Class #12 - CNS Flashcards
1
Q
Brain layers?
A
Scalp-skull-dura matter-Arachnioid matter-Pie matter-Cortex
2
Q
CSF production where?
A
Choroid plexus of each ventricle
3
Q
CSF absorption?
A
Via the arachnoid villus
4
Q
2 categories of cell?
A
1-Neurons 2-Glial cells: 2.1 Oligodendrocytes: myelin 2.2 Astrocytes: Caretaking 2.3 Microglial-macrophage:
5
Q
Infections of cns categories?
A
- Bacterial: Purulent meningitis, abcess, neurosyphilis
- Viral: Herpes, HIV, aseptic meningitis
- Parasite: Cerebral malaria
- Prion: Spongiform encephalopathies: Human=>Creutfeldt-Jacob; GSS, Kuru. Non-Human=>Mad cow