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2.1 T1: Fundamental Neuroscience and the Brain > T1 L2: The skull and Cranial cavity > Flashcards

T1 L2: The skull and Cranial cavity Flashcards

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1
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What layers cover the skull superficially?

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Skin 
Connective tissue
Aponeurosis if occipitofrontalis muscle
Loose connective tissue
Periosteum of the skull
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Which layer of the scalp contains most of the blood vessels supplying the tissues of the scalp?

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The dense connective tissue

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What is the Neurocranium?

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Bones surrounding the brain

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What is the Viscerocranium?

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The facial skeleton

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What are fontanelles?

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The cartilaginous structures present before the bones of the skull join at the sutures

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What are the names of the 6 bones that make up the Neurocranium?

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Parietal, Occipital, Temporal, Sphenoid, Frontal, and Ethmoid

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What are the names of the 8 bones that make up the viscerocranium?

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Nasal, Lacrimal, Vomer, Maxilla, Zygoma, Inferior Concha, Mandible, and Palatine

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Which bone does not directly suture to the sckull?

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The mandible

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What is the Pterion?

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The temples are the suture points between the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones which make the area weaker and easier to fracture. The Middle meningeal artery runs over it

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What is Hydrocephalus?

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Build up of CSF in the skull

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What is a foramina?

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A small hole

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12
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What is cranial nerve I?

A

The olfactory nerve

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What is cranial nerve II?

A

The optic nerve

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What is cranial nerve III?

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The oculomotor nerve

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What is cranial nerve IV?

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The trochlear nerve

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What is cranial nerve V?

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The trigeminal nerve

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17
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What is cranial nerve V1?

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The Ophthalmic nerve

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18
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What is cranial nerve V2?

A

The Maxillary nerve

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19
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What is cranial nerve V3?

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The mandibular nerve

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20
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What is cranial nerve VI?

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The abducens nerve

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21
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What is cranial nerve VII?

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The facial nerve

22
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What is cranial nerve VIII?

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The Vestibulocochlear nerve

23
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What is cranial nerve IX?

A

The glossopharyngeal nerve

24
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What is cranial nerve X?

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The Vagus nerve

25
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What is cranial nerve XI?

A

The accessory nerve

26
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What is cranial nerve XII?

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The Hypoglossal nerve

27
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What goes through the Cribriform plate foramina?

A

CN1 (The olfactory nerve)

28
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What goes through the Optic canal foramina?

A

CN2 (The optic nerve) and the ophthalmic artery

29
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What goes through the Superior orbital fissure foramina?

A

CN3 (The oculomotor nerve), CN4 (The trochlear nerve), CN5 1 (The Ophthalmic nerve), and CN6 (The abducens nerve)

30
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What goes through the Rotundum foramina?

A

CN5 2 (The Maxillary nerve)

31
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What goes through the Ovale foramina?

A

CN5 3 (The mandibular nerve) and the AMMA

32
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What goes through the Spinosum foramina?

A

The middle meningeal artery

33
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What goes through the Lacerum foramina?

A

The carotid artery lays over the top of it

34
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What goes through the internal acoustic meatus formaina?

A

CN7 (The facial nerve ) and CN8 (The Vestibulocochlear nerve)

35
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What goes through the Jugular foramin?

A

CN9 (The glossopharyngeal nerve ), CN10 (The vagus nerve), CN11 (The accessory nerve ), and the internal jugular vein

36
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What goes through the Hypoglossal canal?

A

CN12 (The Hypoglossal nerve )

37
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What goes through the Magnum?

A

The spinal cord

38
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What are the 2 main arteries that supply the brain?

A

The internal carotid artery and the vertebral artery

39
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What is the circle of Willis?

A

The cerebral arterial circle that allows for compensation of blood in the brain

40
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Through which foramen do the vertebral arteries enter?

A

The foramen magnum

41
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Which arteries fuse together to form the basilar artery?

A

The left and right vertebral arteries

42
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What does the internal carotid artery supply?

A

The brain

43
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What does the external carotid artery supply?

A

The face

44
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What muscle does the common carotid artery lie deep to?

A

The sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck

45
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Which 4 vessels form an anastomosis to form the cerebral arterial circle (The circle of Willis)?

A

2 internal carotid arteries and 2 vertebral arteries

46
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Which 3 arteries does the cerebral arterial circle give rise to?

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The anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries

47
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What does the anterior cerebral artery supply within the brain?

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The medial and superior surfaces as well as the frontal pole of the brain

48
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What does the middle cerebral artery within the brain supply?

A

The lateral and temporal pole

49
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What does the posterior cerebral artery supply?

A

The inferior surfaces and occipital pole

50
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In which arteries do strokes occur and why?

A

In the cerebral arteries because there is no anastomosis

51
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What is the Frankfort line?

A

A horizontal line going through the middle of the face that is used for craniometry

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