Ventricular system Flashcards
What 4 arteries supply the choroid plexus?
- Anterior choroidal supplies CP in temporal horn of lateral ventricle
- Posterior choroidal supplies atrium and body of lateral ventricle, and roof of 3rd ventricle
3,4. PICA, AICA supplies CP in 4th ventricle
Glomus of choroid plexus
Horizontal section
Found in the atrium of lateral ventricle. Posteriormost part.
What lies between the optic tract and the hippocampal formation?
Choroid plexus in inferior horn of lat. ventricle
Which level is the Foramen of Magendie?
Below the cerebellum. Opens into the posterior cistern.
Where is the foramen of Luschka?
At the same level as the cerebellum
Cisterna chiasmatis contents
anterior cerebral artery, anterior communicating artery
CN II
Cisterna interpeduncularis contents
Posterior communicating a.
CN III
Cisterna ambiens contents
Supratentorial: Posterior cerebral artery
Infratentorial: superior cerebellar artery, CN IV
Cerebellopontine cistern contents
AICA
CN V, VII, VIII
Cisterna pontis contents
Basilar artery
CN VI
Cisterna magna contents
Foramen of magendie
Vertebral a., PICA
CN IX, X, XI, XII
Superior cistern (Quadrigeminal cistern) contents
Between tectum of midbrain and splenium of corpus callosum
Great cerebral vein of Galen
Carotid cistern contents
Lateral to cisterna chiasmatis
ICA
Sylvian cisterns
Sylvian fissures
Middle cerebral artery
Which is the first vein that CSF from arachnoid granulations find?
Internal jugular vein
