Cranium: osteology, dural sinuses, ventricular system and meninges Flashcards
The _________ is subdivided into two parts (calvaria and cranial base)
Neurocranium
the dome shape roof of neurocranium
Calvaria
floor of the neurocranium (underneath)
cranial base
The majority of bones in the calvaria are fused via fibrous joints called ________
sutures
separates the parietal and temporal bones
Squamous suture
separates the frontal and parietal bones
coronal suture
Separates the parietal and temporal bones form the occipital bone
Lambdoid suture
Separates the parietal bones
sagittal suture
Where the sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and parietal bones join is called the ________
Pterion
Where the sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and parietal bones join is called the ________
Pterion
What artery is deep to the Pterion_______
middle meningeal artery
What artery is a branch from the external carotid artery?
middle meningeal artery
Injury to the Pterion may produce _______ hematoma
extradural (EPIDURAL)
What bone touched the pillow when you lay down?
Occipital bone
The superior nasal conchae is apart of the ethmoid bone? T or F
true
Covered with muscosa
Increase vascular and mucosal surface area
Warms and moistens air
superior, middle and inferior nasal concha
Which of nasal conchae are apart of the ethmoid bone
Only superior and middle nasal concha
Features of the temporal bones:
external acoustic meatus, styloid process, and mastoid process
What bone is the crista galli, and cribriform plate located?
ethmoid bone
attachment point for the falx cerebri
crista galli
What is the tiny foramina that transmit the olfactory nerves (CN I) of the nasal cavities to the olfactory bulbs of the brain?
Cribriform plate
What artery passes through the foramen spinosum?
middle meningeal artery
What organ is located in the hypophyseal fossa?
pituitary gland
What are the 7 hormones secreted in the anterior pituitary gland?
Prolactin (PRL) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Luteinizing hormone (LH) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Human growth hormone (HGH) Melanocyte hormone (MSH)
remember “flat gray possum mashed”
What are the 2 hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Oxytocin
What artery runs through the carotid canal?
internal carotid artery
What are the 3 divisions of the cranial fossa?
Anterior cranial fossa, middle cranial fossa, and posterior cranial fossa
What lobe is the anterior cranial fossa located in?
frontal lobe
What lobe is the middle cranial fossa located in?
temporal lobe
Where is the posterior cranial fossa located?
cerebellum
Meninges and Spaces of the Spinal Cord:
- contains fat and internal vertebral venous plexus
- “True Space”
epidural space
Meninges and Spaces of the Spinal Cord:
- outermost meningeal layer
- “Tough mother”
dura mater
Meninges and Spaces of the Spinal Cord:
- between dura mater and arachnoid mater
- “potential space”
subdural space
Meninges and Spaces of the Spinal Cord:
- thin, delicate “Spider mother”
- adhered to dura mater
arachnoid space
Meninges and Spaces of the Spinal Cord:
- filled with cerebral fluid
- this is the space you access when doing a lumbar puncture
- “true space”
subarachnoid space
Meninges and Spaces of the Spinal Cord:
- “Tender mother”
- “saran wrap” adhering to cord
pia mater
What are the functions of the meninges?
-protect the nervous system, hold it in place, produce cerebrospinal fluid, and provide a passageway for fluids, nerves, and vessels.
Meninges and Spaces of the Brain:
- potential space
- no epidural fat and venous plexus
epidural space
Meninges and Spaces of the Brain:
- two layers in head
- periosteal layer
- meningeal layer continues with cord dura
- tightly adhered to skull eliminated epidural space
dura mater
Meninges and Spaces of the Brain:
- loosely attached to the dura
- contains arachnoid granulations- small protrusions of arachnoid through dura that absorb CSF flow
arachnoid mater
Meninges and Spaces of the Brain:
- true space
- contains CSF
- contains cerebral arteries and veins
subarachnoid space
Meninges and Spaces of the Brain:
“saran wrap” around the brain
pia mater