Veins Flashcards

1
Q

What veins connect the scalp veins to the intracranial venous sinuses?

A

Emissary veins

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2
Q

What are the draining veins of the orbit?

A

Superior ophthalmic vein
Inferior ophthalmic vein

both drain into the cavernous sinus

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3
Q

How is the IJV related in terms of position to the internal and common carotid arteries?

A

The IJV lies posterolateral to the internal and common carotid arteries

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4
Q

What are the 3 facial veins that eventually drain into the common facial v?

A

Anterior
Deep
Posterior

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5
Q

What plexus is inferoposterior to the cavernous sinus?

A

The basilar (clival) plexus

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6
Q

What conditions can cause filling of prominent scalp or emissary veins?

A

AVMs
Sinus pericranii
Increased ICP
Scalp or skull neoplasms

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7
Q

Where does the superior sagittal sinus originate?

A

Near the crista galli

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8
Q

What sinuses form the torcular Herophili?

A

Transverse sinuses, Superior sagittal sinus, Straight sinus

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9
Q

What converge to form the vein of Galen?

What converge to form the Straight sinus?

A

What converge to form the vein of Galen? Basal vein of Rosenthal and Internal cerebral veins

What converge to form the Straight sinus? Vein of Galen and the inferior sagittal sinus

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10
Q

What are the anatomic landmarks that mark the extent of the transverse sagittal sinus?

A

Internal occipital protuberance to the petrosal portion of the temporal bones

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11
Q

In nearly 75% of cases which transverse sinus is bigger?

A

The right

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12
Q

What sinuses does the superior petrosal sinus connect?

What about the inferior petrosal sinus?

A

Cavernous sinus and the sigmoid sinus

Cavernous sinus and drains into the jugular bulb

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13
Q

A true cavernous sinus lies on either side of the ______.

A

Sphenoid body

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14
Q

The intercavernous sinus surrounds what structure?

A

The sella

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15
Q

What is a vein of galen malformation?

A

Huge primitive median prosencephalic vein

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16
Q

Most of the cerebral venous development occurs during?

A

Third month of fetal life

17
Q

What is the precursor of the deep cerebral veins?

A

Median prosencephalic vein

18
Q

What is the precursor for the superior sagittal sinus and the transverse sinus?

A

Pair of primitive marginal sinuses extends from the
anterior dural plexus along both sides of the anterior cerebral
vesicle

19
Q

What are the three main superficial veins?

A
  1. Superficial middle cerebral vein
  2. Superior anastomotic vein of Trolard
  3. The inferior anastomotic vein of Labbé
20
Q

The internal cerebral veins and basal vein of rosenthal form?

A

The vein of Galen

21
Q

The superficial middle cerebral vein drains into?

A

The cavernous sinus or the sphenoparietal sinus

22
Q

What do the vein of labbe and trolard connect?

A

Trolard: SSS and SMCV
Labbe: Transverse sinus and SMCV

23
Q

T or F: In general there is a reciprocal relationship
between the veins of Labbe and Trolard. If Trolard is dominant,
Labbe is usually small or absent

A

T

24
Q

What two veins unite to form the thalamostriate vein?

What two veins unite to form the internal cerebral veins?

What two veins unite to form the vein of Galen?

A

Anterior caudate vein and terminal vein

Septal veins
Thalamostriate vein

Internal cerebral vein
Basal vein of Rosenthal

25
Q

What group of veins drain the basal ganglia, internal capsule, medial temporal lobes?

A

Septal veins, Thalamostriate veins, Internal cerebral veins, Vein of Galen

26
Q

What are the three groups of posterior fossa veins?

A

Superior (Galenic): Precentral cerebellar vein, superior vermian vein, anterior pontomesencephalic vein
Anterior (Petrosal): Petrosal vein
Posterior (Tentorial): inferior vermian vein

27
Q

The precentral cerebellar vein and superior vermian vein drain directly into?

A

Vein of Galen

28
Q

The inferior vermian vein drains into the?

A

Straight sinus

29
Q

The petrosal vein (part of the anterior group of veins drains) into?

A

Superior petrosal sinus