Blood supply of putamen includes all except?: (A) Medial striate aeries, (B) Lateral striate aeries, (C) Anterior choroidal aery, (D) Posterior communicating aery
Answer is D. Blood supply of basal gangliaCaudate nucleus and putamen are supplied by lateral and medial striate branches of anterior, medial and posterior cerebral aeries. Putamen receives additional supply from anterior choroidal aery. o Globus pallidus is supplied by lateral striate and anterior choroidal aeries.