Describe or sketch the course of the major arteries and their branches that comprise the carotid and vertebral-basilar systems.
Name the vessels or branches that primarily supply the following major regions:
Lateral parts of the hemisphere including its deep white matter, internal capsule, and basal ganglia
Medial parts of the hemisphere
Posterior and inferior parts of the hemisphere
Thalamus
Medial brainstem
Lateral brainstem and cerebellum
Name the major arteries (and branches) that supply: primary motor cortex for face, arm, leg and corticobulbar and corticospinal fibers in deep white matter of the hemisphere, and throughout the rest of their course.
Name the major arteries that supply the different components of the visual system and language system.
List four important regions where collateral circulation may provide alternate routes for blood flow to the brain.
Clinical Applications and Reasoning
Explain why collateral circulation often does not protect against brain ischemia when a major vessel is abruptly occluded by an embolus.
Explain how a slowly-developing occlusion of the internal carotid in the neck might be totally asymptomatic.
Explain two different ways that a carotid branch occlusion can produce leg weakness.
Name three structures where both hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhages and lacunar infarcts often occur, and relate this to at least one feature shared by their blood supplies.
