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Anterior circulation
1. Middle cerebral arteries
, MCA
lateral aspect of cerebral hemispheres
2. Anterior cerebral arteries
, ACA
medial
aspect of cerebral hemispheres
deep w/i long fissure
pericallosal & callosomarginal arteries
3. Deep (central) branches
– Anterior choroidal artery, lenticulostriate arteries
Posterior circulations
from vertebral and basilar arteries
Vertebral arteries
–
anterior and posterior spinal arteries
PICA
Join at PM j(n) to form basilar a
Basilar artery
AICS
pontine branches
Superior cerebe
ll
ar arteries
Posterior cere
bral
arteries
deep (central) branches
PICA
posterior inf cerebellum
lateral medulla
Anterior spinal artery
anterior 2/3 of spinal cord
Anterior caudal brainstem
Posterior spinal artery
posterior 1/3 of spinal cord
Posterior caudal brainstem
AICA
ant inf cerebellum
part of BS
Superior cerebellar artery
superior cerebellum
Posterior-lateral rostral brainstem
Posterior cerebral artery
if uncal gyral hernation/swll can get ischemia of PCA
SUPERFICIAL venous drainage of brain
Superficial middle cerebral vein
Parallels course of middle cerebral artery
Superior anastomotic vein–
Links
middle cerebral vein
to
superior longitudinal dural sinu
s
Inferior anastomotic vein–
Links
middle cerebral vein
to
transverse dural sinus
DEEP venous drainage od brain
Basal veins of Rosenthal
Internal cerebral veins
“Great” vein of Galen
ALL
drain into
straight dural sinus
--> IJV
Venous drainage of the
spinal cord
Variable
NO VALVES-- bidirectional flow can cause spread of tumors/infection to CNS!
Author
pretty4Jesus
ID
79796
Card Set
Burns Arteries
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Burns Arteries
Updated
2011-04-15T10:31:21Z
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