BRAIN AND VESSEL ANATOMY
ANATOMY Of Brain
Responsible for higher cognitive functions such as memory, emotions, impulse control, problem solving, social interaction, and motor function. Damage to the neurons or tissue of the frontal lobe can lead to personality changes, difficulty concentrating or planning, and impulsivity.
The temporal lobe is largely responsible for creating and preserving both conscious and long-term memory. It plays a role in visual and sound processing and is crucial for both object recognition and language recognition.
It processes sensory information it receives from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.
The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the mammalian brain containing most of the anatomical region of the visual cortex.
Blood Vessels of the Brain
Carotid Arteries
These vessels run along the front of the neck. There is a right-sided carotid and a left-sided carotid artery. If a stroke happens in this area, it can cause changes with speech, vision and sensation.
Vertebral Arteries
These vessels run along the back of your neck. There is a right-sided vertebral and a left-sided vertebral artery. The right and left vertebrals join to form one basilar artery. If a stroke happens in this area, it can cause changes with your level of awakeness, problems with musle movement and coordination, speech changes and vision problems.
Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)
This vessel supplies blood to the middle part of your brain. There is a right sided MCA and a left sided MCA. These blood vessels are the most commonly affected in a stroke. If a stroke occurs in this area, you may see:
- Paralysis on one side of the body
- Changes in sensation
- Changes in sensation
- Blindness (either on the left or right side)
- Language problems, such as difficulty with forming words and sentences or difficulty with understanding what others are saying.
VERTEBRAL COLUMN AND SPINAL CORD ANATOMY
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
CRANIAL NERVES
