Chapter 24 - the Fetal head and brain Flashcards
By 4.5 weeks the neural plate will give rise to the
Central nervous system
What will give rise to the central nervous system
Neural plate
The neural plate will give rise to the
Neural tube
The neural tube will become the
Spine and Brain
The brain is divided into three primary vesicles
Prosencephalon (forebrain)
-Mesencephalon (midbrain
Rhomobencephalon (hind brain
The skull consists of how many cranial bones
8
The bones of the skull are. connected by structures known as
Sutures
Premature fusion of the sutures of the brain
Craniosynostosis
Spaces that exist between the fetal bones are known as
Fontanelles or soft spots
Anterior fontanelle is known as
Bregma
Posterior fontanel is known as
Lambda
Opening in the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord travels
Foramen Magnum
The brain can be divided in two man parts
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Largest part of the brain
Cerebrum
The normal cerebrum contains multiple
Sulci
Gyri
How many cerebral lobes are there
Six
What are the 6 cerebral lobes
Frontal Lobe
(2) temporal
(2) parietal
Occipital
Cerebrum can be divided into ___
Rt hemisphere
Lt hemisphere
Intehemisphere fissure divides
Cerebrum into Rt and Lt hemisphere
a double fold of dura mater
Falx cerebri
Where is the falx cerebra located in
The inethermispheric fissure
Provides communication between Right and left haves of the brain and link the cerebral hemispheres in the midline
Corpus Callous
Three protective tissue layers that cover the brain and spinal cord
Meninges
Inner most layer of meninges
Pia Matera
Middle layer of meninges
Arachnoid membrane
Outermost layer of the meninges
Dura mater
The corpus callous should be fully intact by when
18 to 20 weeks
Corpus callous consists of 4 parts
Rostrum
Genu
Body
Splenium
Absence of the all or part of the corpus callous is referred to as what
Agenesis of the Corpus Callous
Cavum septum Pellucidum is
Midline brain structure
Where is the CSP located
Anterior portion between the frontal horns of the lateral ventricles
What appears as an anechoic box shaped structure in the axial plane
CSP
CSP should also be seen between what weeks
18 and 37 weeks
The CSP does not communicate with what
Ventricular system
The two lobes of the thalamus are located on both sides of the
Third ventricle
What passes through the third ventricle to connect to the two lobes of the thalamus
Massa intermedia
Interthalamic Adhesion
The ventricular system is composed of how many ventricles
Four
What is the primary function of the ventricular system
Provides cushioning for the brain
Each ventricle is lined by a membrane known as
Ependyma
Where are the paired lateral ventricles located on
Both sides of the falx cerebra within the cerebral hemispheres
Lateral ventricles are also known as
Right & Left
1st and 2nd
Each lateral ventricle consists of what
Frontal
Temporal
Occipital horn
The body of the lateral ventricle is located between
Frontal and Occipital horn
Where do the body, temporal horn, and occipital horn meet at?
Trigone of the left atrium
Within the atria of both lateral ventricles lies
Choroid plexus
Cells responsible for production of CSF
choroid plexus
Where are the chorioid plexus found
in the roof of the 3rd and 4th ventricles
What allows communication between the third ventricle and lateral ventricles?
The foramen of Monro
The third ventricle is located between
The two lobes of the thalamus
The third ventricle connects to the fourth ventricle by what?
Aqueduct of Sylvius
(cerebral aqeuduc)
The fourth ventricle is located how to the cerebellum
Anteriorly
4th ventricle has how many apertures
three
The fourth ventricle has three apertures that are referred to as what?
Foramina of Luscka
Two apertures of the fourth ventricle allow?
CSF to travel from the fourth ventricle to the subarachnoid space
Aperture allows CSF to cistern magna
Foramen of MAgendie