Anatomy - Dural Venous Sinuses and Ventricular system Flashcards
where are the dural venous sinuses located
a.between the periosteal and meningeal layers of the dura matter
b.between the periosteal and meningeal layers of the pia matter
c.between the dura matter and the pericranium
d. between the pia matter and arachnoid matter
a.between the periosteal and meningeal layers of the dura matter
the dural venous sinuses recieve tributaries from which areas
the brain
diploe of the skull
internal ear
orbit
the spongy layer between the inner and outer compact layers of the flat bones of the skull
a.the dural venous sinuses
b.the diploe of the skull
c.the internal ear
d.the orbit
b.the diploe of the skull
bony structures of the skull that house the globe, extraocular muscles, nerves, blood vessels, lacrimal apparatus, and adipose tissue
a.the dural venous sinuses
b.the diploe of the skull
c.the internal ear
d.the orbit
d.the orbit
what are the 4 dural partitions
F F D T
falx cerebri
falx cerebelli
tentorium cerebelli
diaphragma sellae
which dural partition runs from the anterior to the posterior of the brain superiorly
a.falx cerebri
b.falx cerebelli
c.tentorium cerebelli
d.diaphragma sellae
a.falx cerebri
which dural partition runs from the lateral to the medial of the brain medially
a.falx cerebri
b.falx cerebelli
c.tentorium cerebelli
d.diaphragma sellae
c.tentorium cerebelli
which of these lies most anterior
a.falx cerebelli
b.diaphragma sellae
b.diaphragma sellae
which of these lies most posterior
a.falx cerebelli
b.diaphragma sellae
a.falx cerebelli
the superior sagittal sinus is located within the upper margin of which structure
a. falx cerebri
b.falx cerebelli
c.tentorium cerebelli
d.diaphragma sellae
a. falx cerebri
which sinus is located within the upper margin of the falx cerebri
a.superior sagittal sinus
b.inferior sagittal sinus
c.transverse sinuses
d.sigmoid sinuses
e.superior petrosal sinuses
a.superior sagittal sinus
blood travelling within the superior sagittal sinus flows towards the confluence of sinuses and then to the…
a.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
e.superior petrosal sinuses
b.right transverse sinus
the point at which the superior sagittal, occipital, straight and transverse sinuses meet
confluence of sinuses
the inferior sagital sinus is located in the lower margin of which structure
a.falx cerebri
b.falx cerebelli
c.tentorium cerebelli
d.diaphragma sellae
a.falx cerebri
blood travelling within the inferior sagittal sinus flows to which structure prior to the confluence of sinuses and the left transverse sinus
a.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
e.straight sinus
e.straight sinus
which sinus found within the lower margin of falx cerebri drains to the straight sinus before draining to the confluence of sinuses then the left transverse sinus
a.superior sagittal sinus
b.inferior sagittal sinus
c.transverse sinuses
d.sigmoid sinuses
e.superior petrosal sinuses
b.inferior sagittal sinus
where does blood from the inferior sagittal sinus flow into following the straight sinus
a.confluence of sinuses
b.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
a.confluence of sinuses
where does blood from the inferior sagittal sinus flow into following the confluence of sinuses
a.straight sinus
b.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
b.left transverse sinus
where does blood travelling from the right transverse sinus travel to next
a.confluence of sinuses
b.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
where does blood travelling from the left transverse sinus travel to next
a.confluence of sinuses
b.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
what do each sigmoid sinus become at the jugular foramen
a.internal jugular vein
b.internal carotid vein
c.anterior cerebral vein
d. posterior cerebral vein
e.subclavian vein
a.internal jugular vein
which sinuses become the internal jugular veins at the jugular foramen
a.transverse
b.sigmoid
c.sagittal
d.straight
e.petrosal
b.sigmoid
which sinuses lie within the margin of tentorium cerebelli that is attached to the petrous part of the temporal bone
a.superior petrosal sinuses
b.left transverse sinus
b.right transverse sinus
c.left sigmoid sinus
d.right sigmoid sinus
e. inferior petrosal sinuses
a.superior petrosal sinuses
the superior petrosal sinuses lie within the margin of which structure that is attached to the superior border of the petrous temporal bone
a.falx cerebri
b.falx cerebelli
c.tentorium cerebelli
d.diaphragma sellae
c.tentorium cerebelli
the superior petrosal sinuses are found in the margin of tentorium cerebelli that is attached to the superior border of which part of the temporal bone
a.squamous
b.petrous
c.tympanic
b.petrous
which sinuses are located within a groove between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the occipital bone
a.superior sagittal
b.inferior sagittal
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.superior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
