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What is the function of the frontal lobe?

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  • Controls personality and behaviour
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Where are the primary motor and sensory cortexes located and what separates them?

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  • Motor: Pre-central gyrus in frontal lobe
  • Sensory: Post-central gyrus in parietal lobe
  • Separated by central sulcus
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Where is Broca’s area located, what Brodmann area number is it, and what is its function?

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  • Frontal lobe
  • 44
  • Controls speech production
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What is the function of the temporal lobe?

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  • Controls memory, language comprehension and emotion.
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Where is Wernicke’s area located, what Brodmann area number is it and what is its function?

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  • Temporal lobe
  • 22
  • Speech comprehension
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What is the function of the occipital lobe?

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Processes visual images via visual cortex

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What is the function of the parietal lobe?

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Sense of touch, proprioception and numerical/written information.

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Where is the limbic lobe?

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Hidden within the brain, around the corpus callosum. Defined by singulate and parahypacampal gryri.

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What are the tree-like structures within the cerebellum called?

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Arbor vitae.

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What are the 2 fissures of the cerebellum called?

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Primary and horizontal

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What are the 2 lobes of the cerebellum called?

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  • Posterior and anterior.
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What attached the 2 hemispheres of the cerebellum?

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The vermis.

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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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Coordinate skeletal muscle movement/filter out errors to create the best response.

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What is the role of the superior peduncle?

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  • Connect cerebellum to midbrain.
  • Receive information from the ventral spinocerebellar tract.
  • Mainly efferent fibres.
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What is the role of the middle peduncle?

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  • Connect cerebellum to pons.

- Receive information from motor cortex (corticocerebellar fibres.)

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What is the role of the inferior peduncle?

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  • Connect cerebellum and medulla oblongata

- Receive information from the dorsal spinocerebellar tract and vestibulocerebellar tract.

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Which of the dorsal and ventral spinocerebellar tracts are contralateral and ipsilateral?

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  • Dorsal: contralateral

- Ventral: ipsilateral

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What are mossy fibres?

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Fibres from the pons via the middle cerebellar peduncle.

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What are climbing fibres?

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Fibres from the olivary nucleus located in the medulla oblongata via the inferior peduncle.

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What are Purkinje cell axons?

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Output to dentate nucleus via superior cerebellar peduncles where they decussate then to thalamus and red nucleus.

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What is the corpus callosum? What are its parts?

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  • Large bundle of white matter (commissural fibres) connecting the 2 hemispheres of the brain.
  • Made up of rostrum, genu, body and splenium.
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What is the limbic system made up of?

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Amygdala, hippocampus, fornix etc.

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What is the function of the amygdala?

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Processes motivationally significant stimuli i.e. fear/reward. Emotion centre.

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What is the function of the hippocampus?

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Long term memory formation

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What makes up the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata?

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Pons at the top.
Olives above pyramids.
Decussation of pyramids.
Postero-lateral sulcus (further out)
Ventro-lateral sulcus (towards medial side.)
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What is the function of the primary motor cortex?

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Generate nerve impulses that control execution of movement (i.e. first thought to move begins here.)

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What is the function of the primary sensory cortex?

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All sensory information from the body is processed here

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What is the function of the primary visual cortex?

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Receives and processes information from optic nerves.

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What is the function of the primary auditory cortex?

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Processed auditory information.

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What is the blood supply to the cerebrum?

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Anterior cerebral artery - front and middle, like chicken head.
Middle cerebral artery - majority of lateral part.
Posterior cerebral artery - majority of back of brain

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What is the blood supply to the cerebellum?

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Superior part: superior cerebellar artery.

Inferior part: posterior and anterior inferior cerebellar arteries.

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Where do vertebral arteries from the circle of Willis go on to?

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They pass through transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae.

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What does the anterior spinal artery supply?

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Anterior part of the spinal cord.

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What does the anterior choroidal artery supply?

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The choroid plexus.

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What do the pontine arteries supply?

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The pons.

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What does the opthalmic artery supply?

