Terms Flashcards
choroid plexus
vascular element in ventricles that produces CSF
flow of CSF through ventricles
flows through lateral ventricle, through the foramen of monro to the 3rd ventricle, through the cerebral aqueduct and into the fourth ventricle. There the CSF exits the fourth ventricle through two lateral foramina of Luschka and the single medial foramen of Magendie.
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telencephalon
embryonic structure from which the mature cerebellum develops
diencephalon
becomes the 3rd ventricle.
- epithalamus
- thalamus
- subthalamus
- hypothalamus
Components of the brain steam
- midbrain
- pons
- medulla
What are the three layers of the meninges
Three layers of connective tissue
- dura
- arachnoid
- pia mater
Dura
composed to two layers
- (outer) Periosteal dura
- Meningeal dura
Falx cerebri
separates the cerebral hemispheres
tentorium cerebelli
separates the cerebrum from cerebellum
tentorial notch
opening in tentorium cerebella that the brain stem passes through