Week 3 Flashcards
Vertebral artery is branch of:
Subclavian Artery
2 branches of vertebral artery
Arterior spinal artery
Posterior spinal arteries
Arteriovenous malformation =
Arteries connected directly to veins
2 pairs of arterial vessels in brain
Internal carotid arteries
Vertebral arteries
Interior carotid artery enters via ___
Foramen lacerum
5 branches of internal carotid artery
Ophthalmic A Posterior communication A Anterior communication A Anterior cerebral A Middle cerebral A
Central artery of the retina is a branch of ____ Artery
Ophthalmic artery
Posterior communicating artery is a common site of
Berry aneurisms
Anterior choroidal artery supplies
Choroid plexus
Anterior cerebral artery originates at ___ of internal carotid artery, lies along the ____ fissure
Supplies ____ area of sensory and motor cortices (paracentral lobule)
Bifurcation
Longitudinal fissure
Leg and foot area
Most COMMON site of berry aneurisms
Anterior communicating artery
_____ artery supplies Broca and Wernicke speech areas.
Middle cerebral artery
Vertebral artery reconnects into ___ at junction of medula and pons
Basilar Artery
Basilar artery split into 5 branches
Pontine A Labyrinthine A Anterior Inferior cerebellar artery Superior cerebellar artery Posterior cerebral artery
Anterior Inferior cerebellar Artery supplies hypothalamospinal tract (___)
Horner syndrome
Posterior cerebral artery formed by bifurcation of ___
Provides major blood supply to ___
Main supply to ___ and ___
Basilar A
Midbrain
Occipital lobe
Visual cortex
Anterior cerebral artery occlusions affect paracentral lobule causing ___ somatosensory loss
Infarction affecting ____ leads to dyspraxia )inability to perform regular tasks) and tactile agnosia
CONTRALATERAL
Corpus callosum