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Structures of the orbit.

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Where do Berry aneurysms occur?

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Areas of weakness, particularly where branches come from the main circle of Willis. Get progressively larger until they burst –> subarachnoid or intracerebral haemorrhage.
- Often effects anterior communicating artery.

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In which layer do arteries and veins which sit on the brain lie?

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Subarachnoid space

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What is the venous drainage of the brain?

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Internal and external cerebral veins –> dural venous sinuses –> –> Internal jugular vein.

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Where do the olfactory and optic nerves arise from?

41
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Where do the 3 - 12th cranial nerves arise from?

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Which cranial nerves are parasympathetic?

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3, 7, 9, 10.

43
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List the cranial nerves.

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  • Olfactory
  • Optic
  • Occulomotor
  • Trochlear
  • Trigeminal
  • Abducens
  • Facial
  • Vestibulocochlear
  • Glossopharyngeal
  • Vagus
  • Accessory spinal
  • Hypoglossal
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  • Olfactory nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Olfactory epithelium.
  • Olfaction (smell)
  • Cribiform plate (of ethmoid bone.)
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  • Optic nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Retina
  • Vision
  • Optic canal
46
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  • Occulomotor nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Superior, middle and inferior rectus, inferior oblique and teratator palpebrae.
  • Movement of eyeball.
  • Papillary contrictor and ciliary muscles.
  • Pupil diameter control.
  • SOF
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  • Trochlear nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Superior oblique.
  • Movement of eyeball.
  • SOF
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What are the branches of the trigeminal nerve?

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  • Opthalmic
  • Maxillary
  • Mandibular
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  • Trigeminal nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Opthalmic:
  • Scalp, forehead, nose.
  • Sensation
  • SOF
  • Maxillary:
  • Cheek, upper lip, teeth, palate.
  • Sensation
  • Foramen rotundum
  • Mandibular:
  • Muscles of mastication
  • Sensation/opening and closing mouth
  • Foramen ovale
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  • Abducens nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Lateral rectus.
  • Movement of eyeball.
  • SOF
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  • Facial nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Anterior 2/3 of tongue
  • Taste
  • Muscles of facial expression
  • Facial expression
  • Lacrimal, submandibular, sublingual glands.
  • Lacrimation and salivation.
  • IAM
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  • Vestibulocochlear nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Cochlea and vestibular apparatus
  • Hearing and balance
  • IAM
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  • Glossopharyngeal nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Middle ear
  • Sensation
  • Posterior 1/3 of tongue
  • Taste
  • Stylopharyngeus
  • Swallowing
  • Parotid gland
  • Salivation
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  • Vagus nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Pharynx, larynx and external ear
  • Sensation
  • Thoracic and abdominal viscera
  • Visceral sensation
  • Pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles
  • Speech and swallowing
  • GI tract
  • Control of it
  • Jugular foreman
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  • Spinal accessory nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
  • Movement of head and shoulders
  • Jugular foreman
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  • Hypoglossal nerve:

Structures innervated, function and exit point from skull

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  • Intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue.
  • Movement of tongue.
  • Hypoglossal canal.
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What passes through the foramen rotundum?

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2nd branch of trigeminal nerve (maxiallry branch)

58
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What passes through the foramen ovale?

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3rd branch pf trigeminal nerve (mandibular branch)

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What passes through the foramen spinosum?

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Middle meningeal artery

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What passes through the foramen lacerum?

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Nothing, but Internal carotid artery passes through carotid canal which is close.

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What passes through the jugular foramen?

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  • Internal jugular vein

- CN 9, 10, 11

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What passes through the foramen magnum?

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  • Spinal cord

- Vertebral arteries

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What passes through the SOF?

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  • CN 3, 4, 1st branch of 5th, 6.
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What passes through the optic canal?

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  • CN 2 (opthalmic)

- Opthalmic artery

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What passes through the internal acoustic meatus?

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CN 7 and 8.

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What passes through the ethmoidal foramen?

