Blood Supply of the Brain
- Previous year questions on Blood Supply of the Brain for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
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- 47 live questions in Blood Supply of the Brain.
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- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Largest branch of vertebral artery is
- AAnterior spinal
- BPosterior spinal
- CAnterior inferior cerebellar
- DPosterior inferior cerebellar✓ Correct answer
Q2.Which of the following is NOT a branch of internal carotid artery?
- AOphthalmic artery
- BPosterior cerebral artery✓ Correct answer
- CSuperior hypophyseal artery
- DArtery of Pterygoid canal (Vidian artery)
Q3.Wallenberg syndrome involves which artery?
- AAnterior inferior cerebellar artery
- BPosterior inferior cerebellar artery✓ Correct answer
- CSubclavian artery
- DPosterior cerebral artery
Q4.Artery which does not supply Medulla is
- AAnterior spinal
- BPosterior spinal
- CSuperior cerebellar✓ Correct answer
- DPosterior inferior cerebellar
Q5.Visual loss due to cerebral degeneration is related to which artery?
- APosterior cerebral artery✓ Correct answer
- BMiddle cerebral artery
- CInternal carotid artery
- DInferior cerebral artery
Q6.A patient presented with clinical features of ataxia and incoordination. It is most likely due to involvement of which artery among the following.
- AAnterior cerebral
- BMiddle cerebral
- CPosterior cerebral
- DSuperior cerebellar✓ Correct answer
Q7.Posterior cerebral artery supplies all except
- APons✓ Correct answer
- BThalamus
- CMidbrain
- DLentiform nucleus
Q8.Unpaired structures in the brain:
- ABasilar artery✓ Correct answer
- BVertebral artery
- CMiddle cerebral artery
- DAnterior cerebral artery
Q9.Infarction of anterior inferior cerebellar artery may cause damage to
- APyramidal tract
- BLateral spinothalamic tract
- CVestibular nuclei✓ Correct answer
- DSpinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve
Q10.Which of the following arteries does not supply the circle of Willis?
- AAnterior cerebral
- BMiddle cerebral
- CPosterior-inferior cerebral✓ Correct answer
- DPosterior communicating
Answer key
Q1: D. Posterior inferior cerebellar; Q2: B. Posterior cerebral artery; Q3: B. Posterior inferior cerebellar artery; Q4: C. Superior cerebellar; Q5: A. Posterior cerebral artery; Q6: D. Superior cerebellar; Q7: A. Pons; Q8: A. Basilar artery; Q9: C. Vestibular nuclei; Q10: C. Posterior-inferior cerebral.
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