Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
Q

_____ occur at the edges of dural septa.

A

Dural sinuses

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2
Q

The _____ sinus is attached to the falx cerebri.

A

superior saggital

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3
Q

The _____ sinus runs along the cerebellum.

A

transverse sinus (L&R)

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4
Q

The _____ sinus continues down from the transverse sinus.

A

sigmoidal (L&R)

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5
Q

CSF leaves the subarachnoid space and enters the sinus through the _____.

A

arachnoid villus

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6
Q

_____ are wide spaces in the arachnoid.

A

Subarachnoid cisterns

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7
Q

Large villi are called _____.

A

arachnoid granulations

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8
Q

_____ are one-way valves for CSF.

A

Arachnoid granulations

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9
Q

CSF fills the _____, which is the area around a blood vessel under the pia mater.

A

perivascular space

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10
Q

The area around a blood vessel under the pia mater is surrounded by _____ and _____.

A

CSF

epithelial cells

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11
Q

The _____ is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

A

lumbar cistern

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12
Q

The ventricles are comprised of the _____, _____, and _____ ventricles.

A

lateral
3rd
4th

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13
Q

_____ makes and secretes CSF.

A

Choroid plexus

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14
Q

The lateral ventricles run through _____.

A

all 4 lobes

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15
Q

Choroid plexus exists in _____.

A

all ventricles

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16
Q

CSF secreted in the lateral ventricles enters the 3rd ventricle through the _____.

A

intraventricular foramen

17
Q

CSF leaves the 3rd ventricle and enters the 4th through the _____.

A

sylvian/cerebral aqueduct

18
Q

CSF leaves the 4th ventricle where it narrows (and becomes the _____) and flows into the _____.

A

obex

cisterna magna

19
Q

CSF enters the spinal cord from the 4th ventricle through the _____.

A

central canal

20
Q

In _____, one lateral ventricle is blocked.

A

communicating hydrocephalus

21
Q

In _____, both lateral ventricles are blocked.

A

non-communicating hydrocephalus

22
Q

CAT scan

A

computerized axial tomography

23
Q

In a CAT scan…
Bone is _____
Air is _____
CSF is _____

A

white
black
dark

24
Q

A _____ is often used to image acute injuries.

A

CAT scan

25
Q

An MRI creates a field of _____ Tesla, while Earth’s magnetic field is _____ Tesla.

A

1.5-3

.001

26
Q

T1 MRIs image…
CSF as _____
Blood as _____

A

dark

white

27
Q

T2 MRIs image…
CSF as _____
blood as _____

A

white

dark

28
Q

DTI can be used to measure the _____ of white matter.

A

integrity