Cerebrovascular Anatomy MED206

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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?

  • Middle cerebral vein
  • Deep middle cerebral vein (correct)
  • Internal cerebral vein
  • Superficial middle cerebral vein

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?

  • 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?

<p>Internal cerebral vein (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the superior sagittal sinus?

<p>To receive tributaries from superior cerebral veins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following structures do the superior cerebral veins pierce?

<p>Dura mater and arachnoid mater (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the segment of the vertebral artery that gives rise to spinal branches?

<p>V1 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the artery that runs cranially in the central groove of the pons?

<p>Basilar artery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artery bifurcates into the posterior cerebral arteries?

<p>Basilar artery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the territory supplied by the anterior cerebral artery?

<p>Medial part of the frontal and parietal lobe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the artery that supplies the hippocampus and part of the thalamus?

<p>Anterior choroidal artery (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the posterior communicating artery?

<p>Communicates between the posterior cerebral artery and the internal carotid artery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the branch of the middle cerebral artery that supplies the lateral surface of the hemisphere?

<p>Cortical branches (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the branch of the vertebral artery that gives rise to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery?

<p>V4 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the artery that travels within the pontine cistern?

<p>Basilar artery (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the territory supplied by the lenticulo-striate arteries?

<p>Deep penetrating arteries of the middle cerebral artery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the inferior sagittal sinus located?

<p>In the free border of the falx cerebri just dorsal to the corpus callosum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the inferior sagittal sinus drain?

<p>The straight sinus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinuses communicate at the confluence of sinuses?

<p>Superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, and occipital sinus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinus is found just dorsal to the corpus callosum?

<p>Inferior sagittal sinus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinus extends from the region just above the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone?

<p>Inferior sagittal sinus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the straight sinus terminate?

<p>At the level of the internal occipital protuberance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinus is paired and S-shaped?

<p>Sigmoid sinus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What vein drains into the straight sinus?

<p>Great cerebral vein of Galen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the superior petrosal sinuses terminate?

<p>Proximal part of the Sigmoid Sinus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which veins are tributaries to the cavernous sinus?

<p>Superior and inferior ophthalmic veins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for the cavernous sinus?

<p>Parasellar sinuses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the cavernous sinus located?

<p>On either side of the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Into which structures does the cavernous sinus primarily drain?

<p>Internal Jugular Vein and transverse sinus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinus runs along the base of the tentorium cerebelli?

<p>Superior petrosal sinus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinus receives blood from the middle cerebral vein?

<p>Cavernous sinus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pair of sinuses are directly connected to the sella turcica?

<p>Cavernous sinuses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two pairs of vessels supply arterial blood to the brain?

<p>Vertebral and internal carotid arteries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the vertebral and internal carotid arteries interconnect?

<p>In the Circle of Willis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artery is NOT a branch of the internal carotid artery?

<p>Basilar (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what anatomical level does the common carotid artery divide into the ICA and ECA?

<p>Thyroid cartilage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many segments are there in the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) according to the Bouthillier classification?

<p>Seven (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the ICA turn within the carotid canal to run through the petrous temporal bone?

<p>90 degrees anteromedially (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the ICA terminate as?

<p>Middle and anterior cerebral arteries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artery does the ICA NOT give off as a smaller branch?

<p>Posterior cerebral artery (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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