the inferior petrosal sinuses lie within the groove between the petrous part of the temporal bone and which other bone
a.frontal
b.parietal
c.occipital
d.orbital
e.mastoid
c.occipital
superior petrosal sinuses deliver blood from where to the the junction between the transverse and sigmoid sinuses
a.confluence of sinuses
b.straight sinus
c.internal jugular vein
d.cavernous sinuses
d.cavernous sinuses
the superior petrosal sinuses drain blood from the cavernous sinuses to the junction between the transverse and which other sinuses
a.sagittal
b.sigmoid
c.straight
d.confluence of sinuses
b.sigmoid
inferior petrosal sinuses deliver blood from where to the the transition point of the sigmoid sinus to the internal jugular vein
a.confluence of sinuses
b.straight sinus
c.internal jugular vein
d.cavernous sinuses
d.cavernous sinuses
which sinuses drain the cavernous sinuses to the transition point between the sigmoid sinus and the internal jugular vein
a.superior sagittal
b.inferior sagittal
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.superior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
which sinuses drain the cavernous sinuses to the junction between the transverse and sigmoid sinuses
a.superior sagittal
b.inferior sagittal
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.superior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
e.superior petrosal
which sinuses are located either side of the sella turica and are connected by the intercavernous sinus
a.superior sagittal
b.cavernous sinuses
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.superior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
b.cavernous sinuses
the cavernous sinuses are located either side of which structure
a.falx cerebri
b.falx cerebelli
c.jugular foramen
d.sella turnica
e.diaphragma sellae
d.sella turnica
which veins do the cavernous sinuses recieve blood from
a.internal jugular veins
b.internal carotid veins
c.anterior cerebelar veins
d.opthalmic veins
d.opthalmic veins
the opthalmic veins drain to which sinuses
a.superior sagittal
b.cavernous sinuses
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.superior petrosal
f.inferior petrosal
b.cavernous sinuses
which sinuses are located along the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
a.superior sagittal
b.cavernous sinuses
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.spheno parietal
f.inferior petrosal
e.spheno parietal
through which veins would infection from the face spread to the cranial cavity
a,internal jugular
b.internal carotid
c.subclavian
d.opthalmic
e.facial
d.opthalmic
which sinuses do the facial veins communicate with via the superior and inferior opthalmic veins
a.superior sagittal
b.cavernous sinuses
c.right and left tranverse
d.right and left sigmoid
e.spheno parietal
f.inferior petrosal
b.cavernous sinuses
CSF is secreted by choroidal epithelial cells of which plexus
a.brachial
b.lumbar
c.choroid
c.choroid
which of these ventricles is the choroid plexus not located in
a.lateral ventricles
b.third ventricle
c.fourth ventricle
d.cerebral aquaduct
d.cerebral aquaduct
the majority of CSF is produced within which ventricles
a.third
b.fourth
c.lateral
c.lateral
which ventricle is surrounded by the lateral ventricles
a.third
b.fourth
a.third
what is the correct order of locations for flow of csf
‘liquid inside the cerebrum flows around subarachnoid space’
lateral ventricles
interventricular foramen
third ventricles
cerebral aquaduct (sylvian)
fourth ventricle
apetures
subarachnoid space
sinuses dural venous
lateral ventricles
interventricular foramina
third ventricle
cerebral aquaduct
fourth ventricles
apetures
subarachnoid space
sinuses
lateral ventricles
interventricular foramina
third ventricle
cerebral aquaduct
fourth ventricle
apetures
subarachnoid space
sinuses (dural venous)
the interventricular foramina connects the lateral ventricles with which structure
a.third ventricle
b.cerebral aquaduct
c.fourth ventricle
d.apetures
e.subarachnoid space
a.third ventricle
arachnoid granulations are prolongations of the arachnoid matter that portrude into which layer of the meninges
a.meningeal dura mater
b.periosteal dura mater
c. pia mater
a.meningeal dura mater
which granulations protrude through the meningal dura mater and open into dural venous sinuses and are involved in resorption of CSF
a. arachnoid
b.subarachnoid
d. dura
e.pia
a. arachnoid
what is caused when a tumour causes obstruction of flow within the ventricular system leading to a rise in fluid pressure
a.oedema
b.peripehral oedema
c.hydrocephalus
e.raised intracranial pressure
what is caused when a tumour causes obstruction of flow within the ventricular system leading to a rise in fluid pressure
a.oedema
b.peripehral oedema
c.hydrocephalus
e.raised intracranial pressure
c.hydrocephalus
symptoms of hydrocephalus
unsteadiness
headache
mental impairment
what is inserted to decompress the dilated ventricles in hydrocephalus
a.catheter ablation
b. periotneal shunt
c.coiling
d.clipping
e.nimodipine
b. periotneal shunt
