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Describe the blood supply of cerebrum please keep it in short point twice only

Blood Supply of Cerebrum


1. Arterial Supply

  • Cerebrum is supplied by 3 pairs of cerebral arteries: Anterior (ACA), Middle (MCA), and Posterior (PCA)
  • Branching pattern: Each artery gives cortical, central, and choroidal branches
  • Cortical branches → supply outer cortex; pierce at right angles → become end arteries
  • Central branches → supply corpus striatum & internal capsule (e.g., lateral striate arteries)
  • Choroidal branches → form choroid plexuses (anterior choroidal from ICA; posterior choroidal from PCA)

2. Surface-wise Distribution

SurfaceMain Supply
SuperolateralMCA (~2/3); ACA (strip along superomedial border); PCA (temporal & occipital strip)
MedialACA (~2/3); MCA (temporal pole); PCA (occipital lobe/visual cortex)
InferiorPCA (most); MCA (orbital surface of frontal & temporal pole); ACA (medial orbital surface)
NB: Superolateral → MCA; Medial → ACA; Inferior → PCA (dominant rule)

Clinical note: MCA is most commonly occluded (direct continuation of ICA) → contralateral hemiplegia/hemianaesthesia (face & arm > leg) ± aphasia (dominant hemisphere).

Arterial supply to different surfaces of cerebral hemisphere under that part referred the textbook and just the hearing and points like that simple

Arterial Supply to Different Surfaces of Cerebral Hemisphere

(Ref: Textbook of Anatomy – Head, Neck and Brain, Chapter 29)

A. Superolateral Surface

  1. MCA – most of superolateral surface (~2/3)
  2. ACA – narrow strip along superomedial border
  3. PCA – narrow strip along lower temporal & occipital lobe

B. Medial Surface

  1. ACA – most of medial surface (anterior 2/3)
  2. MCA – temporal pole
  3. PCA – occipital lobe (visual cortex)

C. Inferior Surface

  1. PCA – most of inferior surface (except temporal pole)
  2. MCA – lateral orbital surface of frontal lobe + temporal pole
  3. ACA – medial part of orbital surface of frontal lobe

NB:
  • Superolateral → MCA (mostly)
  • Medial → ACA (mostly)
  • Inferior → PCA (mostly)

Name the branches of circle of willis

Branches of Circle of Willis


Forming Vessels (Components)

  1. Anterior communicating artery (ACoA) — 1
  2. Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) — paired
  3. Internal carotid artery (ICA) — paired
  4. Posterior communicating artery (PCoA) — paired
  5. Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) — paired

Branches Given Off

From ACA:
  • Anterior communicating artery
  • Medial striate artery (recurrent artery of Heubner)
From ICA:
  • Anterior cerebral artery
  • Middle cerebral artery
  • Posterior communicating artery
  • Anterior choroidal artery
From Basilar artery (just before forming circle):
  • Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) — terminal branch

Simple Memory Aid

"2 ACAs + 2 PCAs + 2 PComs + 1 ACom + 2 ICAs" = 9 vessels form the circle

NB: The circle of Willis lies in the interpeduncular cistern and surrounds the optic chiasma, tuber cinereum, and mammillary bodies.
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