This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Brainstem lesions and blood supply of CNS, Subject name: Anatomy
Which aery supplies the caudate and putamen and anterior limb of the internal capsule the medial striate aery (of Heubner)? 
Select and explain. 
A. Anterior cerebral, B. Anterior choroidal, C. Anterior communicating, D. Middle cerebral
A: Anterior cerebral
Answer: A: Anterior cerebral 
Explanation: The anterior cerebral aery supplies pa of the caudate nucleus and putamen and anteriorlimb of the internal capsule the medial striate aery (of Heubner) Blood supply of internal capsule: Anterior limb - Ant. cerebral aery by reccurent branch of heubner. Genu - Direct branch of ICA Posterior limb - Ant. choroidal aery (Branch of Internal Carotid Aery)