Anatomy-Surgery BLITZ Flashcards
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Blood supply of scalp?
Branches of ECA
Scalping occurs at what layer?
Loose areolar tissue
Dnagerous area of the scalp
Loose areolar tissue
Largest and most constant passes through the mastoid to the lateral sinus
Emissary vessels
Emissary vessels are also known as
Cerebral veins and bridging veins
Classification of subdural hematoma
Acute (up to 48 hours) blood and clot - hyperdense
Subacute (2-14days) clotted blood and fluid - hypodense
Chronic (>14 days) liquifies hematoma - hypodense
Group of disorders that result from the abnormal obliteration if premature fusion of the cranial suture
Craniosynosthosis
Complication of forceps delivery
Facial nerve injury
Structure in the head that is not present at birth and develops during the first 2 years of life
MasTWOid process
Cranial fossa weakest
Middle cranial fossa
Thinnest part of the lateral wall of the skull
Pterion
Artery affect if there’s fracture of the pterion
Anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery
Hematoma that manifests LUCID INTERVAL
Epidural hematoma
Basilar skull fracture affects what part of the cranium?
Petrous portion of temporal bone
Part of the cranial floor that separates the middle and posterior cranial fossa
Petrous portion of temooral bone
What nerve is affected if there is damage in the petrous portion of temporal bone?
CNVIII
Ecchymosis of the mastoid process
Battle’s sign
Hemotympanum, battle’s sign and raccoob eyes are signs seen in what cranial fracture?
Basilar skull fracture
What cranial nerves are seen in the cavernous sinus?
CN III, IV and VI
Mildest form of head injury that results to rotational acceleration of the head in the absence of significant injury
Concussion
Most common site of hypertensive bleed
Putamen
Arteries involved in hypertensive bleed
Lenticulostriate arteries
Most common cause of SAH
Traumatic
Most common cause of spontaneous SAH
Ruptured Aneurysm