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Which of the following veins unites with the anterior cerebral vein and striate vein to form the basal vein of Rosenthal?
Which of the following veins unites with the anterior cerebral vein and striate vein to form the basal vein of Rosenthal?
- Middle cerebral vein
- Deep middle cerebral vein (correct)
- Internal cerebral vein
- Superficial middle cerebral vein
What is the location of the superior sagittal sinus?
What is the location of the superior sagittal sinus?
- In the cerebral cortex
- In the dura mater
- In the arachnoid mater
- In the base of the falx cerebri (correct)
Which of the following veins drain into the great vein of Galen?
Which of the following veins drain into the great vein of Galen?
- Middle cerebral vein and superficial middle cerebral vein
- Basal vein of Rosenthal and external cerebral veins
- Deep cerebral veins and anterior cerebral vein
- Internal cerebral veins and inferior sagittal sinus (correct)
What is formed by the union of the thalamostriate vein, septal vein, and choroidal vein?
What is formed by the union of the thalamostriate vein, septal vein, and choroidal vein?
What is the main function of the superior sagittal sinus?
What is the main function of the superior sagittal sinus?
Which of the following structures do the superior cerebral veins pierce?
Which of the following structures do the superior cerebral veins pierce?
What is the segment of the vertebral artery that gives rise to spinal branches?
What is the segment of the vertebral artery that gives rise to spinal branches?
What is the artery that runs cranially in the central groove of the pons?
What is the artery that runs cranially in the central groove of the pons?
Which artery bifurcates into the posterior cerebral arteries?
Which artery bifurcates into the posterior cerebral arteries?
What is the territory supplied by the anterior cerebral artery?
What is the territory supplied by the anterior cerebral artery?
What is the artery that supplies the hippocampus and part of the thalamus?
What is the artery that supplies the hippocampus and part of the thalamus?
What is the function of the posterior communicating artery?
What is the function of the posterior communicating artery?
What is the branch of the middle cerebral artery that supplies the lateral surface of the hemisphere?
What is the branch of the middle cerebral artery that supplies the lateral surface of the hemisphere?
What is the branch of the vertebral artery that gives rise to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery?
What is the branch of the vertebral artery that gives rise to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery?
What is the artery that travels within the pontine cistern?
What is the artery that travels within the pontine cistern?
What is the territory supplied by the lenticulo-striate arteries?
What is the territory supplied by the lenticulo-striate arteries?
Where is the inferior sagittal sinus located?
Where is the inferior sagittal sinus located?
Where does the inferior sagittal sinus drain?
Where does the inferior sagittal sinus drain?
Which sinuses communicate at the confluence of sinuses?
Which sinuses communicate at the confluence of sinuses?
Which sinus is found just dorsal to the corpus callosum?
Which sinus is found just dorsal to the corpus callosum?
Which sinus extends from the region just above the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone?
Which sinus extends from the region just above the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone?
Where does the straight sinus terminate?
Where does the straight sinus terminate?
Which sinus is paired and S-shaped?
Which sinus is paired and S-shaped?
What vein drains into the straight sinus?
What vein drains into the straight sinus?
Where do the superior petrosal sinuses terminate?
Where do the superior petrosal sinuses terminate?
Which veins are tributaries to the cavernous sinus?
Which veins are tributaries to the cavernous sinus?
What is another name for the cavernous sinus?
What is another name for the cavernous sinus?
Where is the cavernous sinus located?
Where is the cavernous sinus located?
Into which structures does the cavernous sinus primarily drain?
Into which structures does the cavernous sinus primarily drain?
Which sinus runs along the base of the tentorium cerebelli?
Which sinus runs along the base of the tentorium cerebelli?
Which sinus receives blood from the middle cerebral vein?
Which sinus receives blood from the middle cerebral vein?
Which pair of sinuses are directly connected to the sella turcica?
Which pair of sinuses are directly connected to the sella turcica?
Which two pairs of vessels supply arterial blood to the brain?
Which two pairs of vessels supply arterial blood to the brain?
Where do the vertebral and internal carotid arteries interconnect?
Where do the vertebral and internal carotid arteries interconnect?
Which artery is NOT a branch of the internal carotid artery?
Which artery is NOT a branch of the internal carotid artery?
At what anatomical level does the common carotid artery divide into the ICA and ECA?
At what anatomical level does the common carotid artery divide into the ICA and ECA?
How many segments are there in the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) according to the Bouthillier classification?
How many segments are there in the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) according to the Bouthillier classification?
What does the ICA turn within the carotid canal to run through the petrous temporal bone?
What does the ICA turn within the carotid canal to run through the petrous temporal bone?
What does the ICA terminate as?
What does the ICA terminate as?
Which artery does the ICA NOT give off as a smaller branch?
Which artery does the ICA NOT give off as a smaller branch?
