Neurorad Flashcards
Connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
Corpus callosum
Deep sulci of the cerebral cortex
Lateral and central sulcus
Connect corresponding areas of two hemispheres
Commisural fibers
Connect different parts of the cortex of the same hemisphere
Association fibers
Join the cortex to lower centers
Projection fibers
Length of corpus callosum
10cm
Fibers extending laterally from the body of the corpus callosum
Tapetum
Most common site of hemorrhage in preterm infants
Caudothalamic groove
Pituitary gland size
0.9 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm (CCxTxAP)
Efferent pathway from hippocampus to mamillary body
Fornix
CN
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
III and IV
V, VI, VII and VIII
IX, X , XI and XII
Total volume of CSF
150ml
25 ml-spinal cord
Sickle shaped dural septum in the median sagittal plane attached to the crista galli
Falx cerebri
Horizontal fold of dura that almost completely covers the pituitary fossa
Diaphragma sellae
Horizontal septum of dura mater that separates the occipital lobes from the superior surface of the cerebellum
Tentorium cerebelli