Branches of internal carotid artery (mnemonic)

Last revised by Calum Worsley ◉ on 10 Feb 2022

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Citation:

Ngo D, Worsley C, Tao W, et al. Branches of internal carotid artery (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43872

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43872

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/43872?iframe=true

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43872

Article created:

27 Mar 2016, Don Ngo

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At the time the article was created Don Ngo had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

10 Feb 2022, Calum Worsley ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Calum Worsley had no recorded disclosures.

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11 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular

Sections:

Mnemonics, Anatomy

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Synonyms:

A VIP'S COMMA (mnemonic)
Calming voices make intra operative surgery pleasurable and almost memorable (mnemonic)
Carotid Vessels Mnemonics Instantly Offers Super Powers And Aid Memory (mnemonic)

Useful mnemonics to remember the branches of the internal carotid artery is:

A VIP'S COMMA
Calming Voices Make Intra-Operative Surgery Pleasurable And Almost Memorable
Carotid Vessels Mnemonic Instantly Offers Super Powers And Aids Memory

Mnemonics

A VIP'S COMMA

The last two branches in the mnemonic are the terminal branches of the internal carotid artery.

Except for the terminal segment (C7) the odd-numbered segments usually have no branches, whereas the even-numbered segments (C2, C4, C6) each have two branches.

Calming Voices Make Intra-Operative Surgery Pleasurable And Almost Memorable

(Carotid Vessels Mnemonic Instantly Offers Super Powers And Aids Memory)

C: caroticotympanic artery (C2)
V: Vidian artery (C2)
M: meningohypophyseal trunk (C4)
I: inferolateral trunk (C4)
O: ophthalmic artery (C6)
S: superior hypophyseal artery (C6)
P: posterior communicating artery (C7)
A: anterior choroidal artery (C7)
A: anterior cerebral artery (C7)
M: middle cerebral artery (C7)