Check Your Understanding Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1 .
Describe the purpose of the circle of Willis.
2 .
Describe the functions of the different areas of the brain: the four lobes of the cerebrum, the brainstem, and the cerebellum.
3 .
Why is it important to perform a head CT prior to the initiation of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)?
4 .
Describe a thunderclap headache.
5 .
How might a craniectomy help a patient who had a hemorrhagic stroke?