head and neck Flashcards
name the bones of the skull
parietal bone sphenoid bone nasal bone frontal bone maxilla vomer palatine bone occipital bone temporal bone
what is the jugular notch?
midline depression between the two sternal heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
name the sutures of the skull
coronal suture (between frontal and parietal bones) sagittal suture (along the middle) lambdoid suture (between parietal bones and occipital)
what is the pterion
point at which frontal, sphenoid, temporal, and parietal bones meet.
Middle meningeal artery lies beneath this region
name the 3 meninges of the brain
dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater
what innervates the dura mater?
meningeal branches of trigeminal nerve and CN X
Does the arachnoid or pia mater receive any sensory innervation?
NO
what are the 4 dural folds in the brain
falx cerebri
falx cerebelli
Tentorium cerebelli
diaphagma sellae
what forms the straight sinus?
inferior sagittal sinus
great cerebral vein
tell me about the sigmoid sinus
S shaped continuation of the transverse sinus passing inferiormedially into the jugular foramen–> becomes the internal jugular vein
where is the limbic part of the brain located?
on top of the corpus callosum
what are the ventricles of the ventricular system in the brain?
lateral ventricles x 2
3rd ventricle
4 ventricle
where is the primary motor cortex?
in the frontal lobe
where is the somatosensory association cortex?
in the parietal lobe
what are the 2 apertures in the ventricular system of the brain that leaD CSF into the subarachnoid space?
foramen of lushka
foramen of magendie
tell me the general function of the frontal lobe
motor control, expressive speech, personality, and drive
tell me the general fn of the parietal lobe
sensory input, receptive speech, integration
tell me the general fn of the occipital lobe
visual input and processing
tell me the role of the limbic lobe
emotions and autonomic function
where does the vertebral artery arise from?
arise from the subclavian arteries through the foramen magnum of the skull
tell me the course of the internal carotid artery
arise from the common carotid in the neck, enter carotid canal, traverse to the foramen lacerum to terminate as the middle and anterior cerebral arteries and anastamose with the circle of willis
What arteries arise from the vertebral arteries
posterior inferior cerebellar artery
basilar artery