply to the spinal cord is done by what vessel
anterior spinal a
explain the perfusion area of the anterior spinal a
supplies most of the spinal cord
(anterior and lateral horns as well as their columns)
would there be sensory only, motor only or both deficits if there was a blockage of the anterior spinal a and why
both sensory and motor since it is supplying most of the spinal cord (anterior and lateral horns)
would there be sensory only, motor only or both deficits if there was a blockage of the posterioe spinal a and why
sensory only (since posterior only supplies the dorsal horns and columns)
true or false: there is 1 main longitunial vein that drains blood from the spinal cord
false thre is two
what is are the 2 main drainage systems for blood in the spinal cord
anterior spinal vein
posterior spinal vein
where do the longitudinal veins of the spinal cord drain
into the internal vertebral plexus
where is the internal vertebral plexus located
in the adipose filled space (in epidural space) surrounding meningeal layers of the spinal cord
where does the internal vertebral plexus drai
into major systemic veins (ex: inf vena cavam azygous veins) via small segmentally aranged vesseks