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Module 8 : Normal Fetal Anatomy - Brain Flashcards

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embryology of brain

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  • develops from a thickened area of the ectoderm called neural plate at 4.5 weeks LMP
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when does cranial end closes when

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  • day 38 (LMP)
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when’d does caudal when

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  • day 40 (LMP)
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parts of the neural tube

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  • rostral end is the cephalic end
  • caudal end is inferior part
  • rostral and caudal area is most common to have defects
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rostral differentiation

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  • differentiates into three primary vesicles
    + prosencephalon
    + mesencephalon
    + rhombencephalon
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prosenceohalon

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  • forebrain
  • divides into
    + telencephalon
    + diencephalon
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prosencephalon - telencephalon

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  • cerebral hemispheres
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prosencephalon - diencephalon

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  • thalamus and hypothalamus
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mesencephalon

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  • midbrain
  • smallest portion of brain
  • creates the cerebral peduncles
  • located anterior to aqueduct of sylvius
  • anterior to cerebellum vermis
  • posterior to thalami
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rhombencephalon

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  • hindbrain
  • cerebellum and pons (metencephalon)
  • medulla oblongata (myelencephalon)
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cerebellum and pons (metencephalon)

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  • pons located between the midbrain and medulla oblongata
  • pons connects the cerebrum to the cerebellum
  • pons means bridge
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medulla oblongata (myelencephalon)

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  • extends from pons to spinal cord

- regulates heart rate and respiratory rhythm and blood pressure

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rhombencephalon - ultrasound

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  • very first identified structure in embryo

- at 7 or 8 weeks

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cerebrum - function

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  • learned behaviour and personality
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cerebrum - lobes

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  • 2 frontal lobes
  • 2 parietal lobes
  • 2 temporal lobes
  • 2 occipital lobes
  • 2 insula
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frontal lobe - function

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  • personality

- voluntary function

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parietal lobe - function

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  • peripheral sensory
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temporal lobe - function

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  • smell
  • taste
  • hearing
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occipital lobe - function

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  • vision
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insula lobe - function

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  • motor and sensory function of organs
  • don’t see on surface
  • medial aspect of brain
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ventricles

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  • 4 connecting cavities within the cerebral hemispheres and brain stem
  • continuous with the spinal cord cavity
  • all cavities contain CSF and choroid plexus
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ventricular system

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lateral ventricles&raquo_space; foramen of Monroe (INTERVENTRICULAR FORAMEN)&raquo_space; third ventricle&raquo_space; aqueduct of sylvius (CEREBRAL AQUADUCT)&raquo_space; fourth ventricle&raquo_space; foramen of magendie and luschka&raquo_space; spinal cord

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foramen of magendi

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  • medial aspect og fourht ventricle

- connects to spinal cord

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foramen of luschka

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  • 2 foramen
  • lateral aspect of the fourth ventricle
  • connects with the meniginges of the brain
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lateral ventricles

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  • largest

- each body has three horns

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lateral ventricles location

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  • in the cerebral hemispheres
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latera ventricles - horns

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  • anterior (frontal horns)
    + no choroid plexus locates anterior to foramen of monro
  • posterior (occipital) horn
  • inferior (temporal) horn
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lateral ventricles - trigone

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  • aka atria

- junction of body , occipital and temporal horns form trigone

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third ventricle - communication

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  • thin
  • communicates with lateral ventricles via foramen of monro (interventricular foramen)
  • communicates with fourth ventricle via aqueduct of sylvius (cerebral aqueduct)
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third ventricles - location

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  • located between the thalami and inferior to the corpus callosum
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fourth ventricle - location

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  • located within the brain stem
  • anterior to the cerebellum
  • continuous with the central canal and the spinal cord via the foramen of magendie
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fourth ventricle - communication

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  • communicates with the subarachnoid spaces of the meninges via the foramen of luschka
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choroid plexus - function

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  • produces CSF
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choroid plexus location - lateral ventricles

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  • in the body of the lateral ventricles
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choroid plexus location - third ventricle

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  • in the roof of the third ventricle
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choroid plexus location - fourth ventricle

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  • superior side walls of the fourth ventricle
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corpus callosum

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  • bridge of WHITE matter nerve fibres that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
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corpus callosum - location

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  • found deep in longitudinal fissure
  • difficult to see in utero
  • seen in neonates while scanning over the anterior fontanelle
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corpus callosum - four parts

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- front to back 
  \+ rostrum 
  \+ genu
  \+ body
  \+ splenium
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meninges

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  • protective areas of the brain
  • from inner to outer
    + pia mater
    + arachnoid mater
    + dura mater
  • surrounds the brain all the convolutions (gyri) and grooves (sulci)
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sulci

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  • grooves in the cerebral hemisphers
  • allow for more cerebral cortex grey matter to develop
    + increases surface area of brain
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gyri

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convolutions of the cerebral surface (bumps)

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cavum septum pellucidi

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  • anterior and slightly superior to thalamus
  • separates the anterior horns of the lateral ventricle
  • important landmark fo the BPD where the cranium is measured
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cavum septum pellucidum - ultrasound

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  • want to see the box NOT the equal sign
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cavum vergae

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  • found at the posterior tip of the septi pellucidi

- closes around 26 weeks

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cisterna magna - location

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  • located between the cerebellum and the occipital bone
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cisterna magna - fucntion

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  • contains CSF
  • visualized in normal fetus
  • can be absent in fetus with spina bifida
  • larges cistern in brain
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cisterna magna normal measurement

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cisterna magna - ultrasound

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  • sometimes Linear echoes can be seen within it these are dural folds that attach to the falx cerebelli
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cisterna magna enlarged

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  • marker for Down syndrome
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cisterna magna absent

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  • marker for spina bifida
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falx cerebri

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  • double layer of dura mater that separates the cerebral hemispheres
  • layer of the meninges
  • FALX CEREBRI RUNS WITHIN THE LONGITUDINAL FISSURE ( INTERHEMISPHERIC FISSURE)
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thalamus

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  • part of diencephalon
  • main relay centre for sensory impulses
  • impulses form the right side of the body gp through the thalamus to the left cerebral hemispheres
  • GREY MATTER
  • posterior to cavum septum pellucidi
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cerebellum - location

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  • beneath the occipital lobes of the brain
  • in the posterior fossa
  • posterior to the pons and medulla oblongata
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cerebellum - hemispheres

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  • two lateral hemispheres separated by the cerebellar vermis and falx cerebelli
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cerebellum - function

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  • coordination of movement
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cerebellar vermix - ultrasound

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  • bright echogenic
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tentorium

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  • dura mater that separates the occipital lobes of the cerebrum from the cerebellum
  • seen best on the neonatal cranial ultrasounds
  • cerebellum is underneath
  • Christmas tree look
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circle of willis

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  • middle cerebral artery is closest to the transducer
  • 0 angulation
  • in asymmetric IUGR
    + middle cerebral artery less resistive diastolic flow
    + increase flow to make sure oxygen getting to the brain
  • no doppler when fetus is breathing

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