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Brain and Blood Supply Flashcards

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Lateral Fissure

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carotid canal runs through the _____ bone

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temporal

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Anterior cerebral artery

(from internal carotid)

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Meningeal dura

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Falx cerebri

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the main continuation of the internal carotid artery

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middle cerebral artery

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Posterior cerebral artery

(from basilar)

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the postcentral gyrus is _______ to the central sulcus. which is the _____ cortex

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posterior

sensory

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reflection of dural folds

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midbrain

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a seperation between the dura mater and the periosteum is referred to as

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dural fold

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fissure between hemispheres of the cerebrum

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longitudinal fissure

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Carotid canal

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subarachnoid space with cerebral spinal fluid

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3rd ventricle

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Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

(from vertebral)

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the meningeal fold within the longitudinal fissure

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falx cerebri

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Internal carotid arteries

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Inferior sagittal sinus

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Inferior petrosal sinus

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Middle cerebral artery

(from internal carotid)

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fissure between cerebrum and cerebellum

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transverse fissure

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pons

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Superior petrosal sinus

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Vertebral artery

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the 4th ventricle is located between _________

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the two halves of the cerebellum

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Anterior communicating artery

(connects both anterior cerebrals)

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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blood (usually arterial) escapes into the subarachnoid space

most commonly a ruptured aneurysm

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meningeal dura

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Postcentral gyrus

sensory cortex

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Anterior spinal

(from vertebrals)

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Precentral gyrus

motor cortex

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33
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4th ventricle

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Straight sinus

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Dural border hematoma

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blood (usually venous) forces open a space within the sublayers of the dura

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lateral lakes

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Internal Carotid Artery

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periosteal dura

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Central Sulcus

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40
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light blue line

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periosteal layer

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Jugular foramen

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Transverse sinus

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Cavernous sinus

(lateral surface of sella turcica)

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Straight sinus

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45
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structure that connects the third and fourth ventricle

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cerebral aqueduct

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46
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Superior cerebellar artery

from basilar

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47
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Yellow dot

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medulla

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Sulci

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structure that enables communication between two hemispheres of the cerebellum

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pons

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Great cerebral vein

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Thalamus

52
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periosteal dura

53
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edge of the tentorium cerebelli

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tentorial notch

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Tentorium cerebelli

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corpus callosum

56
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pia mater

57
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Confluence of sinuses

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basilar artery

59
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Sigmoid sinus

60
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Transverse Fissure

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hypothalamus

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Anterior inferior cerebellar artery

(from basilar)

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how does blood travel from the brain to the sinuses

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great cerebral vein

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olive

65
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cavernous sinus is located in the

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sella turcica

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superior sagittal sinus

67
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yellow dot

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medulla

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on an anteriogram of the arteries of the brain, the artery that makes serveral 90 degree turns can be identified as

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the internal carotid

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pyramid

70
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parietooccipital sulcus

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dural veous sinuses are:

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spaces bound by meningeal layer of dura

72
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arachnoid granulations

(return CSF to blood system)

73
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Cerebrum

74
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Cerebellum

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green arrow

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lateral ventricles (2)

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orange line

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meningeal layer

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Superior sagittal sinus

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Posterior communicating artery

(connects posterior cerebral and internal carotid)

79
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light blue arrow

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foramen magnum

80
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vertebral artery enters the skull through the

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foramen magnum

81
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Longitudinal Fissure

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the dura mater is fused with the

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periosteum

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the straight sinus is a convergence of

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falx cerebri and tantorium cerebelli

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locations where dura mater is seperated from periosteum is filled with

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venous blood

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Green Area

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Diencephalon

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Red Arrow

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Cavernous sinus

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the meningeal fold winthin the transverse fissure

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tentorium cerebelli

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blue line

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arachnoid mater

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Tentorium cerebelli

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midbrain

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Vertebral arteries

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green dot

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pons

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dural venous sinus drainage starting from straight sinus: (posterior)

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converges with sagittal sinus at the confluence of sinuses to the transverse sinus to the sigmoid sinus to the jugular foramen to the internal jugular vein

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Transverse sinus

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Gyri

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the third ventricle is in the ______ region of the brain

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diencephalon

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the vertebral artery runs through the:

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transverse foramina (C6-C1)

(yellow arrow)

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the precentral gyrus is _______ to the central sulcus. which is the _____ cortex

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arnterior

motor

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extradural (epidural) hematoma

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arterial blood pools between the skill and periosteal layer of dura

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Red dot

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pons

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Green Area

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Brainstem

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Falx cerebri

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structure that allows for communication between the two halves of the cerebrum

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corpus callosum

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drainage from the transverse sinus that does not go to the sigmoid sinus flows to the

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superior petorsal sinus

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Anatomy Head And Neck (13 decks)

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