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Anatomy - Brain and Spinal Cord Flashcards

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Which cranial fossa does the brainstem lie in?

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Posterior

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Embryologically, which two vesicles of the neural tube gives rise to the brainstem?

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Mesencephalon (midbrain) and rhomebencephalon (hindbrain)

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What are the cavities of ventricular system lie within the brainstem?

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Cerebral aqueduct and 4th ventricle

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What nerves emerge from the pontomedullary junction?

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Facial, abducens, glossopharyngeal and vestibulocochlear nerve

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What part of the brain lies immediately superior to the midbrain?

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Thalamus (part of diencephalon)

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What part of the midbrain lies immediately inferior to the midbrain?

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Pons

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What kind of fibres make up the cerebral peduncles and where are they destined for?

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Centrifungal –> outgoing (most motor) fibres to spinal cord and peripheral from the cerebellum

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What 2 features are found on the surface of the midbrain?

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  • Cerebral peduncles

* Inferior and superior colliculi

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9
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What is the diencephalon made up of?

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Thalamus and hypothalamus

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What part of the hypothalamus is visible from the surface?

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Mammillary bodies

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What is the name of the midline structure connecting the two cerebellar hemispheres?

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Vermis

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12
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To what part of the brain are the pentacles anatomically connected to?

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Pons (middle), midbrain (superior) and medulla (inferior)

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13
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Which ventricular space lies immediately anterior to the cerebellum?

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4th ventricle

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14
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What is cerebellar coning?

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When the cerebellar tonsils herniate through the foramen magnum in instances where there is a sudden drop in intracranial pressure

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What is the name of the large fissure separation the two cerebral hemispheres in the mid-saggital line?

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Longitudinal fissure

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What structure connects the two cerebral hemisphere and what fibres does it contain?

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Corpus callous and commissural fibres

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17
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What fissure separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe?

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Lateral sylvan fissure

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18
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What fissure separates the frontal from the parietal lobe?

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Central sulcus

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What fissure separates the parietal from the occipital lobe?

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Parieto-occipital sulcus

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What does the calcimine sulcus separate in the brain?

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Located on the medial surface of the occipital lobe and divides the visual cortex into two

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21
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What lobe contains the primary motor cortex?

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Frontal lobe

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22
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What lobe contains the primary visual cortex?

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Occipital lobe

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23
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What lobe contains the primary sensory cortex?

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Parietal lobe

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24
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What lobe lobe contains the primary auditory cortex?

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Temporal lobe

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25
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What is removed in a laminectomy?

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The lamina of the vertebra and therefore the spinous process

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26
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At what level foes the spinal cord terminate in an adult and a new born?

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  • Adult - L1/2

* Child - L2/3

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27
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When does the dura and arachnoid mater end?

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Both S2

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28
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What happens as the Pia mater inferior to the spinal cord?

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Becomes film terminale at the conus medularis

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29
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At what vertebral level would a lumbar puncture be performed on an adult?

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L3/4

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30
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What are upper motor neurone lesions characterised by?

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Spasticity, increased muscle tone and complex sensory syndrome

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31
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What are lower motor neurones characterised by?

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Global sensory changes and/or flaccid paralysis

32
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Which artery do the right and left vertebral arteries arise from?

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Subclavian arteries

33
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At what vertebral level so the left and right internal carotid arteries arise?

34
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How is the basilar artery formed and which part of the brainstem is it most closely related to?

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Joining of vertebral arteries and is related to pons

35
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In what fissure does the anterior cerebral artery travel?

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Longitudinal fissure

36
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In what fissure does the posterior cerebral artery travel?

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Calcarine sulcus

37
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In what fissure does the middle cerebral artery travel?

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Lateral sylvian sulcus

38
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Which cerebral arteries supply the primary motor cortex?

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Anterior and middle

39
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Which cerebral arteries supply the primary sensory cortex?

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Anterior and middle

40
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Which cerebral arteries supply the primary visual cortex?

41
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Which cerebral arteries supply the primary auditory cortex?

42
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Which cerebral arteries supply the area for olfaction?

43
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What parts of the brain does the vertebro-basilar system supply?

