Anatomy: Brain and Cranial Nerves Flashcards
name this part
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subarachnoid space
name the regions
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which of the following is correct for nerve modalaties:
CN IX
somatic sensory
somatic motor
special sensory
mixed
parasympathetic
Mixed (s motor, s sensory, special sensory, parasympathetic)
Leaves cranial cavity via jugular foramen
Sensory function: innervates oropharynx, carotid body and sinus, posterior 1/3 of tongue, middle ear cavity
Special sensory function: provides taste sensation to the posterior 1/3 of tongue
Parasympathetic function: of parotid gland
Motor function: innervation of the pharynx
which of the following is correct for nerve modalaties:
CN IV
somatic sensory
somatic motor
special sensory
mixed
parasympathetic
somatic motor
Leaves cranial cavity via superior orbital fissure
(function: movement of eye)
what is the middle layer of the meninges called
arachnoid mater
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what is the function of the pia mater
coats the brain and blood vessels
(nerves entering and leaving the brain)
identify the cranial nerve
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/411/q_image_thumb.png?1573302966)
facial nerve
CN VII
identify the cranial nerve
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/414/q_image_thumb.png?1573302808)
Optic nerve
CN II
name the marked features
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3rd ventricle
4th ventricle
spinal canal filled with CSF
whats the difference between sensory and special sensory
Special senses detect the sensations of taste, smell, hearing, equilibrium, and sight, and are linked to a specific organ (sight = eyes)
name this part of the sinus
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confluence of sinuses
what is the function of arachnoid mater
arachnoid mater contains arachonid granulation, which reabsorb spinal fluid
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in which lobe would you expect to find visual processing
occipital lobe
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/432/a_image_thumb.png?1573299635)
what artery branches of the basilar artery, before the basilar artery diverge to form the communicating artery,
right and left posterior cerebral artery
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what is produced in the 1 and 2 ventricles
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cerebral spinal fluid
how do sympathetic nerve fibres reach the orbit.
by following arteries, especially the internal carotid artery
name the foramens present in the middle cranial fossa
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- Optic canal
- Superior orbital fissure
- Foramen rotundum
- Foramen ovale
- Foramen spinosum
- Carotid canal
identify the marked structures
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/444/q_image_thumb.png?1573300285)
red = optic chiasma
blue = pituitary stalk
where does venous blood from here drain to
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superior sagital sinus
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/461/a_image_thumb.png?1573316980)
which of the following is correct for nerve modalaties:
CN XII
somatic sensory
somatic motor
special sensory
mixed
parasympathetic
motor
Leaves cranial cavity via the hypoglossal canal,
motor function of the tongue.
describe what is happening in the image
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as the sinus makes its way down inferiorly, it passes through the jugular foramen.
once passed it becomes the right internal jugular vein
identify the cranial nerve
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olfactory
CNI
which cranial nerve passes through the purple structure
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Olfactory nerve
when the two lyers of the dura matter seperate, what do they form
dural venous sinuses
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/496/a_image_thumb.jpg?1573304615)
the abducent nerve innervates which eye muscle
lateral rectus
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/503/a_image_thumb.png?1573319203)
the right and left vertebral artery merge to form what artery
basilar artery
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/507/a_image_thumb.png?1573306071)
name this sinus
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straight sinus
the dura mater consists of two layers, what are they called
periosteal layer and the meningeal layer
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/476/257/528/a_image_thumb.jpg?1573304074)
which artery is present between the layers of the dura mater
middle meningeal artery
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which of the following is correct for nerve modalaties:
CN VII
somatic sensory
somatic motor
special sensory
mixed
parasympathetic
(s motor, s sensory, special sensory, parasympathetic).
Leaves cranial cavity via the internal acoustic meatus > enters facial canal before leaving through stylomastoid foramen
Motor function: innervates the muscles of facial expression
Sensory function: small area of the concha of the auricle
Special sensory: taste anterior 2/3 of tongue
Parasympathetic: glands, submandibular and sublingual
identify the cranial nerve
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abducent nerve
CN VI
which of the following is correct for nerve modalaties:
CN II
somatic sensory
somatic motor
special sensory
mixed
parasympathetic
Special sensory
(function sight)
leaves cranial cavity via optic canal
which artery supplies the anterior side of the brain
right/left anterior cerebral artery
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