Blood supply

the brain is how much percent of body weight ?

2%

the brain uses how much percent of oxygen?

20%

Ischemic stroke

blockage of blood vessel

Hemorrhagic stroke

breakage of blood vessel

Thrombus

clot in brain

Embolus

clot forms somewhere in body and gets logged in blood vessel

Ischemic stroke is caused by?

atherosclerosis

a hemorrhagic stroke is also known as?

aneurysm

2 divisions of common carotid

external and internal

external carotid supplies?

face and scalp

internal carotid supplies?

anterior and middle parts of the brain

internal carotid divides into?

anterior and middle cerebral artery

anterior cerebral artery runs along?

medial longitudinal fissure

anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to?

medial cortex, primary motor area, primary sensory area, frontal lobe and basal ganglia

how does a CVA impact the anterior cerebral artery?

paralysis or weakness of contralateral lower body
sensory loss in contralateral lower body
behavioral changes

middle cerebral artery runs along?

lateral fissure

middle cerebral artery supplies blood to?

lateral aspects of each hemisphere
lateral aspects of primary motor area and primary sensory area
Broca's and Wernicke's
temporal and parietal lobe

how does a CVA impact the middle cerebral artery?

paralysis/weakness of contralateral face and arm
sensory loss of contralateral face and arm
aphasia
contralateral neglect

posterior system supplies?

brainstem and back of brain

vertebral arteries ascend through ____________ and travel beside the ___________

spinal column, brainstem

at the ______ the vertebral arteries join together to form the _______ artery

...

posterior cerebral artery supplies blood to?

occipital and temporal lobes

stroke impacting posterior cerebral artery results in?

agnosia
prosopagnosia
cortical visual impairment
hemianopsia

name the cerebellar arteries that arise from the basilar artery

superior cerebellar artery
anterior inferior cerebellar artery
posterior inferior cerebellar artery

stroke of anterior inferior cerebellar artery results in?

AICA syndrome (vertigo, vomiting, nystagmus, ipsilateral facial paralysis, ipsilateral hearing loss and tinnitus)

stroke of inferior cerebellar artery results in?

PICA syndrome (dizziness, ipsilateral facial numbness, ataxia, dysarthria, ptosis

anterior communicating artery

joins anterior cerebellar arteries of each hemisphere together

posterior communicating artery

joins middle cerebral arteries to posterior cerebral arteries

if there is disruption, communicating arteries allow for?

blood to continue to circulate

blood supply of SC comes from?

vertebral arteries

two branches of vertebral arteries

one anterior spinal artery
two posterior spinal arteries

anterior spinal artery originates in?

medulla

anterior spinal artery descends down?

medulla and anterior aspect of SC

posterior spinal arteries come from?

vertebral artery

posterior spinal arteries descend down?

posterior aspect of SC

radicular arteries supply?

all spinal cord levels

radicular arteries meet with and supply?

anterior and posterior spinal arteries