CSF and Ventricular System Flashcards
1
Q
Location of the lateral ventricle
A
Either side of the corpus callosum
2
Q
Location of the 3rd ventricle
A
Between the thalami, Superior of the hypothalami
3
Q
Location of the aqueduct
A
Posterior of brainstem
4
Q
Location of the 4th ventricle
A
Posterior of the boundary between the pons and the medulla
5
Q
How is CSF reabsorbed
A
Through the arachnoid granulations into the venous sinuses
6
Q
Where is CSF produced
A
In the choroid plexus by the ependymal cells
7
Q
Describe the choroid plexus
A
Network of vessels within the ventricular system
8
Q
Describe how CSF is produced
A
Na and Cl ejected, water follows
