| Question | Answer |
| What artery is involved in Carotid Cavernous fistula? | |
| What are the two types of stroke? | |
| A disease characterized by disordered neuromuscular function due to Late prenatal cortical neuronal loss or absence of myelinated cortical systems | |
| A disease characterized by a loss of short term memory due to a loss of cholinergic neurons in the nucleus basalis of Meynert. Presents with neurofibrillary plaques | |
| True or False: The most common sites of thrombosis development is the heart, the aorta, the bifurcation of the common carotid, the proximal basilar, the distal vertebral , and the | |
| The Left Internal Carotid artery arises from the ____ ____. | |
| This artery supplies midbrain, sup. cerebellar peduncle, sup. cerebellar surface | |
| where does the basilar artery terminate? | |
| The posterior inferior artery is a branch of what artery? | |
| abnormal protein aggregation as seen in patients with Parkinsons | |
| he cerebellar tonsils move downward through the foramen magnum possibly causing compression of the lower brainstem and upper cervical spinal cord as they pass through the foramen m | |
| 30% of ischemic stroke are caused by ___. | |
| the innermost part of the temporal lobe, the uncus, can be squeezed so much that it goes by the tentorium and puts pressure on the brainstem, most notably the midbrain. | |
| True or False: CNS neurons have the metabolic capacity to regenerate. | |
| The vertebral artery is a branch of the ______ artery. | |
| Perforators that come off of the ACA are known as the ________. They supply the anterior limb of the internal capsule, optic chiasm, and the hypothalamus | |
| A disease characterized by progressive paralysis and vision problems due to loss of CNS mylein or oligodendrocyte degenration | |
| Which artery wraps around the midbrain (cerebral peduncles), above the tentorium, and then proceeds posteriorly, sending branches over the inferior surfaces of the temporal lobes a | |
| True or False: Cerebral Aneurysms normally occur at bifurcation points. | |
| True or False: Changes in Blood Flow, breakdown of BBB, excitotoxicity, reactive oxygen species, and apoptosis can all be causes of secondary tissue damage | |
| What artery runs in the interhemispheric fissure? | |
| Bifurcation of the Internal and External Carotid occurs at the level of what structure? | |
| Which veins run along the roof of the 3rd ventricle? | |
| | Question | Answer |
| an anastomotic connection of the carotid and vertebrobasilar systems is known as what? | |
| An aneurysm in the supraclinoid region of the internal carotid artery can cause a _____ hemorrhage. | |
| The carotid T junctions marks the point at which the internal carotid splits into the _____ and ______ arteries | |
| excessive release of neurotransmitters is known as ______. | |
| True or False: the Common places for lodged emboli are at the ICA bifurcation, the MCA bifurcation, and at the apex of the basilar artery. | |
| The great vein of Galen empties into the _____ sinus | |
| Increased intracranial pressure causing the Pinching off of the ACA under the falx cerebri is known as a ______ herniation. | |
| What cranial nerve serves as a landmark for the division of the superior cerebellar artery and posterior cerebral artery? | |
| Caused by the downward movement of the brainstem as a result of ICP. The movement of the brainstem causes a shearing of the pontine perforating arteries causing hemorrhage of the b | |
| Pure Motor and Pure Sensory are signs of stroke occurring in what type of vessel? | |
| True or False: Alzheimers is 2x more common in men. | |
| This artery supplies medulla, inferior cerebellar peduncle, inferior cerebellar surface | |
| True or False: The internal carotid artery travels within the cavernous sinus with CN VI | |
| What artery is involved in epidural hematomas? | |
| The Anterior inferior cerebellar artery and the superior cerebellar artery are branches of what artery? | |
| What protein can be found in a senile plaque of a patient with Alzheimers? | |
| A disease characterized by involuntary writhing movements due to neuronal loss in the striatum (caudate and putamen) | |
| A disease characterized by progressive loss of motor function due to loss in spinal neurons | |
| What artery supplies the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle, uncal and parahippocampal gyrus, portion of the thalamus, and the posterior limb of the internal capsule? | |
| what artery links the internal carotid artery and the posterior cerebral artery? | |
| The region of cells around the primary injury, that a susceptible to secondary death | |
| This disease is characterized by the neurons loss in the ability to degrade proteins through ubiquitin or SOD1. | |
| 4th leading cause of adult deaths | |
| | Question | Answer |
| increased intracranial pressure that causes compression of the foramina of Monro. CSF production continues causing what? | |
| 2 causes of secondary tissue damage | |
| vertebral arteries merge forming the _____ artery | |
| These perforators come off of the PCA and supply much of the thalamus and geniculate bodies | |
| Which veins run though the foramen of Monro? | |
| Name 2 types of cell death | |
| Which type of ischemic stroke has a faster onset? | |
| This artery supplies pons, middle cerebellar peduncle, lateral cerebellar surface | |
| Huntingtons Disease is what type of genetic disorder? | |
| The 2 anterior cerebral artery are joined by the _____ ______ artery. | |
| Alpha-synuclein protein inclusions in the form of Lewy bodies can be found in patients with _______ Disease. | |
| 60% of Ischemic stroke are caused by ___. | |
| Which artery runs in the sylvian fissure? | |
| What marks the transition of the internal carotid artery from extracranial to intracranial? | |
| A disease characterized by abnormal motor function and cognition due to a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substaintia nigra. | |
| passive, immediate cell death associated with primary injury | |
| True or False: The CNS provides a favorable environment to neuronal regeneration. | |
| What are the two types of ischemic stroke? | |
| Neuroprotection is most effective within ____ hours of trauma. | |
| The Right Internal Carotid arises from the _____ _____. | |
| Perforators that come off of the MCA are known as the ______ arteries... supplies the basal ganglia, internal capsule, and the corona radiata. | |
| Stroke in perforating vessels of the cerebrum and brainstem occurs because of thrombosis or embolus? | |
| programmed cell death in response to stimuli around the cell | |
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