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Superior surface of cerebellum and midbrain

44
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Which cranial nerve emerges just above the superior cerebellar artery?

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Oculomotor nerve (CN III)

45
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What is the carotid sinus?

A

Dilatation in the terminal part of the common carotid - it is a pressure receptor which monitors the flow of blood to the head

Sensory nerves from the carotid sinus run in the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve

46
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What is the carotid body?

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Area on the posterior wall of the terminal part of the common carotid artery in the neck which contains chemoreceptors which are sensitive to low oxygen level (anoxia)

Sensory nerves run in the glossopharyngeal nerve

Detection of anoxia will stimulate increase HR, RR and BP

47
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What three sensory and motor mechanisms which control blood flow to the brain?

A

Carotid sinus, carotid body and sympathetic motor nerve

48
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Where are the sympathetic motor nerves, that control blood glow to the brain, located?

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Come from to the superior cervical ganglion and forms a plexus around in the ICA. The plexus enters the skull, with the artery through the carotid canal, and continues along the main branches of the ICA

49
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Describe the venous drainage of the brain

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Drained by a series of veins which drain into dural venous sinuses which are present between the periosteum and the cranial dura

50
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Into which vein in the neck do these dural venous sinuses drain into?

51
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What is the clinical significance of the connections between intracranial venous sinuses and extra cranial sinuses?

A

Potential routes of infections and they do not contain valves

52
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Name and describe three important connections between intracranial venous sinuses and extra cranial sinuses?

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  1. Superior ophthalmic vein drains into cavernous sinus inside the cranial cavity, and then with the facial vein outside of it
  2. Emissary veins which are small veins that connect cranial venous sinuses with diploe of the skull containing the blood sinuses in the bone marrow, which in turn are continuous with the veins in the superficial fascia overlying skull and scalp
  3. Inferior petrosal sinuses lie at the base of the brain and join each other via the basilar sinus and also connects inferiorly to internal vertebral sinus
53
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What vein drains into the cavernous sinus?

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Ophthalmic veins

54
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What fluid circulates in the subarachnoid space?

55
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Which structures does the falx cerebri separate?

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Two cerebral hemispheres

56
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What bony structure does the falx cerebri attach to?

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Crista gali of ethmoid bone

57
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Which dural venous sinus runs within the upper border of the falx cerebri?

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Superior sagittal sinus

58
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Which dural venous sinus runs along the lower border of the falx cerebri?

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Inferior sagittal sinus

59
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What structures lie on either side of the tentorium cerebelli?

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Occipital lobe and cerebellum

60
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What bony structures does the anterior edge of the tentorium cerebelli attach to?

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Anterior and posterior crinoid processes of sphenoid bone

61
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Which dural venous sinus runs along the attachment of the falx cerebri to the tentorium?

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Straight sinus

62
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What dural fold separated the two cerebellar hemispheres?

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Falx cerebelli

63
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What is the fold of dura that surrounds the pituitary stalk?

A

Sellar diaphragm

64
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Name the clinically important artery that supplies the dura mater

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Middle meningeal artery (branch of the maxillary artery)

65
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Through which foramen does the middle meningeal artery enter the skull?

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Foramen spinosum

66
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Which artery is the maxillary artery a terminal branch of and within which gland is it given off?

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ECA and parotid gland

67
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What embryological structure forms the ventricles?

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Neural tube vesicles

68
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Which parts of the brain do the different parts of the lateral ventricle lie in?

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Anterior horn - frontal lobe
Posterior horn - occipital lobe
Body - parietal lobe
Inferior horn - temporal lobe

69
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Where in the brain is the interventricular foramen located?

A

Temporal lobe

70
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Where in the brain is the 3rd ventricle located?

A

Within the diencephalon

71
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Where in the brain is the cerebral aqueduct located?

72
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Where in the brain is the 4th ventricle located?

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Dorsal to brainstem and anterior to cerebellum

73
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Which structure in the ventricles generates CSF?

A

Choroid plexus

74
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How does CSF pass into the subarachnoid space from the 4th ventricle?

A

Via apertures (3 small holes)

75
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At which location is the cerebrospinal fluid finally reabsorbed back into the general circulation?

A

Arachnoid villi into sagittal sinus

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