Blood Supply and Ventricular Systems Flashcards
CSF has higher concentrations of what ions as compared to blood?
Sodium
Chloride
Magnesium
CSF has lower concentrations of what ions as compared to blood?
Potassium
Calcium
Glucose
Protein
The ventricular system is a series of communicating cavities lined by _________ which is elaborated into complex vascular folds called _____ _______
Ependyma (glial cells); choroid plexuses
What produces CSF and where are the primary areas of production?
Choroid plexus
Primarily in lateral ventricles and 4th ventricle
What are the 4 interconnected ventricles that make up the ventricular system? Where are they located?
2 Lateral ventricles (one in each cerebral hemisphere) 3rd ventricle (between thalami) 4th ventricle (between cerebellum and pons)
Trace the path of CSF from lateral ventricles to the superior sagittal venous sinus
Lateral ventricles Interventricular foramina of monro 3rd ventricle Cerebral aqueduct 4th ventricle
From 4th ventricle either goes to central canal of spinal cord or via median and lateral aperatures to the subarachnoid space
From subarachnoid space to arachnoid granulations, then superior sagittal sinus
Condition characterized by increase in cerebral mass/size d/t presence of excessive CSF, affecting the ventricular system, subarachnoid space, or both
Hydrocephalus
Communicating hydrocephalus is also known as …
External hydrocephalus
[other types include supratentorial external hydrocephalus and infratentorial external hydrocephalus]
External hydrocephalus results in excess accumulation of CSF in the ______ space, _____ ventricular size, and compression of the CNS
Subarachnoid; normal
Supratentorial external hydrocephalus is most commonly associated with what condition?
Senile atrophy of the cortex (alzheimer’s disease)
Noncommunicating hydrocephalus is also known as …
Internal hydrocephalus — CSF produced in the ventricular system does NOT drain into the subarachnoid space, resulting in dilation of the ventricle(s) proximal to the obstruction
3 possibilities for internal hydrocephalus obstructions
Interventricular foramen = 3rd ventricle choroid plexus ependymoma
Cerebral aqueduct = midbrain astrocytoma
Median and lateral apertures = arnold-chiari malformation or dandy-walker cyst
Communicating hydrocephalus is a combination of infratentorial external hydrocephalus and internal hydrocephalus due to an obstruction where? What causes this obstruction?
Narrow space between tentorial notch and midbrain
Obstruction caused by adhesions or fibrosis in subarachnoid spaces from previous inflammation (meningitis), cerebral edema, or uncal herniation
With communicating hydrocephalus, CSF can move through the ventricular system into the infratentorial subarachnoid space, but cannot circulate over the cerebrum to be resorbed at the arachnoid villi near the superior sagittal sinus. What does this result in?
Hypertrophy of ventricles (internal hydrocephalus)
Accumulation of CSF in the infratentorial space (external hydrocephalus)
What is the primary sign/symptom of increased intracranial pressure in someone with hydrocephalus?
Papillaedema
Difference between infants/young children and adults with hydrocephalus
Infants cranial sutures are not fused, so they are able to compensate with enlargement of the cranium
Adults cranial sutures are fused, preventing head enlargement but increased risk of high intracranial pressure
2 other signs of hydrocephalus other than papilledema
Internal strabismus/abducens palsy
Mental retardation
What venous system receives drainage from the spinal cord and is located in the epidural space? Where does it drain to?
Internal venous plexus of Batson
Drains into intervertebral veins and then segmental veins
Deep venous drainage of cerebral hemispheres is partially due to the ______ v. which runs next to the parahippocampal gyrus, receives the thalamostriate and anterior septal veins, and drains into the great vein of Galen
Internal cerebral vein
Deep venous drainage of the cerebral hemispheres is partially due to the _________ v. which runs next to the cerebral peduncle, receives middle deep cerebral and anterior cerebral vv. and drains into the great v. of Galen
Basilar v. (Basal v. of Rosenthal)
Deep venous drainage of cerebral hemispheres is partially d/t the _____ v. which runs next to the posterior portion of the corpus callosum and receives the internal cerebral vein and basal vein of rosenthal, eventually draining into the straight sinus
Great cerebral v. (Great vein of Galen)
Effects of occlusion of great cerebral v. (Of Galen)
Usually fatal, as it drains the deep cerebrum
What condition concerning deep venous drainage of cerebral hemispheres may compress the pineal body and posterior commissure?
Great vein varix
Which venous sinus typically empties directly into the right transverse sinus?
Superior sagittal sinus
Thrombosis of superior sagittal sinus or right transverse sinus leads to what complications?
Cortical ischemia and/or necrosis
The straight sagittal sinus typically empties directly into what venous sinus?
Left transverse venous sinus
Thrombosis of straight sagittal sinus or left transverse sinus may lead to what complications?
Ischemia and/or necrosis of deep cerebrum — usually fatal
The blood brain barrier is composed of what 4 structures?
Endothelial cell layer (w/ tight junctions)
Basement membrane
Pericyte
Foot processes of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes
3 locations where BBB is absent
Pineal body
Area postrema
Median eminence of the hypothalamus
What 2 arteries pierce the dura and run in the subarachnoid space before giving off the cerebral arteries that supply blood to the brain?
Internal carotid a.
Vertebral aa.
The cerebral arteries run in the ________ space. Branches penetrate into the brain parenchyma and are surrounded by ___________ space (perivascular space) and __________ mater
Subarachnoid; virchow-robin; pia
Anterior cerebral circulation comes from the internal carotid aa. what are its main branches?
Ophthalmic a.
Anterior choroidal a.
Anterior cerebral a.
Middle cerebral a.
One of the branches of the internal carotid a. supplying anterior circulation to the brain is the anterior choroidal a. What structures does it specifically supply?
Choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle Internal capsule Basal ganglia Thalamus Rostral midbrain
Which branch of the internal carotid artery is prone to thrombosis d/t its long course in the subarachnoid space?
Anterior choroidal a.
The anterior choroidal a. is also frequently a cause of vascular insufficiency to _____ ____ and ______ brain structures in elderly
Globus pallidus; hippocampus