The Arterial System of the Human Brain

Contributed By

Professor Dara M Cannon

University of Galway

Case Overview

The arterial system of the brain is know as the cerebrovascular system. This lesson will introduce the organization of the major arterial blood supply to the cerebrum and cerebellum.

Anatomical Region and System

Target Audience

Additional Details

  • Level of Neuroanatomy Content: Basic
  • Average Activity Duration: 25 minutes
  • Adaptable for Online Learning: Yes
  • level of difficulty to implement this resource: easy

activity type

  • E-Module
  • Illustration / Animation / Video
  • Individual activity
  • Medical imaging

Learning Objectives

The learning objective of this lesson is to be able to

  1. identify and describe the route and territories of the major arterial supply
  2. to develop a knowledge of the significance of anatomical features that relate to disorders of the cerebrovascular system and
  3. to be able to identify the major vessels depicted in the basic types of angiogram and the territories affected by stenosis or blockage of the major vessels in CT/MR images.

Additional Relevant Information

Not applicable

Licensing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License).

Peer Review Statement

This work has been vetted and accepted through the GNN peer-review process before publication.

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