LECTURE 7 brain Flashcards
description of the brain
part of CNS, contained in cranial cavity, made of nervous tissue
components of nervous tissue of brain
gray matter surrounded by white matter with outer cortex of gray matter
4 parts of brain
cerebrum, cerebellum, diencephalon, brain stem
3 parts of brain stem
midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
what are meninges of brain made of?
made of connective tissue
functions of meninges of brain
cover and protect CNS; enclose, protect blood vessels supplying CNS; contain CSF
3 layers of meninges of brain
dura mater (superficial), arachnoid mater (middle), pia mater (deep)
description of dura mater of meninges of brain
strongest, fibrous connective tissue; bilayered; layers fused except around dural sinuses
2 layers of dura mater of meninges of brain
periosteal layer (periosteum), meningeal layer
description of periosteal layer of dura mater of meninges of brain
external/superficial layer, fused to cranial bones
description of meningeal layer of dura mater of meninges of brain
internal/deep layer, up against arachnoid mater
definition of extensions of dura mater of meninges of brain
partitions: limit movement of brain
falx cerebri
extension of dura mater of meninges of brain: vertical, between cerebral hemispheres
falx cerebelli
extension of dura mater of meninges of brain: vertical, between cerebellar hemispheres
tentorium cerebelli
extension of dura mater of meninges of brain: horizontal, between cerebrum and cerebellum
description of arachnoid mater of meninges of brain
middle layer, contains subarachnoid space and arachnoid villi
description of subarachnoid space of arachnoid mater of meninges of brain
between arachnoid mater and pia mater, created from arachnoid rootlets, contains most of CSF, blood vessels
description of arachnoid villi of arachnoid mater of meninges of brain
also called granulations, projections of arachnoid mater through dura mater into superior sagittal sinus, act as valves to help CSF pass into dural sinuses (don’t exist in arachnoid mater of meninges of spinal cord)
description of pia mater of meninges of brain
innermost layer, delicate and highly vascularized, clings directly to brain tissue and dips into sulci
descriptions of ventricles of brain
expansions of brain’s central cavity, lined with ependymal cells (neuroglial cells), filled with CSF (CSF created in the ventricles)
ventricles of the brain are continuous with:
each other, central canal of spinal cord, subarachnoid space
4 ventricles of brain
2 lateral ventricles, third ventricle, fourth ventricle
description of 2 lateral ventricles of brain
within cerebral hemispheres, separated by septum pellucidum (thin wall of gray matter), symmetrical to each other on either hemisphere (R&L)
description of third ventricle of brain
within diencephalon
description of interventricular foramen of brain
connects third and lateral ventricles of brain
description of fourth ventricle of brain
within hindbrain (between brainstem and cerebellum), connects to central canal of spinal cord