BRAIN VENTRICLES Flashcards

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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

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Fluid that fills the brain’s ventricles

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2
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EPYNDYMAL CELLS

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Specific CELLS that generate CSF

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CHOROID PLEXUSES

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LEAKY BLOOD VESSELS in the brain that provide the fluid of CSF

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4
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LATERAL VENTRICLES

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2 ventricles found in the cerebral hemisphere

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3RD VENTRICLE

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Ventricle found in the DIENCEPHALON (inside the thalamus)

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4TH VENTRICLE

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Ventricle found in the BRAINSTEM (anterior to the cerebellum

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INTERVENTRICULAR FORAMEN

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The tubes that move CSF from the LATERAL ventricles to the 3RD ventricle

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CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT

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The tubes that move CSF from the 3RD ventricle to the 4TH ventricle

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CENTRAL CANAL

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The tube that drains CSF from the 4TH ventricle into the SPINAL CORD

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10
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SUBARCHNOID SPACE

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CSF-FILLED space between the pia mater & archanoid mater

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ARACHNOID GRANULATIONS (VILLI)

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Small openings in the arachnoid mater that allow CSF to drain into the dural venous sinus

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DURAL VENOUS SINUS

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BLOOD FILLED space where extra CSF returns to the bloodstream

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