Question

Anatomy Tutorial: Arteries of the Brain

Answer 1

note: this is a guide for memorization purposes

Answer 2

going to start with these two, remember that in the expression "cerebrospinal" the cerebrum part comes first, so remember that the anterior cerebral artery is at the top

Answer 3

finishing up the cerebral arteries with the middle + posterior cerebral arteries

Answer 4

the artery that has been cut open to show the cross-section is the interior carotid artery
note: on the diagram on our exam we are also given the pituitary gland to label

Answer 5

finishing up the left side we have the basilar artery and the vertebral artery

Answer 6

coming up on the right side we have a group of 4 under consideration. remember that anterior occurs before posterior, and communicating occurs before cerebral

Answer 7

on the right side we will add 3 cerebellar arteries

the superior cerebellar, the anterior inferior cerebellar, and the posterior inferior cerebrellar, easy enough to remember based on their names

Answer 8

finally, although they are not very prominent on this diagram, are the pontine and labyrinthine arteries sandwiched behind the superior cerebellar

Answer 9

Adapted from Human Anatomy, Martini, et. al. 9th edition