DLA 6-10 Flashcards
1
Q
what gives rise to CN 1
A
telencephalon
2
Q
what gives rise to CN 2
A
diencephalon
3
Q
what gives rise to CN 3
A
ventral mesencephalon
4
Q
What gives rise to cranial nerves 4-12
A
dorsal mesencephalon
5
Q
denticulate ligaments
A
lateral extensions of spinal pia that fuse with the arachnoid and dura to further stabilize the spinal cord within the vertebral canal
6
Q
reticular formation
A
found in the core of the brainstem
functions:
eye movements
yawning
sleeping
7
Q
blood supply of the brainstem
A
vertebral arteries
8
Q
cranial nerves and where they pass through the skull
A
anterior fossa = CN 1
middle fossa = 2-6
posterior fossa = 7-12