Clinical Vascular Anatomy and Variations

From the contents: Vascular anatomy and biological processes. Collateral circulation. Principles.- Spinal and spinal cord arteries and veins: Spinal arteries. Dural arteries. Spinal cord arteries. Spinal cord veins. Spinal and extraspinal venous system.- Craniocervical junction: The pharyngo-occipital system. Arterial supply to the posterior fossa central nervous system.- Skull base and maxillofacial region: Embryology of the carotid system. The arteries of the middle ear and branches of the petrous internal carotid artery. The anatomy and variations of the extracranial carotid artery branches.- The skull base and extradural arteries: The cavernous sinus region. Embryology and anatomy of the branches supplying the orbit. Supply of the adjacent meninges. The transosseous peripheral nervous system arterial supply.- Intradural arteries: The internal carotid artery branches. The caudal internal carotid artery division. The anterior choroidal artery.- Intracranial venous system.