CVA Exam Questions with All Correct Answers

CVA Exam Questions with All Correct Answers 2 main arteries that supply blood to the brain - Answer-- carotid artery - vertebral artery Common Carotid artery divides to form: - Answer-- Internal carotid artery - External Carotid artery External Carotid artery supplies: - Answer-face and anterior scalp Internal Carotid Artery Branches: - Answer-- Opthalmic artery - Middle Cerebral artery (MCA) - Anterior Cerebral artery (ACA) - Posterior Communicating artery Opthalmic artery supplies: - Answer-the eye Loss or damage to the opthalmic artery results in: - Answer-unilateral blindness Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) supplies: - Answer-lateral aspect of the frontal, parietal, temporal & occipital lobes Branches of the MCA supply: - Answer-internal capsule & portions of the basal ganglia MCA is often called: - Answer-"artery of stroke" Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) supplies: - Answer-medial aspect of frontal & parietal lobes Branches of the ACA that runs over the top of the hemispheres supply: - Answer- superior lateral surfaces frontal & pareital lobes Anterior branches of the ACA supply: - Answer-anterior region of the internal capsule & a portion of the basal ganglia