VH Dissector: Head & Neck: Blood Supply to the Brain

Begin with the aortic arch

Add the brachiocephalic trunk

Add the right subclavian artery

Add the left subclavian artery.

Add the right vertebral artery

Add the left vertebral artery

Add the vertebra C7, T1 and T2

Add the vertebra C3, C4, C5 and C6

Add the atlas C1

Next, add the basilar artery that separates the major areas of the brain and forms the sinuses thriough which the venous return from the brain returns to the general circulation

Add the anterior view

Add the posterior communicating arteries.

Add the posterior cerebral arteries

Add the middle cerebral arteries

Add the anterior cerebral arteries

Rotate and add the internal and common carotid arteries

Begin with the superior sagittal sinus

Add the left and right transverse sinus

Add the confluence of the sinuses

Add the straight sinus which also empties into the confluence

Add the inferior sinus which empties into the straight sinus

Add the sigmoid sinuses

Add the internal jugular veins which drain the entire system

Add the inferior petrosal sinuses best seen on the cadavers left side, but a part is seen on the right

View the cavernous sinuses seen best on the cadver's left side

Add the cranial dura mater that separates the major areas of the brain and forms the sinuses thriough which the venous return from the brain returns to the general circulation

Add a sagittal plane through the cadaver. Use the Rotate tool to see the relationship of the venous return to the brain

Add a coronal plane and, using the Rotate tool, rotate the cadaver in order to get a sense of the 3D anatomy.

Add the cranial dura mater to see the 3D relationship to the brain of these component parts