Meninges and Dural Folds Flashcards
What does the subarachnoid space have circulating in it?
CSF
Trabecular tissue
Cerebral arteries
What does the subarachnoid space have circulating in it?
CSF
Trabecular tissue
Cerebral arteries
What does the falx cerebri separate?
2 Hemispheres
What does the falx cerebri attach to anteriorly?
Crista gali
Frontal and ethmoid processes
What runs within the upper border of the falx cerebri?
The inferior sagittal sinus
What runs along the upper border of the falx cerebri?
The superior sagittal sinus
What does the tentorium cerebelli separate?
The cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.
What bony process does the anterior edge of the tentorium cerebelli attach to?
Crinoid processes of sphenoid bone
What is the fold of dura that surrounds the pituitary stalk?
Diaphragm sellae
What does the middle meningeal artery supply?
Dura mater
What is the middle meningeal artery a branch of?
The maxillary artery
What does the middle meningeal artery enter the cranial cavity through?
Foramen spinosum
What does the falx cerebri separate?
2 Hemispheres
What does the falx cerebri attach to anteriorly?
Crista gali
Frontal and ethmoid processes
What runs within the upper border of the falx cerebri?
The inferior sagittal sinus
