PSYCH 2NF3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cortisone, Commissure, Schwaan
9 Feb 2016
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Date: february 4, 2016 at 3:36:59 pm est. Subject: 2nf3 ch. 3 notes last try i swear. The internal carotid arteries (and external) stem from the. The brain receives it"s blood from 2 internal carotid arteries (anterior) and 2 vertebral arteries (posterior). common carotid artery in the neck. The internal carotid arteries, the cerebral arteries (anterior) and the two vertebral arteries (which make up the basilar artery) all meet at the base o f the brain and form the circle of willis. The circle of willis is best viewed from a ventral view of the brain, it is located around the optic chiasm and the hypothalamus. Anterior cerebral artery: (aca)- irrigates the medial and. Middle cerebral artery: (mca)- irrigates the lateral surface of the cortex: both the aca and mca stem from the internal carotid. Posterior cerebral artery: (pca)- irrigates the ventral and. Posterior cortex surfaces: the pca stems from the vertebral arteries.
