Exam 1: Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid Flashcards
•Recall the material covered in Gross Anatomy concerning circulation, CSF and meninges. •Identify the components of the ventricular system and adjacent brain structures. •Identify the cisterns around the brain in brain slices or MRI/CT images. •Compare the composition of CSF to blood. •List the general functions of the structures that surround the ventricles.
A subdural hemorrhage is caused by bleeding between which two layers of meninges?
A. Arachnoid mater; endosteal layer of the dura mater
B. Endosteal layer of the dura mater; pia mater
C. Meningeal and endosteal layers of the dura mater
D. Meningeal layer of the dura mater; Arachnoid mater
E. Pia mater; arachnoid mater
F. Pia mater; meningeal layer of the dura mater
Answer to flip side Question:
D.
Meningeal layer of the dura mater; Arachnoid mater
What connects the third and fourth ventricles?
A. Central canal
B. Cerebral aqueduct
C. Interventricular foramen
D. Lateral aperture
E. Median aperture
Answer to flip side Question:
B.
Cerebral aqueduct
Identify the landmark

Body
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Trigone (atrium)
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Posterior horn
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Inferior horn
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Anterior horn
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Corpus callosum
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Septum pellucidum
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Caudate nucleus
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Caudate nucleus
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Corpus callosum
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Septum pellucidum
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Fornix
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Thalamus
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Inferior horn
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Tail of caudate nucleus
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Hippocampus
* Hippocampus is an area of infolding. tip to help me remember… hippos are heavy, and thats what caused it to fold *
Identify the landmark

Amygdaloid body
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Hippocampal commissure
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Optic radiations
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Splenium of corpus callosum
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Hippocampus
* Hippocampus is an area of infolding. tip to help me remember… hippos are heavy, and thats what caused it to fold *
Identify the landmark

Glomus choroideum
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Optic radiations
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Third Ventricle
Identify the landmark

Hypothalamus
Identify the landmark

Thalamus
Identify the section of the Ventricles where this was sliced using the landmarks

Anterior Horn

Identify the section of the Ventricles where this was sliced using the landmarks

Body

Identify the section of the Ventricles where this was sliced using the landmarks

Inferior horn

Identify the section of the Ventricles where this was sliced using the landmarks

Atrium

Identify the section of the Ventricles where this was sliced using the landmarks

Posterior horn

Identify the ventricle found in this area

Third Ventricle
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Anterior commissure
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Interventricular foramen
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Fornix
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Pineal gland
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Posterior commissure
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Midbrain
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Cerebral aqueduct
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Thalamus
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Mamillary bodies
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Hypothalamus
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Lamina terminalis
Identify the ventricle found in this area

Fourth Ventricle
Identify the landmark

Medullary velum
Medical Definition of velum: a membrane or membranous part resembling a veil or curtain
Identify the landmark

Tela choroidea
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Median aperture (foramen of Magendie)
Identify the landmark

Rhomboid fossa (Floor of 4th ventricle)
Identify the landmark

Lateral apertures (foramina of Lushka)
Identify the landmark

Lateral recesses
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Superior cerebellar peduncles
Definition of peduncle: a stemlike connecting part
Medical Definition of peduncle: a collection of nerve fibers connecting between different regions in the central nervous system
3 components of:
Basal Ganglia
Function of:
Basal Ganglia
The basal ganglia consists of:
Putamen, caudate, and globus pallidus
The basal ganglia:
controls starting and stopping of movement
Function of:
Amygdala
Fear
The Hippocampus is part of the _____ system and is responsible for _____ _____ memory
The Hippocampus is part of the limbic system and is responsible for short term memory
The Fornix is that tract that connects the _____ to the _____, including the _____ _____.
The Fornix is that tract that connects the hippocampus to the diencephalon, including the mammillary bodies.
Identify the landmark

Head of caudate
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Putamen
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Body of caudate
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Cellular bridges
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Lateral Ventricle
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Tail of caudate
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Amygdala
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Nucleus accumbens
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Thalamus
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Globus pallidus, internal segment
Identify the landmark

Globus pallidus, external segment
Identify the landmark

Fornix
Understand the landmarks around the hippocampus and how they connect.
Understand the landmarks around the hippocampus and how they connect.

Identify the landmark

Ambient cistern
Identify the landmark

Cerebellopontine
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Lateral cerebellomedullary cistern
Identify the landmark

Cisterna magna
Identify the landmark

Premedullary cistern
Identify the landmark

Prepontine cistern
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Interpeduncular cistern
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Paracallosal cistern
Identify the landmark

Quadigeminal cistern
CSF would exit through the median aperture (foramen of Magendie) into which cistern?
A. Ambient cistern
B. Cisterna magna
C. Paracallosal cistern
D. Prepontine cistern
E. Quadrigeminal cistern
Answer to flip side Question:
B.
Cisterna magna
Production of CSF:
Normal CSF volume: about ___-___ ml
It is formed at a rate of about ___ ml/min (___-___ ml/day) → total pool of CSF is replaced ___ to ___ times/day
Normal CSF contains only ___ to ___ cells (leukocytes) per ml
Production of CSF:
Normal CSF volume: about 120-150 ml
It is formed at a rate of about 0.5 ml/min (450-500 ml/day) → total pool of CSF is replaced 3 to 4 times/day
Normal CSF contains only 1 to 5 cells (leukocytes) per ml
Reabsorption of CSF:
Reabsorbed through _____ _____ and returned to mostly the _____ _____ sinus.
Most of the CSF is transported through vesicles across the cells that line the _____ _____.
The CSF flow is dependent on the _____ hydrostatic pressure of CSF compared to venous blood.
Reabsorption of CSF:
Reabsorbed through arachnoid granulations (villi) and returned to mostly the superior sagittal sinus.
Most of the CSF is transported through vesicles across the cells that line the arachnoid granulations.
The CSF flow is dependent on the higher hydrostatic pressure of CSF compared to venous blood.