random neuro vasculature

Question 1

superior saggital sinus receives blood from ____ and _____

Answer 1

1. bridging veins
2. emissary veins (potential route for transmission of extracranial infection in brain

also receives CSF from arachnoid villi

Question 2

where do the deep cerebral veins drain?

Answer 2

straight sinus via the great cerebral vein (of Galen)

Question 3

branch of maxillary artery that enters cranium through foramen spinosum

Answer 3

middle meningeal artery

-supplies most of the dura

Question 4

laceration of ______ causes subdural hematoma

Answer 4

superior cerebral ("bridging") veins
(crescent shaped)

Question 5

laceration of ____ causes an epidural hematoma

Answer 5

middle meningeal artery

lens shaped