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Lecture 2: Ventricular system and function Flashcards

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What ventricle separates the 2 telencephalons?

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2 lateral ventricles

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What separates the telencephalon from the diencephalon?

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3rd ventricle

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Dorsal separation and expansion of the metencephalon and myelencephalon create the____________

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floor of the 4th ventricle

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All parts of the lateral ventricle following expansion of the telencephalon is a part of the limbic lobe except the ______

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posterior horn

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What’s the bird’s eye?

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interthalamic adhesion

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What is the interventricular foramen better known as the foramen of Monro?

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the connection of the lateral ventricle to the 3rd ventricle
-it allows flow of CSF between the two ventricles

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  1. Importance of the brain-blood barrier (BBB)?
  2. Tight junction of ____________ cells in capillary.
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protects the brain from harmful substances and maintains a stable environment for proper brain function.
-endothelial

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Choroid plexus is ONLY in the __________

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ventricles

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Are the following statements true or false?
The BBB does not restrict movement between blood and the brain.
The Choroid plexus restricts controlled exchange of substances between blood and CSF.

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false: BBB does restrict movement for protection
false: does not restrict controlled exchange

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  1. How much active secretion of CSF daily?
  2. How much is maintained?
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200-500 ml daily
150ml

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What is the function of CSF: 6

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maintains brain structure through buoyancy
decrease 97% gravity (140g-40g)
shock absorption
regulate chemical environment
waste exchange
nutrition

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The brain will _________ without buoyancy which CSF creates.

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collapse

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Strict directional circulation entirely replaces CSF _______

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1-3x daily

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The circulation of CSF is affected by heart ventricular _______ and _______.

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systole and diastole

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What is the direction of CSF circulation during systole:

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cranial-caudal direction –> out of ventricles (top to bottom)

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What is the direction of CSF circulation during diastole:

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caudal-cranial direction –> draining to superior sagittal sinus

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If the CSF is blocked it can lead to ___________

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hydrocephalus

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The CSF mainly drains into the dural sinuses through a network of structures called ___________

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arachnoid granulations

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The following statement is true or false:
The arachnoid granulations act as a two-way valve, allowing CSF to flow from subarachnoid space into dural sinuses.

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false: one-way valve: cant flow back from SSS

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CSF ciruclation:

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lateral venticle –> foramen of Monro —> 3rd ventricle —> cerebral aqueduct –> 4th ventricle —-> formania of luschka —> subarachnoid space over brain and spinal cord

-reabsorption into venous sinus blood via arachnoid granulations

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Dura mater is the ___________ layer and is between: ________ & ______ , _______ space

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outermost layer and between the arachnoid mater & skull, potential space

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Which two layers form the dura mater:

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periosteal and meningeal layers

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The falx cerebri is the largest and most prominent fold which separates the ___________

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2 cerebral hemispheres

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The falx cerebelli is a small vertical fold that is located in the __________

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posterior sulcus of cerebellum

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The tentorium cerebelli is a tent-like fold that extends horizontally separating the _________ & ________ lobes from the ________
occipital and temporal; cerebellum
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What separates the hypophyseal fossa?
diaphragma sellae: circular sheet covering the superior opening
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Arachnoid mater is _________ like thin delicate layer Within the arachnoid mater the arachnoid ______________ helps tether the brain within the cranium for ________
web-like trabeculae; buoyancy
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Labeling the following 1-8:
1. Epidural space 2. Subdural space 3. Subarachnoid space 4. Bone of skull 5. Dura mater 6. Arachnoid mater 7. Pia mater 8. Brain
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Directly covering the brain _______ mater
pia
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List the following dura venous system: sinuses 1-6:
1. superior sagittal sinus 2. inferior sagittal sinus 3. straight sinus 4. transverse sinus 5. confluence of sinuses 6. occipital sinus
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Which meningeal folding is each sinus located in: a. sup. & inf. sagittal sinus: b. straight sinus c. occipital sinus d. confluence is a gathering of above sinus except:
a. falx cerebri b. tentorium cerebelli c. falx cerebelli d. ISS
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The sensory supply of the dura mater is mainly innervated by: _______V1: supplies _______V2: supplies _______V3: supplies
CN V: Trigeminal N. ophthalmic: ant. cranial fossa and all above tentorium cerebelli maxillary: ant. and middle cranial fossa mandibular: ant. and middle cranial fossa
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How does the posterior cranial fossa get innervated? What common condition can be rooted from the pos. cranial fossa?
C2/C3 along or through CN X & XII cervicalgia and headache/migraine
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The following statement is true or false: There is no sensory input in the arachnid or pia mater.
True
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Blood supply to the brain: ____% body weight, __% of blood supply -ant. division is supplied by: -post. division is supplied by:
2%, 20% ICA vertebral basilar a.
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What are the two main branches that come off of the internal carotid artery:
anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA)
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What major artery branches from the vertebral artery
post. inf. cerebellar artery (PICA)
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What major arteries branch from the basilar artery:
ant. inf. cerebellar artery (AICA) sup. cerebellar artery (SCA) posterior cerebellar artery (PCA)
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The MCA is a part of the circle of Willis. True or False?
False; no involvement
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Cerebral Cortex Blood Supply: 1. medial/sup. frontal and parietal lobes plus cingulate gyrus: 2. lateral frontal/parietal lobes, superior temporal lobe: 3. inferior temporal lobe and occipital lobe:
1. ACA 2. MCA 3. PCA
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Precentral gyrus: primary ______ Postcentral gyrus: pirmary ___________
motor cortex M1 somatosensory cortex S1
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Which of the following arteries is most commonly impaired with stroke S&S which results in function compromise?
MCA
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Name the following condition based on the information provided: An 87-year-old suffered a stroke in inf. temporal lobe and occipital lobe resulting in a blockage of the PCA which affected their visual field.
Homologous hemianopia memory/emotion/visual processing
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Perforating branches are located within the ___________ in the circle of Willis. These branches are important because they provide connection between ___________ & _________
Diencephalon cerebral cortex and basal nuclei
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Cortical stroke is more functional loss compared to stroke of the basal nuclei. True or False?
False: basal nuclei stroke is more functional loss
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PCA branches supply the _________ with the diencephalon.
thalami
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Medial striatal artery from the ______ whereas the Lenticulostriate artery is from the _______
ACA; MCA
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______ control center for homeostasis, life, and death.
hypothalamus
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Simplified mapping of the sensory and motor portions of the brain with relative size and control of body parts.
somatotopy/homunculus
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Brain stem blood supply: Midbrain: Pons: Medulla:
PCA, SCA pontine branches, AICA vertebral artery, PICA
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Name the following condition based on the information provided: An 85-year-old suffered a R sided stroke in the lateral frontal/parietal lobes, and superior temporal lobe resulting in a blockage of the MCA which affected their:
spatial orientation, L-side neglect contralateral upper limb/head sensory/motor impairment
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A 78-year-old suffered a stroke in the medial/superior frontal and parietal lobes plus cingulate gyrus resulting in a blockage of the ACA which affected their:
contralateral lower limb sensory/motor impairment Cognition/behavioral/emotions
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What are the main function loss of the basal nuclei?
cognition/psychonmotor/affective homoesatais, life and death (thalamus)
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Where are the CN origins: Midbrain: Pons: Medulla:
midbrain- CN: III, IV pons- CN: V, VI, VIII,VIII medulla- CN: IX, X, XI
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