Does the basilar artery feed the anterior or posterior portion of the brain?

posterior

Which technique is used to look through arteries and at blood flow to the brain, helping to diagnose aneurysms and narrowing of vessels?

Neuroangiography

The overlapping blood supply of the Circle of Willis protects the brain when part of the vascular supply is blocked; this is known as _____.

anastomosis

What is the most common site for an intracranial saccular aneurysm?

anterior communicating artery

True of False: The ACA supplies the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes

false

True or False: The ACA supplies the anterior corpus collosum while the PCA supplies the posterior corpus collosum.

true

Are deep structures of the brain supplies by proximal or distal portions of cerebral arteries?

proximal

Which syndrome is described as having an unawareness of space and body contralateral to a sustained lesion?

hemineglect

Impairment of the MCA of the right hemisphere would affect spatial awareness while an MCA impairment of the left hemisphere would affect language. True or False?

true

Would Broca's aphasia result in difficulties of language comprehension or production?

production

Loss of vision for one half of the visual field, typically from a PCA stroke, is called what?

hemianopsia

Which of the following would cause a hemorrhagic stroke?

hypertension

aneurysm

Which medicine can be administered quickly after an occlusive stroke in hopes of breaking down a blood clot?

tPA

tissue plasminogen activator

Two methods for dealing with intracranial aneurysms are:

endovascular coiling and surgical clipping

What is the correct path of venous drainage?

superior saggital sinus > transverse sinus > sigmoid sinus > jugular vein