Neurology Meninges and Vasculature

Dura Mater

Falx Cerebri

Falx Cerebelli

Separates hemispheres of cerebellum

Tentorium Cerebelli

separates cerebrum from cerebellum

Arachnoid Mater

Pia Mater

Anterior Spinal Artery

Posterior Spinal Artery

Internal Carotid Artery (ICA)

Vertebral Artery

Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA)

Where does the anterior cerebral artery supply blood to?

Medial and midline surfaces of the frontal and parietal lobes

Anterior Communicating Artery

Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)

Where does the middle cerebral artery supply blood to?

- Lateral and inferior portion of Frontal lobe

- Lateral portions of parietal lobe

- Lateral and superior surfaces of temporal lobe

- Deep cortical tissue of insula within the lateral fissure

Posterior Communicating Artery

Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA)

Where does the posterior cerebral artery supply blood to?

- Occipital lobes

- Medial and inferior surfaces of the temporal lobes

- Midbrain, and deep structures like the thalamus

Basilar Artery

Pontine Arteries

Superior Cerebellar Artery

Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA)

Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA)

Internal Jugular Vein

Superior Sagittal Sinus

Confluence of Sinus

Straight sinus

Cavernous Sinus

Transverse Sinus

Superior Petrosal Sinus

Inferior Petrosal Sinus

Sigmoid Sinus

Occipital Sinus

Sphenoparietal Sinus

Inferior Sagittal Sinus