Ventricular System Flashcards
Ventricular system is Continous with the ———— of spinal cord
central canal
Ventricles Contains specialised capillaries from —— matter called
the ————
Contains specialised capillaries from pia matter called
the Choroid plexuses
Ventricles are filled with the
CSF
Choroid plexuses
• Cavity with vascularization - —— cells
• Capillaries of the pia mater or ——— constantly seep cerebrospinal fluid into it. It supplies brain because ———
Choroid plexuses
• Cavity with vascularization - ependyma
• Capillaries of the pia mater or leptomeninx constantly seep cerebrospinal fluid into it. It supplies brain because circulation cannot penetrate the main tissue.
Which ventricle is the Largest cavity within the cerebral hemisphere
Lateral ventricles
Lateral ventricles
• Body lies medial to ———
• Ant horn is in front of the———
• Post horn is in the ——-
• Inferior horn is in the ——-
• Roof is formed by ———
• Floor is by ——— and ———
• A ——— is where the post, inf and body meets
Largest cavity within the cerebral hemisphere • Body lies medial to caudate nucleus
• Ant horn is in front of the intervent- foramen • Post horn is in the occipital lobe
• Inferior horn is in the temporal lobe
• Roof is formed by corpus callosum
• Floor is by caudate nucleus and thalamus • A trigone — post, inf and body meets
Which ventricle is a Narrow slit-like cavity
3rd ventricle
THIRD VENTRICLE
• Narrow slit-like cavity
• Lies b/t the two ——
• Floor is by ———
• Roof is by ———
• Connect the lateral vent thru ——— and the fourth vent thru the ———
• Has 4 recesses-
THIRD VENTRICLE
• Narrow slit-like cavity
• Lies b/t the two thalamii in the diencephalon
• Floor is by hypothalamic structures
• Roof is by choroid plexuses
• Connect the lateral vent thru intervent. Foramen and the fourth vent thru the cerebral aqueduct
• Has 4 recesses- suprapineal (roof) infundibular (floor) ,optic (ant) and pineal (post) walls
FOURTH VENTRICLE
• ——— shaped cavity in the hind brain
• Roof is by ——— and ———
• Floor is by ——— and ———
• Has 3 recesses : which are
• Has 3 foramina – which are
• Has both ——— and —— plexuses and a ——— fossa
FOURTH VENTRICLE
• Diamond shaped cavity in the hind brain
• Roof is by cerebellum and medullary velum
• Floor is by pons and medulla
• Has 3 recesses – 1 median and 2 lateral
• Has 3 foramina – 1 median (Magendie)
2 lateral (Luschka)
• Has both vertical and horinzontal plexuses and a fossa (Rhomboid fossa)
CONTENT OF THE RHOMBOID FOSSA
CONTENT OF THE FOSSA
• Cranial nerve nucleii (5,6 &7)
• Fascial colliculus
• Superior and inferior fovea
• Hypoglossal nucleii and trangle • Vagal nucleii and triangle
• Vestibular nucleii and area
• Obex ( apex of the 4th ventricle)
——— formed by the secretory and filtering activity of the choroid plexuses in the ventricles
CSF
REABSOPTION OF CSF
• Reabsorption takes place in the ——— space thru the ——— & ——— into the,
a)———- sinus
b)———- sinuses
c)——— around cranial nerves —,—,—
d)——— plexuses around ——— nerves
REABSOPTION OF CSF
• Reabsorption takes place in the subarachnoid space thru the arachnoid villi & granulations into the,
a)Superior sagittal sinus
b)Dural venous sinuses
c)Peripheral lymphatics around C N.2,7 & 8 d)Venous plexuses around spinal nerves
COMPOSITION OF CSF
• Similar to ———- composition
• contains:
• contains——-, ——-, ——- & —— (increased)
• contains ———, ——— ion (reduced)
• Total quantity within the ventricles–—-mls
• Total quantity bathing CNS—- —— to ——mls
• Total quantity produced/day —-—— to ——mls
COMPOSITION OF CSF
• Similar to blood plasma composition (clear)
• Proteins, glucose, urea, white blood cells
• Sodium, chloride, magnesium & hydrogen (increased)
• Calcium, potassium ion (reduced)
• Total quantity within the ventricles—20mls
• Total quantity bathing CNS—- 140—200mls
• Total quantity produced/day —–500– 800mls
FUNCTION OF THE CSF includes
FUNCTION OF THE CSF
• Protection from mechanical injury
• Nutrition
• Excretory pathway for metabolic waste from nervous tissues
• Route for the spread of neuroactive hormones
• Control of the extracellular fluid of the brain
APPLIED ANATOMY
APPLIED ANATOMY
• Lumbar puncture
• Diagnostic values in some diseases
• Hydrochephalus in children
• Increased intracranial pressure in adults • Meningitis – inflamation of the meninges • Papillomas – tumours of choroid plexus