The Cerebrovascular
System I
Neuro Quiz
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Michael McKeough 2008
Vascular System
Neuro Quiz
Carotid Vertebrobasilar
System System Veins Misc. Pathology
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Carotid System
100
This is the region of the brain
supplied by the carotid system.
What is the superior 2/3?
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Carotid System
200
This is the number of internal carotid
arteries supplying the brain.
What is 2?
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Carotid System
300
This subdivision of the internal carotid
artery supplies the medial aspect of
the hemisphere.
What is the anterior cerebral artery?
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Carotid System
400
This subdivision of the internal carotid
artery supplies the lateral aspect of
the hemisphere.
What is the middle cerebral artery?
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Carotid System
500
This is the shortest artery in the
brain.
This artery connects the left and
right halves of the anterior system.
What is the anterior communicating
artery?
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Vertebrobasilar System
100
These arteries travel to the brain
through the foramina in the
transverse processes of cervical
vertebrae.
What are the vertebral arteries?
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Vertebrobasilar System
200
This artery traverses the ventral
surface of the pons.
What is the basilar artery?
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Vertebrobasilar System
300
This is the number of arteries
supplying the cerebellum.
What is 3?
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Vertebrobasilar System
400
This artery supplies oxygen to the
inferior surface of the temporal and
occipital lobes.
What is the posterior cerebral artery?
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Vertebrobasilar System
500
This artery is formed by descending
branches of the vertebral arteries
and supplies the anterior 2/3 of the
spinal cord.
What is the anterior spinal artery?
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Veins
100
This structure drains the superior
white matter in the brain.
What is the superior sagittal sinus?
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Veins
200
This structure drains blood from the
area of the hypothalamus and
hypophysis (pituitary gland).
What is the cavernous sinus?
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Veins
300
These structures drain blood around
the lateral surface of the brainstem
just above the cerebellum.
What are the transverse sinuses?
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Veins
400
This structure empties blood from the
brain into the jugular vein.
What is the sigmoid sinus?
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Veins
500
This structure delivers blood from the
thalamus and deep white matter of the
brain out to the surface.
What is the straight sinus?
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Miscellaneous
100
Although the brain accounts for only
about 2% of body mass, it is
responsible for this percent of
oxygen consumption at rest.
What is 20%?
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Miscellaneous
200
This anestomosis connects the
major arteries of the brain.
What is the circle of Willis?
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Miscellaneous
300
These arteries connect the carotid and
vertebrobasilar systems.
What are the posterior communicating
arteries?
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Miscellaneous
400
This is the brain’s only source of
energy.
Because of this the brain requires a
constant supply of oxygen and glucose
making it susceptible to ischemia.
What is aerobic or oxidative metabolism?
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Miscellaneous
500
This artery perfuses the thalamus
and hypothalamus.
What is the posterior cerebral artery?
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Pathology
100
This is the leading cause of chronic
functional disability requiring
therapeutic intervention.
What is stroke?
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Pathology
200
Death due to stroke probably involved
occlusion of this system.
What is the vertebrobasilar system?
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Pathology
300
Occlusion of this artery is the most
common cause of stroke.
Occlusion of this artery produces
sensory and motor impairments of
the face and upper extremity on the
right.
What is the left middle cerebral
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Pathology
400
Occlusion of this artery produces
sensory and motor impairments of
the lower extremity on the left.
What is the right anterior cerebral
artery?
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Pathology
500
Occlusion of this artery produces
sensory and motor impairments of
the face, upper extremity, and lower
extremity on the right.
What is the left internal carotid artery?
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