This Question Is Pertaining to Anatomy and Physiology

Question

1) Would a blood clot lodged in one of the anterior or posterior communicating arteries of the cerebral arterial circle be likely to cause significant symptoms? Why or why not?

Answer 1

To answer this question you need to know 1) what areas of the brain are supplied by these arteries, 2) What the collateral circulation is for these arteries, 3) How long the clot was lodged there, and 4) The size of the clot and degree of obstruction.