CSF

Question 1

Which foramen is before the 3rd ventricle?

Answer 1

Monroe

Question 2

Which foramen is before the 4th ventricle?

Answer 2

Sylvius

Question 3

Which foramen is sideways after the 4th ventricle?

Answer 3

Luschka

Question 4

Which foramen is front/back after the 4th ventricle?

Answer 4

Magendie

Question 5

4 functions of CSF?

Answer 5

1. Protection: acts as a cushion
2. Buoyancy: pressure off brainstem
3. Excrete waste products
4. Transport hormones

Question 6

What is a cistern?

Answer 6

Widening of the arachnoid space caused by a separation of pia and arachnoid

Question 7

Where is the intrapeduncular cistern?

Answer 7

Between basis pedunculi

Bifurcation of the basilar artery

Question 8

Where is the quadrigeminal cistern? Contains?

Answer 8

Dorsal to the midbrain

Great cerebral artery

Question 9

Where is the pontine cistern? Contains?

Answer 9

Around the ventral pons

Basilar artery and origin of anterior inferior cerebellar artery

Question 10

Where is the cistern magna? Contains?

Answer 10

Between cerebellum and medulla

Vetebral artery and origen of posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Question 11

Where is the lumbar cistern? Contains? Used for?

Answer 11

L1-L2
cauda equina
Location of lumbar puncture

Question 12

Red Csf indicates

Answer 12

Hemmorage

Question 13

Yellow Csf indicates

Answer 13

Increased concentration of proteins

Question 14

If increased white blood cells in Csf

Answer 14

Indicates infection

Question 15

If decreased glucose in Csf, sign of

Answer 15

Bacterial infection

Question 16

Bacterial infection indicated by what in Csf?

Answer 16

Decreased glucose concentration

Question 17

Hydrocephalus is

Answer 17

Caused by an overflow of Csf in development

Question 18

Where and how does Csf leave ventricular space back to subarachnoid

Answer 18

In the 4th ventricle through the foremen of magendie and luschka

Question 19

What else is in subarachnoid space?

Answer 19

Blood vessels