VENTRICLES OR COVERING OF THE BRAIN

Question 1

Are four small cavities within the Brain.

Answer 1

Ventricles

Question 2

– are two cavities, one on each side of the Cerebral hemisphere and lies under the Corpus Callosum that opens into the Third Ventricle.

Answer 2

R) & (L) Lateral Ventricles

Question 3

– lies in the midline of the Forebrain at a lower level above the Sella Turcica which has a narrow channel that passes down and back to connect with the fourth ventricle.

Answer 3

Third Ventricle

Question 4

– lies in the Hindbrain with the Pons and upper Medulla in front of the Cerebellum.

Answer 4

Fourth Ventricle

Question 5

– are openings in the roof thin surface of the Cerebellum that communicate with the subarachnoid space and allow the CSF to pass out into the subarachnoid space.

Answer 5

Foramina of Luschka and Magendie

Question 6

– are networks of veins in the root of each ventricles and may become calcified.

Answer 6

Choroid Plexus

Question 7

– is a clear, colorless liquid formed from blood in the Choroid Plexus and secreted into the ventricles.

The thin lining membrane of the ventricle secretes

Answer 7

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)