Brain (test #3)

Question 1

what are the layers in the scalp?

Answer 1

S- skin
C-connective tissue
(Subcutaneous fat and fibrous tissue that holds nerves and vessels)
A-aponeurosis (dense fibrous tissue)
L-loose areolar Tissue (Contains collagen and allows upper layers to move around)
P-periosteum

Question 2

what is the layer of the brain from superficial to deep?

Answer 2

• dura mater
• arachnoid mater
• pia mater

Question 3

what are the 2 layers of the dura mater?

Answer 3

• endosteal layer

- meningeal layer

Question 4

which layer do vessels flow in the layers of the brain?

Answer 4

arachnoid layer

Question 5

which brain layer has villi?

Answer 5

arachnoid layer (villi protrude into Dural venous sinuses)

Question 6

which layer of the brain is continuous with the contours of the brain?

Answer 6

pia mater

Question 7

Gyrus

Answer 7

outpouching part of the brain (mountain)

Question 8

sulcus

Answer 8

portion of the brain that is recessed (valley)

Question 9

what divides the frontal and parietal lobes?

Answer 9

central sulcus

Question 10

what divides the temporal lobe below from frontal and parietal lobes above?

Answer 10

sylvian fissure (x2)
ENDS IN THE INSULA

Question 11

what divides the frontal bone from the parietal bones?

Answer 11

coronal suture

Question 12

what divides the 2 parietal bones?

Answer 12

sagittal suture

Question 13

what divides the parietal lobes from the occipital lobes?

Answer 13

lambdoid suture

Question 14

fontanelles

Answer 14

skull sutures have not yet ossified

Question 15

when do fontanelles ossify?

Answer 15

18 months

Question 16

GOOD SUMMARY OF BONES

Answer 16

head-slide 9

Question 17

what makes up the diencephalon?

Answer 17

• thalamus

- hypothalamus

Question 18

what makes up the brainstem?

Answer 18

• midbrain
• pons
• medulla oblongata

Question 19

what is the largest fibre pathway in brain linking left and right cerebral hemispheres?

Answer 19

corpus callosum

Question 20

what are the 4 parts of the corpus callosum from anterior to posterior?

Answer 20

• rostrum
• Genu (anterior)
• Isthmus (body)
• Splenium

Question 21

what forms the anterior, superior and posterior border around the lateral ventricles

Answer 21

corpus callosum

Question 22

what are the ventricles of the brain function?

Answer 22

are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and located within the brain parenchyma

Question 23

what is the ventricular system composed of?

Answer 23

2 lateral ventricles
3rd ventricle
cerebral aqueduct
fourth ventricle

Question 24

what are the choroid plexus’?

Answer 24

located within the ventricles and produce CSF

Question 25

where does CSF fill?

Answer 25

ventricles and the subarachnoid space

Question 26

what is in the basal ganglia?

Answer 26

• caudate nucleus
• putamen
• globus pallidus
• claustrum
• amygdala

Question 27

what are the 2 sets of arteries that the brain is supplied by?

Answer 27

• vertebral arteries

- internal carotid arteries

Question 28

what does the structure of the circle of Willis allow for?

Answer 28

preservation of brain tissue

Question 29

where are dural venous vessels located?

Answer 29

between endosteum layer and meningeal layer of the dura mater

Question 30

what is another name for foramen of munroe?

Answer 30

interventricular foramen

Question 31

what divides the parietal and temporal bones?

Answer 31

lateral fissure

Question 32

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Answer 32

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