L5 SAQ Arterial System Quiz

Arteries supply oxygenated blood to target tissues or territories.

There are extracranial and intracranial arteries.

The internal carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries.

<p>To identify and describe the route and territories of the major arterial supply, to understand the significance of anatomical features related to disorders of the cerebrovascular system, and to identify the major vessels depicted in angiograms and the territories affected by stenosis or blockage in CT/MR images.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clinoid segment, cavernous segment, petrous segment, lacerum segment, and cervical segment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The septal nuclei, anterior portion of the hypothalamus, and striatum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The insular branches, anterior temporal artery, basal ganglia, and multiple cortical branches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The cerebellum, meningeal branches, and pontine branches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ischemia, hemorrhage, rupture of blood vessels, aneurysms, arterio-venous malformations, and degenerative diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three segments of the internal carotid artery are the ophthalmic segment, clinoid segment, and petrous segment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The middle cerebral artery supplies the insular branches, anterior temporal artery, and branches to the basal ganglia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The vertebral and basilar arteries supply the cerebellum and have branches such as the anterior spinal artery and pontine branches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Circle of Willis is a circular network of arteries at the base of the brain that connects the internal carotid and vertebrobasilar systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cerebrovascular disease can be caused by ischemic occlusion, narrowing, thrombus, or embolism; hemorrhage from rupture of blood vessels; vascular malformations; or trauma.</p> Signup and view all the answers