10th EVALS 2018 Flashcards
Mesencephalon
Midbrain
gray mater. cell bodies or myelin sheath?
cell bodies
white mater. cell bodies or myelin sheath?
myelin sheath
involuntary and instantaneous
reflex
12 pairs arising from the spinal cord
cranial nerves
31 pairs arising from the spinal cord
spinal nerves
gray mater of cerebral cortex where?
periphery
gray mater of spinal cord where?
core
white mater of cerebral cortex where?
core
white mater of spinal cord where?
periphery
ganglia
collection of cell bodies INSIDE CNS sharing a common function
nuclei
collection of cell bodies INSIDE CNS sharing a common function
from external environment
exteroceptive sensation
reflex arc
sensory arm, motor arm, interneuron
CNS
cerebrum, brainstem, cerebellum, spinal cord
prevents horizontal displacement
denticulate ligament
prevents vertical displacement
filum terminale
dural reflections are formed by…
meningeal dura
middle meningeal artery enters cavity through
foramen spinosum
middle meningeal artery lies between
2 dural layers - endosteal and meningeal
middle meningeal artery is a branch of…
maxillary artery
dural layers that form an actual space
arachnoid membrane and pia mater (subarachnoid space)
potential spaces
subdural space and epidural space
lentiform/biconvex/lenticular shaped hematoma bleeding where?
epidural space
moon crescent shaped hematoma
subdural
hematoma conforming with the brain shape
subarachnoid
leptomeninx
arachnoid + pia
pachymeninx
dura mater
3rd ventricle found where
between the hypothalamus
traverses the tegmentum of the midbrain
cerebral aqueduct of sylvius
–connects 3rd and 4th ventricles