Middle cerebral artery- the middle cerebral artery supplies blood to most of the lateral surface of cerebral hemispheres, and the temporal pole, including the frontal, parietal, and medial portions of the temporal lobes. so, the specific damage to the temporal lobe suggests that the middle cerebral artery was disrupted. the other arteries listed do not distribute to the same territory. the anterior cerebral artery supplies the medial and superior surfaces of the brain, including the frontal pole. the posterior cerebral artery supplies the inferior surface of the brain and the occipital pole. strokes occur in arteries, not veins, so thats one reason why the great cerebral vein is not correct. veins also drain regions of blood-they dont supply blood to areas. the middle meningeal artery supplies blood to the dura mater and the cranial vault bones-it does not supply blood to the brain.
