The brain-Nervous system part 3 Flashcards
What are the 4 main parts of the brain?
- Cerebrum
- Diencephalon
- Brain stem
- Cerebellum
What are the 3 parts of the diencephalon?
- Thalamus
- Hypothalamus
- Epithalamus
What are the 3 parts of the brain stem?
- Midbrain
- Pons
- Medulla oblongata
True or false?
The cerebrum is the largest section of the brain.
True
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Where is the midbarain in relation to the diencephalon?
Inferior to the diencephalon
What does the medulla oblongta turn into as it passes through the foramen magnum?
It becomes the spinal cord
What area of the brain is this?
The medulla oblongata
What area of the brain is this?
The pons
What area of the brain is this?
The midbrain
What area of the brain is this?
The diencephalon (epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus)
Where is the pituitary gland in relation to the hypothalamus?
Inferior to the hypothalamus
What area of the brain is this?
The cerebellum
What area of the brain is this?
The cerebrum
What protection does the brain have?
- The skull
- The meninges
What are the 3 types of meninges?
- Pia mater
- Arachnoid mater
- Dura mater
What does the pia mater adhere to?
Adheres tightly to the surface of the brain
True or false?
The arachnoid mater includes the guri and the sulci.
False; the pia mater includes the gyri and the sulci
What space in the brain contains the CSF?
The subarachnoid space
True or false?
The arachnoid mater does not adhere tightly to the pia mater at all times.
True
What does the subarachnoid space form?
It forms cisterns
What do cisterns in the subarachnoid space contain?
They are filled with CSF
What are arachnoid villi and what is their function?
-They are finger like extensions that project into the dural venous sinuses that.
-They are one way valves that allow CSF into the blood, but not blood into the CSF
How many layers are there to the dura mater in the brain?
2 layers (the spine only has one)
What are the layers of the dura mater?
- Periosteal layer (outer)
- Meningeal layer (inner)
True or false?
The epidural space in the brain is located between the arachnoid and pia mater.
FALSE; THERE IS NO EPIDURAL SPACE IN THE BRAIN
Are the layers of the dura mater fused?
Yes, except where they surround the venous sinuses
What pathology is being shown in this image?
An epidural bleed
What is the weakest part of the skull?
The pterion
What can a epidural bleed lead to?
Increases intercraineal pressure which can lead to herneation
What is the pterion a landmark for?
A landmark for the middle menningeal artery
What are the 3 extensions of the dura mater?
- Falx cerebri
- Falx cerebelli
- Tentorium cerebelli
What does the flax cerebri seperate?
Separates the 2 cerebral hemishperes
Where is the falx cerebri located in the brain and where does it attach to?
-Located in the longitudinal fissue and attaches anteriorly to the crista galli
What does the flax cerebelli separate?
Sparates the 2 hemispheres of the cerebellum
What does the tentorium cerebelli separate?
Separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum
What is occuring during a herneation in the brain?
The medulla oblonogata is being pushed into the foramen magnum
Which bleed is more severe; a subdural bleed, or an epidural bleed? Why?
Epidural bleed; because epidural bleed involves the arterioles as opposed to the venuoles in a subdural bleed.
What is located within the sinuses of the brain?
Venous blood
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1=Flax cerebri
2=Tentorium cerebelli
3=Falx cerebelli
What are the red and blue arrows pointing to?
Red: Falx cerebri
Blue: Tentorium cerebelli
What are the 2 arrows pointing to in this image?
Upper arrows: Flax cerebri
Lower arrows: Tentroium cerebelli
What pathology is being shown in this image?
Tumours within the cerebellum and cerebrum
What are the 3 sources of blood flow within brain?
- Internal carotid artery
- Verebral artery
- Internal jugular vein
What does the internal carotid artery supply blood to?
Supplies blood to the anterior and middle parts of the brain
What does the verebral artery supply blood to?
Supplies blood to the posterior part of the brain
What is the function of the internal jugular vein within the brain?
Blood drains from the dural venous sinuses aand deeper veins into the internal jugular vein
How much of the brain represents our total body weight?
2%
How much of the bodys blood supply does the brain recieve?
20%
What percentage of the glucose and oxygen does the brain consume?
20%
True or false?
The brain can store glucose.
False
Where are tight junctions formed?
Bettween the brain tissue and capillaries
What type of neuroglia in the CNS is thought to have an important function with the blood brain barrier?
The astrocytes
True or false?
The blood brain barrier is semi-permeable.
True
What substances does the blood brain barrier allow through?
- O2
- CO2
- Steriod hormones
- Alcohol
- Caffiene
- Water
- Glucose
What substances is the blood brain barrier impermeable to?
- Proteins
- Toxins
- Most antibiotics
What can cause a breakdown of the BBB?
Trauma, inflammation and certain toxins.
What are the 3 functions of the CSF?
- Mechanical protection
- Homeostatic function
- Circulation
What substances does the CSF contain?
O2, glucose, proteins, ions
How does the CSF provide mechanical protection?
It is a shock absorber
How does the CSF provide a homeostatic function?
The pH of SCF affects the cerebral blood flow and pulmonary ventilation
What occurs during circulation in the CSF?
A minor exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood and adjacent nervous tissue occur
Where is CSF produced?
In the choroid plexus (a network of capillaries) in the walls of all the ventricles
How many mL of CSF is produced daily?
500mL
How many mL of CSF is preent in the body at any given time?
125 mL present
Where is CSF reabsorbed?
Reabsorbed in the arachnoid villi, and then the venous blood
True or false?
Typically with CSF, reabsorption and production are equal.
True
If reabsorption of CSF is affected, what can occur?
Hydocephalus (too much fluid in the brain)
What happens to infants affected by hypdrocephalus?
The skull enlarges
Is hydrocephalus a life threatening condition?
Yes in adults because the skulll is fused and can then cause herneation
Where is CSF found in the body?
- Ventricels
- Cisterns
- Subarachnoid space or the brain and spinal cord
- Central canal of the spinal cord
How do you demonstrate a check valve (ventriculoperitoneal shunt)
RPO, 180 cm, small fs, grid, 75 kVp
What is a VP shunt?
It travels from the ventricle to the peritoneum in the abdominal cavity under the skin to provide nutrients to a removed part of the skull located in the abdomen
What do they do to treat an adult with hydrocephalus?
Remove part of the skull and put it into the abdomen. Then provide a VP shunt for nutirents to the removed part of the skull
What are the ventricles of the brain?
- Lateral ventricles (2)
- Third ventricle
- Fourth ventricle
What is the largest ventricle?
The lateral ventricles
What are the different parts of the lateral ventricles?
- Anterior/frontal horn
- Body
- Posterior/occipital horn
- Inferior/temporal horn
What does the 2 lateral ventricles contain?
CSF
What do the anterior/frontal horns communicate with?
Communicates with the thrid ventricle throught eh interventricular foramina