NSG Knowledge Update Flashcards

1
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Branches off C1 segment?

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  1. None.
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Branches off C2 segment?

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  1. None.
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Branches off C3 segment?

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  1. None.
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Branches off C4. segment?

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  1. Meningohypophyseal trunk and includes the following branches: tentorial arteries of Bernasconi and Cassinari, dorsal meningeal artery and inferior hypophyseal artery.
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Branches off C5 segment?

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  1. None.
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Branches off C6 segment?

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  1. Ophthalmic artery.

2. Superior hypophyseal artery.

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Branches off C7 segment?

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  1. PCom.

2. Anterior choroidal.

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8
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What are the segments of the MCA?

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  1. M1 - horizontal or sphenoidal segment.
  2. M2 - insular segment.
  3. M3 - opercular segment.
  4. M4 - cortical segment.
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Course of the M1 segment.

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  1. MCA from origin at ICA terminus to the MCA bifurcation.
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Branches off the M1 segment.

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  1. Lenticulostriate perforating arteries.

2. Anterior temporal artery.

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Course of the M2 segment.

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  1. MCA from bifurcation to circular sulcus of insula, most commonly inferior and superior trunks.
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Course of the M3 segment.

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  1. Branches from circular sulcus of insula over operculum to surface of Sylvian fissure.
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13
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Course of the M4 segment.

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  1. Branches to lateral convexity.
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14
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Territory supplied by the recurrent artery of Heubner?

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  1. Head of the caudate.
  2. Anterior limb of the IC.
  3. Putamen and globus pallidus.
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Course of the A1 segment.

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  1. ACA from origin at ICA terminus to ACOM.
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16
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Course of the A2 segment.

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  1. ACA from ACOM to origin of callosomarginal artery.

2. Most common segment for origin of recurrent artery of Heubner.

17
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Course of the A3 segment.

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  1. ACA from origin of callosomarginal artery to superior surface of corpus callosum.
18
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Course of the A4 segment.

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  1. Pericallosal artery.
19
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Course of the A5 segment.

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  1. Terminal branches.
20
Q

Gerstmann syndrome.

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  1. Dominant parietal lobe lesion.

2. Agraphia, acalculia, R-L confusion, finger agnosia.

21
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Course of the V1 segment.

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  1. From of the origin off the subclavian to the level of C6 transverse foramen.
22
Q

Course of the V2 segment.

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  1. Traverses the cervical spine from C6 to C2 transverse foramen.
23
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Course of the V3 segment.

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  1. From the C2 transverse foramen until the artery pierces the dura.
24
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Course of the V4 segment.

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  1. Intracranial portion of the VA traversing the medulla anterolaterally.
25
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Course of the P1 segment.

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  1. From the BA apex to the PCOM.
26
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Course of the P2 segment.

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  1. From PCOM to the inferior temporal branches in the perimesencephalic cistern.
27
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Course of the P3 segment.

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  1. Starts distal to the origin of the inferior temporal arteries and ends at the start of the calcarine fissure.
28
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Course of the P4 segment.

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  1. Traverses posteromedial within the calcarine fissure and supplies the splenial artery.
29
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Territories supplied by the temporal branches of the PCA.

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  1. Uncus, parahippocampus, and medial and lateral occipitotemporal gyri.
30
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Territories supplied by the occipital branches of the PCA.

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  1. Lingual and cuneal gyri of the occipital lobe.
  2. Primary and visual association areas.
  3. Posterolateral surface of the occipital lobe.
  4. Inferior surface of the temporal lobe.