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CNS Support Structures Flashcards

1
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What is the opening at the base of the skull called?

A

Foramen Magnum

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2
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Which Meninges form the falx and tenorium?

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Dura Mater?

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Which meninge attaches to ehe inner surface of the cranium?

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Dura mater

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4
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Which meninge is a delicate vascular membrance?

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Arachnoid

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5
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Which meninge is formed by two other meningers and what are they? What is contained inside?

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Subarachnoid is formed by arachnoid and pia mater and contains CSF, Cisterns and Major arteries

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6
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What meninge covers the brain’s surface?

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Pia Mater

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7
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Which meninge forms the Tela Choroidea of ventricles?

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Pia Mater

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8
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What fills the ventricles?

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CSF

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9
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What are the three horns of the lateral ventricles and where are they located?

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Posterior - Occipital
Anterior - Frontal
Inferior - Temporal

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10
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How does the lateral ventricle communicate with the third ventricle?

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Foramen of Monro

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11
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Where is the 3rd ventricle located?

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Between the two thalami

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12
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How does the 3rd ventricle communicate with the 4th ventricle?

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Cerebral aqueduct

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13
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Which ventricle is located in the pons and medulla?

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4th ventricle

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14
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How does the 4th ventricle communicate with the subarachoid space?

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Foramina of Luchka and Magendie

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15
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Where is CSF produced?

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Choroid Plexus in Ventricles

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16
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Carotid System Pathway

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Common Corotid –> internal carotid –> Anterior and Middle Cerebral

17
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Vertebrobasilar System

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Subclavian –> Vertebral –> Basilar –> Bifurcates into two posterir cerebral arteries

18
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What does the vertebrobasilar system supply?

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Brainstem, Cerebellum, Occipital Lobe and parts of thalamus

19
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What is in the circle of willis?

A

Anterior communicating connecting the two anterior cerebral arteries and posterior communicating artery connecting each posterior and middle cerebral artery

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