Meninges Flashcards
1
Q
Circumventricular organ with sensory (nausea/vomiting) function
A
Area postrema
2
Q
Secretory circumventricular organ
A
Neurohypophysis
3
Q
Two spaces with blood vessels
A
Epidural and subarachnoid
4
Q
2 types of brain herniation after hematoma
A
Subfalcine herniation
Transtentorial herniation
5
Q
Most commonly broken artery, for epidural hematoma
A
Middle meningeal artery
6
Q
Specialized ependymal cells that overlie circumventricular organs; barrier between organ and CSF
A
Tanycytes
7
Q
Where ependyma meets pia
A
Choroid plexus
8
Q
2 ligaments made of pia
A
Denticulate ligaments
Filum terminale
