Cerebral Vasculature
Blood-Brain Barrier
Stroke
100

These arteries supply blood to the face and neck. What is External Carotid?

What is External Carotid?

100

These 2 types of cells are found on capillaries of the blood brain barrier but not in peripheral capillaries.

what are paricytes and astrocytes?

100

These types of scans are used for brain imaging to diagnose a stroke.

What is CT and MRI?

200

The artery in between the circle of willis and the vertebral arteries.

What is the Basilar Artery

200

This cell is primarily responsible for maintaining the integrity of the blood brain barrier.

 what are pericytes?

200

The type of stroke that has blockage of blood flow but after a short period of time blood starts to flow normally again and symptoms go away.

 What is TIA?

300

This part of cerebral vasculature sees high variation in populations and can sometimes even be incomplete. 



What is the Circle of Willis?

300

This cell determines the length of gap junctions in brain capillaries.

What are astrocytes?

300

Deficits in movement and sensation, Difficulty swallowing, and Impaired speech ability are implications of this specific arterial Ischemic stroke.  

What is MCA stroke?

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