Which of the following is NOT a branch of intracranial part of Internal carotid artery(103 - BDC- 3) 4th edition: (A) Anterior communicating, (B) Anterior cerebral, (C) Middle cerebral, (D) Posterior communicating
Answer is A. (Anterior communicating) (103- BDC-3, 4th edition, 750 Snell 8th)Branches of the Internal Carotid Artery* There are no branches in the neck** (Cervical), Many important branches, however are given off in the skull* Cerebral part branches(i) Opthalmic(ii) Anterior cerebral(iii) Posterior communicting(iv) Middle cerebral(v) Anterior choroidal* Of these the opthalmic artery supplies structures in the orbit while the others supply the brain