GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The artery seen along the callosal sulcus is?
A
middle cerebral
B
superior cerebellar
C
anterior cerebral
D
posterior cerebral
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The pericallosal artery is the distal portion of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) that courses over the superior surface of the body of the corpus callosum in the pericallosal cistern. It gives off many small branches to the corpus callosum, forming the pericallosal moustache.

Detailed explanation-2: -The anterior cerebral artery (ACA) arises from the internal carotid, at the medial extremity of the lateral cerebral fissure. It passes forward and medialward across the anterior perforated substance, above the optic nerve, to the commencement of longitudinal fissure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Origin and course. The anterior cerebral artery, along with the middle cerebral artery, form the terminal branches of the internal carotid artery at the medial end of the lateral sulcus (Sylvian fissure).

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