Chapter 3 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Saggital
Mid-sagittal cut means exact middle (between the eyes)
Transverse
Medial: toward midline
Lateral: away from midline
Ipsilateral
Taste and smell (olfactory)
3 meninges
Dura mater, arachnoid membrane, pia mater
Dura mater
Outer layer, thick, tough, unstretchable tissue
Arachnoid membrane
Middle layer, soft and spongy, web-like appearance
Pia mater
Closest to the brain, has blood vessels in it
Subarachnoid space is filled with
CSF
Ventricles are filled with
CSF
Lateral ventricles
1st and 2nd, largest
Third ventricle
Lies between the two thalamic nuclei
Cerebral aqueduct
Connects third ventricle to the fourth ventricle
Fourth ventricle
Lies between the pons and cerebellum
CSF is produced by
The choroid plexus
CSF leaves the 4th ventricle and flows through the subarachnoid space until t is absorbed into
The blood supply
Horizontal
Medial- Toward the midline
Lateral - away from the midline
Anterior/rostral - towards the beak
Posterior/ caudal - toward the tail