A 61-year-old man suffered a stroke due to a thrombus in the…
A 61-year-old man suffered a stroke due to a thrombus in the right middle cerebral artery, affecting all the areas it supplies. Which of the following functional areas will be spared, as it is NOT supplied by the middle cerebral artery?
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Fill in the correct answers: Which artery is described in each of the following statements regarding the formation and distribution of the cerebro-arterial circle (Circle of Willis)? a) The internal carotid artery gives rise to a branch that supplies the medial surface and approximately one fingerbreadth of the superolateral surface of the frontal and parietal lobes: [BLANK-1] b) The artery in (a) is connected to the corresponding artery on the opposite side by a short midline vessel: [BLANK-2] c) Another branch from the internal carotid artery supplies most of the superolateral surfaces of the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes: [BLANK-3] d) The basilar artery divides into its terminal branches that primarily supply the occipital lobes: [BLANK-4] e) The arteries in (c) and (d) are connected by a vessel that completes the arterial circle: [BLANK-5]
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