Brain Flashcards

1
Q

The forebrain has two extensions that grow out to form the

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cerebral hemispheres

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2
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Surrounds midbrain and rest of forebrain

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cerebral hemispheres

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3
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Part of the hindbrain enlarges and becomes the

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cerebellum

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4
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The central canal of the neural tube enlarges and becomes the

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ventricles

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5
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the area between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal

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epidural space

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6
Q

the potential space between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater (typically doesn’t exist in healthy individuals)

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subdural space

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7
Q

goes into the longitudinal fissure to crista galli of ethmoid bone (forming superior sagittal sinus

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falx cerebri

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8
Q

separates the 2 cerebellar hemispheres

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falx cerebelli

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9
Q

separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum

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tentorium cerebelli

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10
Q

Layers of the dura mater

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  1. periosteal layer

2. meningeal layer

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11
Q

protrude through the dura mater and allows CSF to drain back into the venous circulation via the superior sagittal sinus and other dural sinuses.

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arachnoid villi

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12
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arachnoid villi protrude through the dura mater and allows CSF to drain back into the venous circulation via the

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superior sagittal sinus

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13
Q

contains CSF

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subacrachnoid space

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