Carotid bulb contains - ANSWER baroreceptors that assist in blood pressure control
Kinking of ICA - ANSWER Most common anatomic variant associated with symptomatic
cerebral ischemia
Plaque in carotid bifurcation - ANSWER Most common cause of stroke
Innominate Artery Branches - ANSWER Right CCA and Right Subclavian
Cardiac emboli - ANSWER Second most common cause of stroke
MCA - ANSWER Most commonly occluded intracranial vessel with acute stroke
Distal CCA IMT measurement - ANSWER Most commonly used to assess cardiovascular
events
Most common location of VA stenosis - ANSWER Origin
Most common side for subclavian steal - ANSWER Left
Extracranial ICA - ANSWER More common site for dissection than intracranial ICA
FMD - ANSWER Most common in mid-distal ICA
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER Most common in proximal ICA
Eagle Syndrome most common location - ANSWER Bilateral
, Nintinol - ANSWER Most common stent material
Carotid body contains - ANSWER chemoreceptors
CCA bifurcates at - ANSWER upper border of thyroid cartilage
ECA branches - ANSWER provide collateral pathways for intracranial stenosis
ECA Nl PSV - ANSWER <150 cm/s
VA's supply - ANSWER 10 - 25% of cerebrum
VA Nl PSV - ANSWER < 50 cm/s
Basilar Artery bifurcates-ANSWER at Circle of Willis to form cerebral arteries
ACA supplies-ANSWER Cava septum pellucidum
Corpus callosum
Frontal & parietal lobes
MCA supplies-ANSWER Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
PCA supplies-ANSWER Occipital
Temporal
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