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Dural Venous Sinuses Flashcards

1
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Dural Venous Sinuses present in Meningeal Layer of Dura

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Inferior Sagittal Sinus

Straight Sinus

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Tentorium Cerebelli is

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Partition b/w Cerebrum and Cerebellum

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Sinuses present in Tentorium Cerebelli

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Straight Sinus

Transverse Sinus

Superior Petrosal Sinus

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4
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Dural Fold Present b/w 2 Cerebrum

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Falx Cerebri

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5
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Sinuses present in Falx Cerebri

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Superior and Inferior Sagittal Sinuses

Straight Sinus

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Dural Fold present b/w 2 Cerebellum

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Falx Cerebelli

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7
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Occipital Sinus present in the

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Falx Cerebelli

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8
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What is Diaphragma Sellae

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Dural fold present over Pituitary Gland

And forms Roof of Sella Turcica

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9
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Unpaired Dural Venous Sinuses

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Superior sagittal sinus

Inferior sagittal sinus

Straight sinus

Basillar venous plexus

Post. and Ant. Intercavernous sinus

Occipital sinus

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10
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Superficial Sagittal Sinus Drain into

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Right Transverse Sinus

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11
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Inferior Sagittal Sinus will continue as

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Straight Sinus

Straight Sinus + Galen Vein → Left Transverse Sinus

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12
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Each Transverse Sinus will Continue as

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Sigmoid Sinus → Internal Jugular Vein

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13
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How Lateral Sinus is made

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Transverse Sinus + Sigmoid Sius

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14
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Confluence of Sinus is

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Meeting point of 4 sinuses

Transverse Sinus

Occipital Sinus

Superior Sagittal Sinus

Straight Sinus

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15
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Location of Cavernous Sinus

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On either side of Body of Sphenoid

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16
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Medially to Cavernous Sinus

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Sphenoid Sinus

Pituitary Gland

17
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What is Trans Sphenoidal Hypophysectomy?

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Removal of Pituitary Gland via Sphenoidal Sinus Approach

Only skilled Surgeons can do this surgery

18
Q

Structures passing through Cavernous Sinus

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ICA

VI CN ~ inferolaterally to ICA

19
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Structures passing through Lateral wall of cavernous sinus

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Occulomotor Nerve

Trochlear Nerve

Ophthalmic Nerve

20
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Tributaries tht draining into Cavernous Sinus

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M ~ middle meningeal vein

I ~ inferior cerebral vein

SS ~ sphenoparietal sinus

R ~ central vein of Retina

O ~ Ophthalmic vein

S ~ Superior ophthalmic vein

I ~ Inferior ophthalmic vein

SMC ~ Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein

21
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1st Tributary of Internal Jugular Vein

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Inferior Petrosal Sinus

22
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Structures passing through Jugular Foramen

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Inferior Petrosal Sinus

CN - IX, X, XI

23
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Cavernous Sinus Draining into Transverse Sinus via which outflow channel

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Superior Petrosal Sinus

24
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Cavernous Sinus Draining Into Inferior Jugular Vein via which outflow channel

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Inferior Petrosal Sinus

25
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Facial Vein Communicating to the cavernous sinus most commonly through

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Superior ophthalmic vein

26
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Septic emboli from Facial vein reach Cavernous most commonly through

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Superior ophthalmic vein

Another route is via Deep Facial Vein

27
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Only vein to acts as Tributary and communicating channel to cavernous sinus is

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Superior ophthalmic vein

28
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What is Vein of Labbe

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It is the Inferior Anastomosing Vein

Which connects Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein to Transverse Sinus

29
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Vein Which connects Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein to Superior Sagittal Sinus

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Vein of Trolard ~ Superior Anastomosing Vein

30
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Arterial Supply to Posterior Cranial Fossa

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Vertebral Artery (from 1st part of subclavian artery)

Occipital Artery

Meningeal Branch of Ascending Pharyngeal Artery (supply middle and post. cranial fossa)

31
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Arterial Supply to Middle Cranial Fossa

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Accessory Middle Meningeal Artery

Middle Meningeal Artery

Meningeal Branch of Cavernous part of ICA

Meningeal Branch of Ascending Pharyngeal Artery

32
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Arterial Supply to Anterior Cranial Fossa

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[Anterior Ethmoidal Artery
Posterior Ethmoidal Artery] ~ Ophthalmic Artery

[Middle Meningeal Artery] ~ Maxillary artery

Meningeal branch of ICA

33
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Nerve supply to Middle Cranial Fossa

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Mandibular Nerve

Maxillary Nerve

34
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Nerve supply to Anterior Cranial Fossa

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Ophthalmic Nerve

Maxillary Nerve

Mandibular Nerve

35
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Nerve Supply to Posterior Cranial fossa

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CN {7, 9, 10, 12}

C- 1, 2, 3, 4

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