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Neuroanatomy, Brain, and Spinal Cord Flashcards

1
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What are the cranial meninges?

A

Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater

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Dura mater (tough mother)

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tough, thick external fibrous layer

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Arachnoid mater (spider mother)

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thin intermediate layers

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Pia mater (gentle mother)

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delicate internal vascular layer

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What type of hematoma can occur in the dura mater?

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epidural hematoma; on top of the dura

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Blood supply to the dura mater

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middle meningeal artery

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7
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What are the dural reflections?

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Falx cerebri
Falx cerebelli
Tentorium cerebelli

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Falx cerebri

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separates L and R cerebral hemispheres

Sagittal vein - drainage of the brain

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Falx cerebelli

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separates cerebellar hemispheres

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10
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Tentorium cerebelli

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separates occipital lobes from cerebellum
Above - posterior
Below - anterior

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11
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What are the dural venous sinuses?

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Superior sagittal sinus 
Inferior sagittal sinus 
Straight sinus 
Transverse sinuses 
Sigmoid sinuses 
Occipital sinus 
Cavernous sinus

Drains into IJV to Vena Cava

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12
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Cavernous sinus

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Bilaterally on each side of sella turcica on sphenoid bone

Plexus of veins from orbit to temporal bone (petrous part)

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13
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What structures run among the veins?

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Internal carotid a.

CNs III-VI

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14
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What is outside of the cavernous sinus?

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CNV1 and V2

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15
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False localizing sign

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compression in the cavernous sinus (not the brain stem)

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16
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Clinical correlate: Subdural hematoma

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hemorrhage beneath the dura
associated with trauma
rotation
slow bleed

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17
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Parts of the brain

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cerebrum
cerebellum
brainstem

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18
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Cerebum components

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Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital

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19
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Frontal lobe

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voluntary motor functions, planning, mood, smell and social judgment

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20
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Parietal lobe

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receives and integrates sensory information

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21
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Occipital lobe

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visual center of brain

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22
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Temporal lobe

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areas for hearing, smell, learning, memory, emotional behavior

limbic system

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23
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Anterior cranial fossa

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Frontal lobes

Olfactory bulbs and tract

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Middle cranial fossa

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Temporal lobes (and pituitary gland)

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Brainstem components

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Midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata (respiration and heart rate)

26
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Function of brainstem

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Produce rigidly programmed, automatic behaviors necessary for survival (like breathing)

27
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Cerebellum component

A

Arbor vitae (tree of life)

28
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Cerebellum function

A

balance, smooth/coordinated motion

takes information from outside world

inhibited by alcohol intake

29
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Posterior cranial fossa

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Brainstem

Cerebellum

30
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Grey and white matter

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Grey - cell bodies

White - axons

31
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Grey matter

A

nuclei deep within brain

32
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White matter

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forms tracts that connects parts of the brain

33
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Ventricular system

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CSF secreted 400-500 mL/day by cells in choroid plexus

Flows into cisterns, then superiorly through sulci and fissures of cerebrum

34
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Ventricular system function

A

buoyancy of brain

protective cushioning

35
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CSF absorption

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Absorbed into venous system via arachnoid granulations

36
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Clinical correlate: hydrocephalus

A

Overproduction of CSF, flow obstruction, or malabsorption

Excess CSF: dilates ventricles, thins brain

37
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Blood supply to the brain

A

internal carotid aa.

vertebral aa.

38
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Vertebral aa.

A

Branch of subclavian a.

Course through transverse foramina of vertebrae

39
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Vertebral aa. forms what?

A

Vertebral aa. come together to form basilar a. (over the pons)

40
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Circle of Willis

A 
Anterior cerebral a.
Middle cerebral a.
Posterior cerebral a.
Basilar a.
Vertebral a.

All blood supply tp the brain

41
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Corpus callossum

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Connects both sides of the brain

42
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Functions of the CSF

A

nutrients
buoyancy
shock absorption

43
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Venous drainage of the brain

A

Cerebral veins

Great cerebral veins

44
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Cerebral veins

A

neartest dural venous sinus

45
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Great cerebral vein

A

midline

merges with inferior sagittal sinus to form the straight sinus

46
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Spinal cord and meginges

A

Vertebral canal and spinal cord

47
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vertebral canal

A

spinal cord, meninges, spinal nerve roots

48
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spinal cord

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continuation of the medulla oblongata

Ends ~T12-L3

49
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Two enlargements

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cervical (gives rise to brachial plexus) and lumbosacral (gives rise to lumbar and sacral plexuses)

50
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What are the spinal meninges?

A 
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Epidural space
Subarachnoid space
51
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Dura mater

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forms dural sac, ends at S2

52
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What is deep to arachnoid mater?

A

subarachnoid space! cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

53
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Clinical correlate: lumbar puncture

A

“spinal tap”

Needle inserted into subarachnoid space to obtain sample of CSF from lumbar cistern

Between L3 and L4

54
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Denticulate ligaments

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sheet of pia mater, suspends spinal cord in the dural sac

55
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Conus medullaris and cauda equina

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L1-L2
terminal end

cauda equina

56
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Spinal nerves

A 
31 pairs: 8 cervical 
12 thoracic 
5 lumbar 
5 sacral
1 coccygeal
57
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Where do rootlets converge?

A

dorsal and ventral roots

58
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Dorsal roots

A

afferent (sensory)

59
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Ventral roots

A

efferent (motor) to skeletal muscle and presynaptic autonomics

60
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What is a spinal nerve?

A

Dorsal root + Ventral root

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