W1:S5 - Blood Supply to the Nervous System Flashcards
From which arteries do the left and right vertebral arteries arise?
L&R Subclavian
Which part of the brain is the basillar artery closely related to?
The pons
How does the basillar artery form?
Joining of the 2 vertebral arteries
Which arteries completes the anterior part of the circle of willis by linking the internal carotid to the ACA
Anterior communicating arteries
Which of the cerebral arteries travels in this fissure?
ACA
- Longitudinal fissure
Which of the cerebral arteries travels in this sulcus?
MCA
- Lateral sylvian fissure
Which of the cerebral arteries travels in this fissure (as well as the calcarine)?
PCA
What cerebral arteries supply the primary motor cortex?
ACA (superiorly)
MCA
What cerebral arteries supply the primary sensory area?
ACA (superiorly and medially)
MCA
Which cerebral artery supplies the primary visual area?
PCA
Which cerebral artery supplies the primary auditory area?
MCA
Which cerebral artery supplies the area for olfaction?
MCA
Study this to see which areas will lose sensation/motor function as a result from bleeds in the ACA/MCA
ACA = trunk down
MCA = fine motor areas