The middle cerebral arteries arise from the ________ and supply the _________
A. Basilar artery; medial surfaces of the frontal and parietal lobes
B. Internal carotid arteries; lateral cerebral hemispheres
C. Anterior communicating artery; lateral cerebral hemispheres
D. Internal carotid arteries; internal capsule, putamen, and caudate nucleus
E. Internal carotid arteries; lateral cerebral hemispheres and internal capsule, putamen, and caudate nucleus
ANS: E
Rationale: The middle cerebral arteries arise as branches from the internal carotid arteries and provide blood supply to a majority of the lateral cerebral hemispheres, as well as to the internal capsule, globus pallidus, putamen, and caudate nucleus.
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