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Anatomy Flashcards

1
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What are the two layers of the dura mater?

A

1) Periosteal Layer

2) Meningeal layer

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Which layer of the dura mater makes dural foldings?

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Meningeal layer

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3
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What are the 4 dural foldings?

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1) Falx Cerebri
2) Tentorium Cerebelli
3) Falx Cerebelli
4) Diaphragma Sellae

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4
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What dural folding is the largest?

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Falx Cerebri

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5
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What dural folding is the smallest?

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Diaphragma Sellae

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What is the function of the Falx Cerebri?

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Separates cerebral hemispheres into right and left hemispheres

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Where does the Falx Cerebri lie?

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Longitudinal cerebral fissure

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What are the 2 anterior attachment points for the Falx Cerebri?

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1) Frontal crest of frontal bone

2) Crista Galli of ethmoid bone

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What are the 2 posterior attachment points for the Falx Cerebri?

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1) Internal occipital protuberance

2) Tentorium cerebelli

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What are the 2 functions of the Tentorium Cerebelli?

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1) Separates occipital lobes and cerebellum

2) Divides the cranial cavity into supratentorial and infratentorial compartments

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11
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The supratentorial cavity contains…?

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The forebrain (Cerebrum)

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The infratentorial cavity contains…?

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The hindbrain (Cerebellum and Brainstem)

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What is the anterior attachment point of the tentorium cerebelli?

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Clinoid process of sphenoid bone

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What is the anteriolateral attachment point of the tentorium cerebelli?

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Petrous part of the temporal bone

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What is the posteriolateral attachment point of the tentorium cerebelli?

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Internal surface of occipital bone and part of the parietal bone

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16
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What is the function of the tentorial notch?

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Allows the brainstem to extend to the medial fossa

17
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What is the tentorial notch?

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free border of the tentorium cerebelli

18
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What is the function of the Falx Cerebelli?

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Partially separates the cerebellar hemispheres

19
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What is the location of the Falx Cerebelli?

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Inferior to the tentorium cerebelli

20
Q

What is the infundibulum?

A

The pituitary stalk

21
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Where is the diaphragma sellae located?

A

Suspended between clinoid processes

22
Q

What is the function of the diaphragma sellae?

A

Forms a partial roof over the sella turcica and covers the pituitary gland.

23
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When is the diaphragma sellae an important landmark?

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During pituitary surgery-pituitary tumors will extend above the diaphragma sellae (usually)

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