67
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Describe the path of CSF in the brain

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  • Produced in the choroid plexuses (mainly lateral ventricles.)
  • Pass from lateral to 3rd ventricles (via interventricular foramen - foramen of Munroe.)
  • Then moves backwards into 4th ventricle (via cerebral aqueduct.)
  • From 4th ventricle to subarachnoid space via foramen of Magendie and Luschka.
  • Reabsorption occurs at arachnoid granulations.
  • This then drains into venous sinus blood.
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What are the layers of the cerebral meninges?

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  • Dura mater
  • Arachnoid mater
  • Pia mater
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What are the 2 layers of the dua mater and what do they cover?

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  • Endosteal: Lines inside of skull.

- Meningeal: Lines endosteal layer.

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What layer are the dural venous sinuses in?

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  • Between endosteal and meningeal layer of dua mater.
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What is the falx cerebri and how is it formed?

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Dural fold of the dua mater which runs in the longitudinal fissure and separates right and left hemisphere.

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What is the vasculature and innervation of the dua mater?

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  • Middle meningeal artery.

- Trigeminal nerve.

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Where is the superior sagittal sinus?

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Where the falx cerebri attaches to the cranium.

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Where is the inferior sagittal sinus?

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The free border (bottom) of falx cerebri

75
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What is the tentorium cerebelli?

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Dura separating cerebellum from rest of brain. Creates a ‘tent’ over it.

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Where is the straight sinus?

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Between the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli

77
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What is the falx cerebelli.

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Layer of dura the separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum

78
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Where is the transverse sinus?

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Between tentorium cerebelli and occipital bone.

79
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Where is the cavernous sinus?

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Lateral to body of sphenoid bone

80
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What does the cavernous sinus contain and where?

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Lateral side: Occulomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, opthalmic branch, maxillary branch.
Medial part: Carotid artery, abducens nerve.

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What does the foramen of Megendie lead to?

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Cerebellomedullary cistern

82
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What does the foramen of Luschka lead to?

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Pontine cistern

83
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What is the space between the pia mater and arachnoid mater called?

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Subarachnoid space

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What is the blood-brain barrier made of?

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  • Endothelial cells of capillaries
  • Basement membrane and pia mater
  • Astrocytic end-feet (of brain.)
85
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Where is an extradural haemorrhage?

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Between skull and dura mater.

86
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Where is a subdural haemorrhage?

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Between dura and arachnoid

87
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Where is a subarachnoid haemorrhage?

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Between arachnoid and pia mater

88
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Where is an intracerebral haemorrhage?

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Within brain tissue

89
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What is meningitis

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Inflammation of the meningeal layers due to infection

90
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What is the septa pellucida?

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Thin, double layered covering separating the left and right ventricles. Between corpus callosum and fornix.

91
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Which meningeal layers continue down the spinal cord?

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All 3 - dua mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater.

92
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What are the first 2 cervical vertebrae called and what is their role?

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  • Atlas and axis.

- Atlas sits on the dens of axis and rotates on.

93
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What are intervertebral discs made up of and what does each part consist of?

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Withstand compression but allow movement.

  • Annulus fibrosus on outside: 10 -12 concentric layers of collagen.
  • Nucleus pulposus: Well hydrated gel with proteoglycan, collagen and cartilage cells.
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What shape is the lumbar vertabra body?

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Heart shaped.

95
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What is uniwue about some cervical vertebra’s spinous processes?

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They are bifid (have 2 parts.)

96
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What shape is the vertebral foramen of the cervical vertebrae?

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Triangular.

97
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How many of each foramina do the cervical vertebrae have?

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  • 1 vertebral

- 2 transverse

98
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Which additional processes do lumbar vertebrae have which the other types don’t?

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  • Superior and inferior articular processes.
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What is the floor of the 4th ventricle called and what is it made up of? What is it limited by laterally and posteriorly?

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  • Rhomboid fossa.
  • Back of pons and medulla oblongata.
  • Laterally: cuneate and gracile tubercles.
  • Posteriorly: cerebellar peduncles.

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