Anatomy/Physiology
________ transport blood away from the heart.
Arteries (e.g., Aorta, Pulmonary Artery)
____________ transport blood back to the heart.
Veins (e.g., Superior and Inferior Vena Cava)
_____________ refers to the blockage of blood flow to the brain due to a blood clot.
Ischemic
High blood pressure (___________) is systolic: ________ mm Hg or higher and diastolic: ________ mm Hg or higher.
hypertension
130 and 80
Vertebral Artery branches into the descending _____________ and the ascending ________________.
anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Basilar Artery
Vertebral Arteries supply ___________ and _________.
the cerebellum and brainstem.
________________ involves reduced blood flow
to the brain for a period of less than 24 hours.
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
An ___________________ records the electrical signal from the heart to check for different heart conditions.
electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Common Carotid branches into ___________ and ________.
internal and external carotid arteries
The vertebrobasilar supply branches to become ___________ and ____________ arteries, supplying ___________ and _________.
posterior cerebral arteries and cerebellar arteries
brain stem and cerebellum
In a subdural hematoma, the blood seeps between the ________ and_________ layers.
the dura and the arachnoid
The ___________________ image the structure of blood vessels.
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Internal Carotid arteries enter the brain lateral to the ____________ and give rise to the ___________ and ____________ arteries, supplying ___________________.
optic chiasm
anterior and middle cerebral
head (brain)
External Carotid arteries are more medial than Internal Carotid and give rise to the ___________ and ____________ arteries, supplying ___________________.
Maxillary artery and superficial temporal artery (biggest one)
the face, ear, and thyroid gland
When a stroke occurs on the right side of the brain.
Pt experiences an inability to see the _________ of each eye. Inability to _____________ body parts and deficit in the motor function of the left side.
left visual field
localize or recognize (neglect)
What is the name of two complementary parts of autonomic regulatory systems controlling heart function?
Sympathetic system
Parasympathetic system
Three layers of membranes protect the brain and spinal cord. The most inner layer is __________. The middle layer is ___________, and the external, most outer layer is called _____________.
the pia mater
the arachnoid
the dura mater
The cerebellum receives vascular supply from three branches of the vertebrobasilar artery: ___________, ___________, and ______________.
the superior cerebellar artery, the anterior inferior cerebellar artery, and the posterior inferior cerebellar artery
The _____________ supplies superior-lateral
surface and temporal pole, and insufficiency leads to ____________ deficits.
Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)
speech-language
The sympathetic system ____________ the heart rate, while the Parasympathetic system ______________ the heart rate.
increases
decreases