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5 Cards in this Set
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What are the two main arteries bringing blood to the brain?
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Internal Carotid
Vertebral |
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What are the two main arteries from the internal carotid artery?
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Anterior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral |
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What are the two main arteries from the basilar artery (formed by merging of two vertebral arteries)?
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Superior Cerebellar
Posterior Cerebral |
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Name the three layers making up the meninges
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Dura Mater (Outermost - toughest)
Arachnoid Mater (important in blood-brain barrier) Pia Mater (Very thin and contains capillaries, closely follows contours of brain) |
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What seperates the two cerebral hemispheres?
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Longitudinal fissure
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