Anterior choroidal aery is a branch of which of the following aeries?
High-Yield Explanation
Anterior choroidal aery is a branch of internal carotid aery. It supplies blood to the optic tract, posterior limb of internal capsule, ipsilateral cerebral peduncles, choroid plexus of the ipsilateral lateral ventricles, medial temporal lobe, thalamus, and pa of corpus striatum. Branches of the Intracranial internal carotid aery are: Meningohypophyseal aery Inferolateral aery Capsular aery Ophthalmic aery Superior hypophyseal aery Posterior communicating aery Anterior choroidal aery Anterior cerebral aery Middle cerebral aery Ref: Neuroscience in Medicine edited by P. Michael Conn page 150, Waxman S.G. (2010). Chapter 12. Vascular Supply of the Brain. In S.G. Waxman (Ed), Clinical Neuroanatomy, 26e.