Beginner Posterior Cerebral Artery Quiz

Q1. The posterior cerebral arteries usually arise from the terminal bifurcation of which artery?

• Middle cerebral artery
• Anterior cerebral artery
• Internal carotid artery
• Basilar artery

Q2. Which lobe is supplied extensively by the posterior cerebral artery?

• Occipital lobe
• Anterior parietal lobe
• Insula
• Frontal lobe

Q3. Which vessel connects the posterior cerebral artery with the internal carotid artery?

• Anterior communicating artery
• Anterior spinal artery
• Posterior communicating artery
• Superior cerebellar artery

Q4. Which major sensory function depends strongly on cortical territory supplied by the posterior cerebral artery?

• Peripheral facial movement
• Vision
• Taste from the anterior tongue
• Voluntary lower limb movement

Q5. The primary visual cortex lies mainly along which sulcus in PCA territory?

• Cingulate sulcus
• Calcarine sulcus
• Central sulcus
• Lateral sulcus

Q6. Which posterior cerebral artery branch is closely associated with the primary visual cortex?

• Lenticulostriate artery
• Calcarine artery
• Recurrent artery of Heubner
• Callosomarginal artery

Q7. Which PCA branch supplies medial cortex around the parieto-occipital sulcus?

• Parieto-occipital artery
• Central retinal artery
• Anterior choroidal artery
• Orbitofrontal artery

Q8. Which temporal region receives substantial cortical supply from the posterior cerebral artery?

• Inferomedial temporal cortex
• Superior frontal cortex
• Anterior insular cortex
• Lateral precentral cortex

Q9. Which deep gray matter structure receives important blood supply from PCA perforating branches?

• Thalamus
• Caudate head only
• Claustrum only
• Dentate nucleus

Q10. Which description best matches the major distribution of the posterior cerebral artery?

• Cerebellar cortex only
• Lateral frontal cortex with no deep supply
• Dura mater and scalp only
• Occipital and inferomedial temporal cortex with selected deep structures