Meninges

Question 1

meningeal layer of dura matter is folded forming

Answer 1

the dural folds: fall cerebri tentoriam and falx cerebelli

Question 2

sensory innervation of dura matter is from

Answer 2

the three branches of the trigeminal and vagus nerves & C1 to C3

Question 3

soft translucent membrane that envelops brain

Answer 3

arachnoid matter

Question 4

space that separates arachnoid matter and dura matter

Answer 4

subdural matter

Question 5

innermost thin delicate & highly vascular membrane that is closely adherent to the gyri and fitted into the sulci

Answer 5

pia matter

Question 6

between arachnoid matter and pia matter

Answer 6

subarachnoid space which contains fibrous trabecular main blood vessels and CSF

Question 7

cisterna magna

Answer 7

aka cerebellomedullaris cistern is one of three principal openings in the subarachnoid space between the arachnoid and pia mater layers of the meninges surrounding the brain. The openings are collectively referred to as the subarachnoid cisterns.

Question 8

is located at the base of the brain, where the arachnoid spans the space between the two cerebral peduncles.

Answer 8

interpeduncular cistern

Question 9

this cistern contains the optic chiasma & circulus arteriosus of willis

Answer 9

interpeduncular cistern