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Blood Supply to the Brain
The Facial Nerve
Pathophysiology of Bell's Palsy
Pathophysiology of a Stroke
Trivia
100
The "loop" which allows the anterior and posterior cerebral circulations to communicate.
What is the Circle of Willis?
100
These fibres of the facial nerve are responsible for pain, touch, and temperature sensation
What are general somatic afferent fibres?
100
This virus is often associated with Bell's Palsy.
What is the herpes-simplex virus?
100
In a stroke, these types of cells die due to lack of oxygen.
What is a brain cell?
100
This continent has the fewest flowering plants.
What is Antarctica?
200
This artery is formed by the merging of the two vertebral arteries.
What is the basilar artery?
200
These 5 branches of the facial nerve comprise innervation of most of the "facial muscles".
What are the temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular, and cervical branches?
200
This refers to removal of the phospholipid sheath protecting neurons.
What is demyelination?
200
An obstructive cause of a stroke is also known by this term.
What is an ischaemic stroke?
200
This is what DMARD stands for.
What is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug?
300
This artery is a branch of the internal carotid artery, and supplies orbital structures (as well as others).
What is the ophthalmic artery?
300
This pharyngeal arch is supplied by this nerve.
What is pharyngeal arch 2?
300
Infection of these types of cells is often the cause of inflammation.
What is a Schwann cell?
300
If a rupture of an artery occurs in the brain, then this type of stroke will occur.
What is a haemorrhagic stroke?
300
This Australian Prime Minister went missing while swimming.
Who is Harold Holt?
400
The abbreviation of this artery is also the name for a disease involving a changed appetite.
What is the posterior inferior cerebral artery?
400
This branch is responsible for special sensation to the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue.
What is the chorda tympani?
400
The Fallopian canal is also known by this name.
What is the facial canal / meatal foramen?
400
In an ischaemic stroke, direct reduction of cerebral perfusion may be due to this type of pathology.
What is a primary vascular pathology?
400
This war occurred in 1932, and was waged by Australia against wildlife.
What is the Great Emu War?
500
This artery provides supply to structures in the telencephalon, diencephalon, and mesencephalon.
What is the anterior choroidal artery?
500
Paralysis of this branch of the facial nerve will cause HYPERACUSIS (a high sensitivity to sound).
What is the nerve to the stapedius?
500
Inflammation often occurs just proximal to this part of the facial nerve.
What is the labyrinthine segment?
500
This is a common cause of rupture of arteries that feed the brain.
What is a hypertensive vasculopathy?
500
This famous politician died due to complications following a stroke, on the 24th January 1965.
Who is Winston Churchill?