Ventricles, Hemispheres, Venous Sinuses & Skull base Flashcards
1
Q
What are the contents of the internal auditory meatus
A
Facial nerve (VII) Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
2
Q
What structures form the base of the skull
A
Occipital bone Temporal Bone Frontal bone Sphenoid bone Ethmoid bone Maxillary bone Palatine bone
3
Q
State the main sutures of the skull
A
Coronal suture
Sagittal suture
Lambdoid suture
Squamous suture
4
Q
What are the openings of the skull
A
Foreman magnum Optic canal Foramen ovale Foramen rotundum jugular foramen Cribriform plate Superior orbital fissure Internal auditory meatus Stylomastoid foramen Carotid canal Foramen spinosum
5
Q
How many lateral ventricles are there
A
2
6
Q
How many fourth ventricles are there
A
1
7
Q
What connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle
A
Aqueduct of Sylvius
8
Q
What connects the lateral ventricles to the fourth ventricle
A
Foramen Munro
9
Q
The frontal and temporal lobes are separated by….
A
Lateral sulcus
10
Q
The sigmoid sinus drains into
A
Internal jugular vein
