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Romeo: Surface Anatomy Flashcards

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2 parts of forebrain

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telencephalon
Diencephalon

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midbrain

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Mesencephalon

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2 parts of Metencephalon

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Pons
Cerebellum

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parts of hindbrain

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metencephalon (pons and cerebellum)
myelencephalon (medulla)

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thin gray matter that covers outside surface
where the neurons are

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cortical sheet

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deep brain structures in center
thalamus and hypothalamus

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central core

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all the wiring (myelinated axons)

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white matter tracts

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3 main parts of cerebrum

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cortical sheet
central core
white matter tracts

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_____ sulcus separates frontal and parietal from temporal lobe

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lateral sulcus

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sulcus that divides frontal from parietal lobe

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central sulcus

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primary motor cortex is located in this gyrus

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Precentral Gyrus

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this gyrus is responsible for mapping the sense of touch from the human body (primary sensory cortex)

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Postcentral Gyrus

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sulcus that separates parietal from occipital lobe

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Parietooccipital sulcus

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contains the vision processing center of brain

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occipital lobe

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2/3rds of cortex is hidden in what

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sulci

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16
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not a random process and happens in third trimester

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Gyrification

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_____gyrus deals with object recognition and reading

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Fusiform Gyrus

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4 main gyri of frontal lobe

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superior frontal
middle frontal
inferior frontal
precentral gyrus

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3 gyri of parietal lobe

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postcentral gyrus
supramarginal gyrus
angular gyrus

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3 parts of inferior frontal gyrus

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Pars opercularis (1)
Pars triangularis (2)
Pars orbitalis (3)

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3 gyri of temporal lobe

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superior temporal
middle temporal
inferior temporal

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5 main lobes of left lateral surface

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frontal
temporal
parietal
occipital
insula

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big white matter tract that connects the two hemispheres= forms the roof of lateral ventricle
lateral ventricle sits on top of thalamus

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corpus callosum

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above corpus callosum that is part of limbic system that is part of processing emotions and behavior regulation

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Cingulate

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located at the most medial margin of inferior surface of frontal lobe (might be involved in personality); in between olfactory bulbs/nerves

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Rectus gyrus

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inside sylvian fissure and is triangle shaped

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insula

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27
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where parts of frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes fold over the insula

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Operculum

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28
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1st transverse temporal gyri=_________ (primary auditory cortex)

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Heschl’s Gyri

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Emotional processing
New memory formation
Memory retrieval
Default Mode Network

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Limbic system

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30
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commonly involved in seizure networks

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Limbic system

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70% of seizures are ______ lobe seizures

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temporal lobe

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32
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5 F’s of the limbic system:

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Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting, Feeling and… Fornicating, the last one being, really, just a fancy word for Sex

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components of limbic system

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primarily function to control voluntary movements, initiate motor actions, facilitate motor learning, and contribute to cognitive processes like decision-making, reward processing, and habit formation, with examples including: starting to walk, reaching for an object, learning a new skill like playing piano, evaluating potential risks in a decision, and forming automatic routines like brushing your teeth every morning

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basal ganglia

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35
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______ DBS is primary target for epilepsy

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Anterior nucleus of thalamus (ANT)

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36
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Hippocampus —> Fornix —-> Mammillary body—–> MMT —–> Anterior nucleus of thalamus——> Cingulate—–>Hippocampus

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Papez’s Circuit

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white matter band that runs on top of thalamus and ends in hippocampus (e)

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Fornix

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38
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Long range cortical connections (connect lobes of brain)

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Association Fibers

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Short range cortico-cortico connections (same lobe)

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U-fibers

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40
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Cortical-thalamic/BG connections (cortex to deep brain)

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Projection Fibers

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Connects hemispheres

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Commissural Fibers

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Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus (SLF) connects what lobes

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frontal-parietal-occipital

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Arcuate Fasciculus (AF) connects what lobes

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frontal-parietal-temporal

44
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lesion on arcuate fasciculus (broca’s to Wernicke’s)

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conduction aphasia

45
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lesion at brocas area

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expressive aphasia

46
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lesion at wernickes area

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receptive aphasia

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Inferior Frontal Occipital Fasciculus (IFOF) connects what lobes

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inferior frontal-parietal-occipital

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Uncinate Fasciculus (UF) connects what lobes

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frontal-temporal

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Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus (ILF) connects what lobes

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temporal-occipital

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____billions neurons in cortex

51
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____ billion neurons in cerebellum

