CVA questions with correct answers

2 main arteries that supply blood to the brain - Answer - carotid artery - vertebral artery Common Carotid artery divides to form: - Answer - Internal carotid artery - External Carotid artery External Carotid artery supplies: - Answer face and anterior scalp Internal Carotid Artery Branches: - Answer - Opthalmic artery - Middle Cerebral artery (MCA) - Anterior Cerebral artery (ACA) - Posterior Communicating artery Opthalmic artery supplies: - Answer the eye Loss or damage to the opthalmic artery results in: - Answer unilateral blindness Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) supplies: - Answer lateral aspect of the frontal, parietal, temporal & occipital lobes Branches of the MCA supply: - Answer internal capsule & portions of the basal ganglia MCA is often called: - Answer "artery of stroke"