Class #12 - CNS Flashcards

1
Q

Brain layers?

A

Scalp-skull-dura matter-Arachnioid matter-Pie matter-Cortex

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2
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CSF production where?

A

Choroid plexus of each ventricle

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3
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CSF absorption?

A

Via the arachnoid villus

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4
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2 categories of cell?

A
1-Neurons
2-Glial cells: 
2.1 Oligodendrocytes: myelin
2.2 Astrocytes: Caretaking
2.3 Microglial-macrophage:
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Infections of cns categories?

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  1. Bacterial: Purulent meningitis, abcess, neurosyphilis
  2. Viral: Herpes, HIV, aseptic meningitis
  3. Parasite: Cerebral malaria
  4. Prion: Spongiform encephalopathies: Human=>Creutfeldt-Jacob; GSS, Kuru. Non-Human=>Mad cow
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