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Meninges Flashcards

1
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Membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord

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Meninges

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2
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3 layers of Meninges (outer to inner)

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Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
(DAP)

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3
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Outermost layer and is directly beneath the skull and vertebral column

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Dura mater

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4
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Unique feature of dura mater

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Inextensible

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5
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2 connective tissue sheets of cranial cavity

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Periosteal layer

Meningeal layer

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6
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Connective tissue sheet found in the inner surface of the cranium

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Periosteal layer

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7
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The ONLY connective tissue layer present in the vertebral column

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Meningeal layer

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8
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Responsible for venous vasculature of the cranium; found between the two connective tissue layer

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Dural venous sinuses

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9
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Divides the cranial cavity into several compartments

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Dural reflections

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10
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Meningeal layer of the dura mater that folds inward

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Dural reflections

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11
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Divides the supratentorial and infratentorial compartments of the brain

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Tentorium cerebelli

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12
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Descends vertically in the longitudinal fissure between the left and right cerebral hemisphere

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Falx cerebri

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13
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Dura mater vasculature

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MMA (Middle Meningeal Artery/Vein)

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14
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Innervation of dura mater

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Trigeminal nerve (V1-V3)

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15
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Avascular connective tissue layer of the brain

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Arachnoid mater

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16
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Innervation of Arachnoid mater

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NO innervation

17
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Contains CSF

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Subarachnoid space

18
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Small projections of the arachnoid mater that produces CSF

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Arachnoid granulations

19
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The ONLY covering that follows the gyri and fissures of the brain

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Pia mater

20
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Unique feature of the pia mater

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Highly vascularized

21
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3 meningeal signs

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Neck stiffness/ nuchal rigidity
Brudzinski sign
Kernig sign

22
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Highly sensitive for meningitis

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Neck stiffness/Nuchal rigidity

23
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Highly SENSITIVE

poor specificity

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Brudzinski sign

24
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Extension of the knee manifests as resistance and pain

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Kernig sign

25
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High SPECIFICITY

low sensitivity

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Kernig sign

26
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Reflex flexion manifests as resistance and pain

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Brudzinski sign

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