52
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cortical sheet made up of how many neurons

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20 billion

53
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how many layers in neocortex

54
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_____cortex contains limbic structures

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Allocortex

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___ regions of neocortex (neocortical differences)

56
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this area of cortex is found at the Pars triangularis/opercularis (IFG)

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Broca’s area

57
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this area of cortex is found at supramarginal/angular gyri

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Wernicke’s area

58
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primary visual cortex found here

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Calcarine sulcus

59
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posterior temporal cortex (object recognition and reading) found where

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Fusiform Gyrus

60
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Largest neurons in brain

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Betz cells

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R hemisphere receives input from ____ side of body

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L hemisphere receives input from ___ side of body

63
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motor speech area
Involved in speech production

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Broca’s area

64
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language development
Speech comprehension

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Wernicke’s area

65
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speech functions _______% L hemisphere dominant

66
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L hemispheric stroke= speech _______

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not normal

67
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R hemispheric stroke= speech ____

68
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extensive bilateral prefrontal lesions can cause _____ (a lack of inhibition or impulsiveness that can lead to inappropriate actions)

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disinhibition

69
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lesions in frontal lobe affect what functions

70
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close eyes and touch both hands at same time, ask which side you touched
if they have neglect, they will only be able to tell you one side (hemibody neglect)

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Parietal lesion

71
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finger agnosia, left-right disorientation, acalculia, and agraphia (angular gyrus of parietal lobe lesion)

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Gerstmann’s syndrome

72
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lesion in temporal lobe (amygdala) affects what

73
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specific brain region primarily associated with visual recognition, particularly of faces, objects

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posterior fusiform gyrus (of temporal bone)

74
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HSV-1 encephalitis (affects amygdala)
hypersexuality
hyperphagia

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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

75
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central core (deep brain)
#5

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foramen of monro

76
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connects lateral ventricle to third ventricle

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Foramen of monro (#5)

77
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6, 7, 8

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  1. Putamen
  2. Genu of internal capsule
  3. Thalamus
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79
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Striatum (Caudate nucleus + Putamen) and Globus Pallidus

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Basal Ganglia

80
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Main output of striatum (basal ganglia)
cortex to basal ganglia to thalamus and back to cortex

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Globus Pallidus

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82
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primary auditory cortex of temporal lobe gets input from what of thalamus

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medial geniculate body

83
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primary visual cortex of occipital lobe receives input from ____ of thalamus

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lateral geniculate body

84
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All sensory information, except for olfaction, comes up in some way to sensory part of _______ and is relayed to primary sensory cortices of cortex

85
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Ventral lateral nucleus of thalamus receives input from ____ and relays signal to primary motor cortex

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cerebellum

86
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ventral anterior nucleus of thalamus receives input from_______ and relays info to primary motor cortex

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basal ganglia

87
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this nucleus of thalamus is involved in tremor network

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ventral intermediate nucleus

88
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4 main arteries that supply the brain

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2 internal carotid arteries (anterior)
2 vertebral arteries (posterior)

89
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branches of internal carotids

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anterior cerebral
middle cerebral

90
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stroke sx’s involved with anterior cerebral a

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lower extremity (leg weakness)

91
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stroke sx’s involved with middle cerebral a

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upper extremity and face

92
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vertebral artery branches

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posterior cerebrals
superior cerebellars
anterior inferior cerebellars
posterior inferior cerebellars

93
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Communication between the anterior and posterior circulation

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Circle of Willis

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main arterial supply that runs in the front of pons/brainstem that is a combination of vertebral arteries

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Basilar artery

95
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posterior cerebrals supply what

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occipital lobe

96
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cerebellar arteries supply what

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cerebellum

97
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major blood supply to lateral brain; these syndromes can be very life threatening

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Middle Cerebral artery

98
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major blood supply to medial brain

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anterior cerebral artery

99
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Vertebral arteries come in around C5/C6 penetrate dura around C1 and combine and form ______runs around the front side of brainstem

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basilar artery

100
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supplies medial part of temporal lobe and supplies occipital lobe

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posterior cerebral artery

101
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Temporary drop in bp, these are the areas most affected

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Watershed Zones

102
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where two arteries share perfusion in the brain

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Watershed Zones

103
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Poorly formed arteries and veins connected without an interposed capillary system; treacherous lesions to operate on

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Arteriovenous Malformations

104
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Come into ER with seizures; Associated with facial port-wine birthmark, glaucoma and abnormal brain surface blood vessels

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Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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