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The vertebral arteries are usually asymmetrical in size and the left is typically larger than the right.

A “choke lesion” in the CCA may result in retrograde flow in the ECA to supply the ICA.

Which of the following govern the amount of blood that enters the arterial system?

Atherosclerosis is the build up of fatty deposits, especially cholesterol, mainly in the ______and ________of an artery.

The cause of a right hemispheric infarct may be;

What does spectral broadening usually represent?

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If the brain requires more oxygen than is being supplied it then produces more____________.

As severity of an ICA stenosis increases, the PSV may alias, and then the _______becomes the marker for the stenosis. [BLANK-1]

In the brain, an increase in CO2 causes an ____________ and an ___________in blood flow rates.