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Central Blood Supply

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What is the official term for a stroke?   Cerebro Vascular Accident is official term for this "event"  
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The Aorta descends from the heart and divides into what smaller arteries?   Common carotid arteries, and vertebral arteries  
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The common corotid arteries divide into what?   Internal carotids and external carotids below the base of the skull  
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What do the internal carotid arteries divide into?   Anterior and middle cerebral arteries are smaller divisions of the _____________ arteries  
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How are the anterior cerebral arteries connected?   These arteries are connected by the anterior communicating artery  
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What is the function of the middle cerebral arteries?   Arteries that serve all neurological structures important for speech/lang/swallowing  
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Why are common carotids more prone to stroke than vertebral arteries?   These arteries more prone to blockage and thus stroke because curvy and twisted  
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What is the route (course) of the vertebral arteries?   Ascend through transverse processes of cervical vertebrae and enter cranial cavity through foramen magnum;join to form basilar artery; basilar divides into posterior cerebral arteries; these connect to internal carotid by posterior communicating artery.  
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What is the Circle of Willis?   safety mechanism to keep blood flowing in case of stroke; ties all the arteries together; looks like bowl of spaghetti  
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Which cerebral arteries supply the lateral aspect of the brain?   Posterior cerebral and middle cerebral supply this aspect of the brain  
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Which cerebral arteries supply the medial aspect and subcortical areas of the brain   anterior cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries supply this aspect of the brain  
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Which cerebral arteries supply the brainstem?   surface branches and short penetrating branches of the basilar artery supply this part of the CNS  
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Which arteries are connected by the Circle of Willis?   [APPIA) Anterior communicating arteries, Posterior communicating arteries, Posterior cerebral arteries (portion), internal carotids (portion), Anterior cerebral arteries (portion)  
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Which cerebral arteries supply the cerebellum?   supplied by major branches of the vertebral and basilar arteries  
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Course and location of the common carotid arteries?   These arteries ascend in the neck.  
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What is the course of the internal carotid arteries?   Each enters the cranial cavity through a canal in the base of the skull.  
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Which artery supplies the face   The external carotid artery supplies this area  
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