title: [Study of human cerebral blood flow by corrosion casts of the carotid system].
abstract: 20 corrosion casts of human anterior cerebral arteries and middle cerebral arteries were analyzed. In 588 vessel sections in between 2 bifurcations, the relation of vessel length and vessel diameter was investigated. Measurements were taken starting from the arterial trunk down to vessels with a diameter of 0.4 mm. The mean values of the lengths show that both the anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery can be grouped into 5 diameter ranges with significant different lengths. With decreasing diameter there are short vessels in the groups 1, 3 and 5 and long vessels in the groups 2 and 4. However, the long branches in the groups 2 and 4 of the middle cerebral artery are longer and thinner than in the anterior cerebral artery. Due to the higher pressure loss in thin and long vessels, blood pressure drop occurs earlier in the branches of the middle cerebral artery than in those of the anterior cerebral artery.
authors.affiliation: Anatomisches Institut der Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Osterreich.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Anderhuber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiglein
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pucher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003343:Corrosion; D005260:Female; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Ein Beitrag zur Hirndurchblutung des Menschen anhand von Gefässausgüssen des Karotissystems.