cranial cavity 1 Flashcards
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Cranial caity is divedid into ?
Anterior middle posterior cRANIAL fossae
…..separates the Ant from middle cranial fossa ?
Lesser wing of sphenoid
….Separates the middle from inferior cranial fossae ?
Petros part ot temporal bone
Pituitary fossa is,,,,,,,,,,, involve,,,,,,, ?
Shpenoid body for Pituitary gland
Foramen magnum is passed by ?
Brainstem
Mention meningeal membranes
Dura
Arachanoid
pia
Describe pia
Meningieal memberane
Thin delicate investing brain and follwoing its Contour by entering Fissures and grooves
describe arachanoid
Thin avascular
from its inner surface subarahcnoid extensions projects to the pia
Describe Dura
Thick Outer meninigel membrane formed of 2 layers
Outerendosteal + inner memengial
They are fused together excpet for areas for forming
Dural Folds + Dural Venous Sinuses
spaces in meninges
Sub-dural between dural and Arachanoid
Sub Arachanoid between Arachanoid and pia
Mention Dural folds
Falx cerebri +cerebelli
Tentorium Cerebelli
Diapharamatic sellae
Describe dural folds in general
Partition like processes separating parts of brain and Stabilizing them during movment
Formed by duplication of Meningal dural fold
Covers Pituitary by covering Shpenoid body ?
Diapharagmgatic sellae
Describe falx cerebri
Cresntric
Vertical downwards
between 2 cereberal hemispheres in medial longitudinal fissure till corpus callosum
Apex Conncted to :
1-Frontal Crest
2-Crista galle
Base to ? Tentorium cerebelli
Falx cerebri boundaries
apex to frontal crest +crista galle
base to tentorium cerebelli
Upper margin to supperio sagital sinus margins
lower margin free
Right and lateral sufraces
Falx cerebri is connected to ? under surface of skull cap ?
Margins of superior sagital sinus
Mention sinuses enclosed by margins of falx cerebri
Upper margins Superior sagital sinus
Lower margin Inferior sagital sinus
Base Straight sinus