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Point of meeting and articulation of the frontal, parietal, squamous temporal and greater wing of sphenoid

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Pterion

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Point of meeting and articulation of the frontal, parietal, squamous temporal and greater wing of sphenoid

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Pterion

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Skull fracture at the pterion: May lacerate the

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Middle meningeal artery

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Skull fracture at the pterion: Intracranial hemorrhage

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Epidural or extradural hematoma

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Skull fracture at the pterion: T/F May compress brainstem

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T

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Fracture of petrous temporal bone: Signs

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1) Otorrhea
2) Hearing loss
3) Facial nerve damage

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Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture superior to the maxillary alveolar process

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LeFort I

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Maxillary fracture: Posterolateral parts of maxillary sinuses; central part of face separated from cranium

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LeFort II

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Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture that passes through superior orbital fissures, ethmoid, and nasal bones, extending to greater wing of sphenoid; Maxillae and zygomatic bone separated from cranium

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LeFort III

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LeForte fractures

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Image

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Layer of the scalp: Allows free movement of scalp proper

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Loose connective tissue

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Layer of the scalp: Where emissary veins are found

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Loose connective tissue

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Premature closure of skull sutures

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Craniosynostosis

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Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of sagittal suture

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Scaphocephaly

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Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of coronal suture

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Oxycephaly/acrocephaly

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Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of coronal and lambdoid sutures on one side of skull

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Plagiocephaly

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Craniosynostosis: Long and narrow skull

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Scaphocpephaly

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Primary brain vesicles differentiate into secondary vesicles at ___ week of development

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5th

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Primary brain vesicles differentiate into secondary vesicles at ___ week of development

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5th

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Skull fracture at the pterion: May lacerate the

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Middle meningeal artery

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Skull fracture at the pterion: Intracranial hemorrhage

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Epidural or extradural hematoma

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Skull fracture at the pterion: T/F May compress brainstem

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T

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Fracture of petrous temporal bone: Signs

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1) Otorrhea
2) Hearing loss
3) Facial nerve damage

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Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture superior to the maxillary alveolar process

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LeFort I

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Maxillary fracture: Posterolateral parts of maxillary sinuses; central part of face separated from cranium
LeFort II
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Maxillary fracture: Horizontal fracture that passes through superior orbital fissures, ethmoid, and nasal bones, extending to greater wing of sphenoid; Maxillae and zygomatic bone separated from cranium
LeFort III
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LeForte fractures
Image
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Meningeal layer sends ___ septa inward to restrict displacement of brain associated with acceleration and deceleration when the head is moved
4
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Layer of the scalp: Where emissary veins are found
Loose connective tissue
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Premature closure of skull sutures
Craniosynostosis
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Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of sagittal suture
Scaphocephaly
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Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of coronal suture
Oxycephaly/acrocephaly
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Craniosynostosis: Premature closure of coronal and lambdoid sutures on one side of skull
Plagiocephaly
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Craniosynostosis: Long and narrow skull
Scaphocpephaly
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Craniosynostosis: Tower skull
Oxycephaly/acrocephaly
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Primary brain vesicles differentiate into secondary vesicles at ___ week of development
5th
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Adult derivative of Neural tube
CNS
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Adult derivatives of neural crest
1) PNS and ANS 2) Cranial, spinal, and autonomic ganglia 3) Meninges 4) Pigment cells of retina 5) Cells of adrenal medulla
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Daily folic acid requirement 3 months prior to conception and through gestation to prevent NTDs
400 mg/day
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Landmark to separate supra- from infratentorial structures
Tentorium cerebelli
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T/F Infratentorial structures are located inferior to the foramen magnum
F
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Supratentorial structures
1) Cerebrum 2) Basal ganglia 3) Thalamus 4) Hypothalamus 5) CN I and II
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Infratentorial structures
1) Cerebellum 2) Brainstem 3) CN III to XII
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Meninges from outermost to innermost
DAP 1) Dura 2) Arachnoid 3) Pia
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Layers of dura mater
1) Endosteal layer covering inner surface of bone | 2) Meningeal layer
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Meningeal layer sends ___ septa inward to restrict displacement of brain associated with acceleration and deceleration when the head is moved
4
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Meningeal septa: Between 2 cerebral hemispheres
Falx cerebri
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Meningeal septa: Roofs over the posterior cranial fossa, covering the upper surface of the cerebellum
Tentorium cerebelli
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Meningeal septa: Between 2 cerebellar hemispheres
Falx cerebelli
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Meningeal septa: Forms roof of sella turcica
Diaphragma sella
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Meningeal septa: Sickle-shaped
Falx cerebri
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Meningeal septa: Crescent-shaped
Tentorium cerebelli
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Meningeal septa: Small, sickle-shaped
Falx cerebelli
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Meningeal septa: Small, circular
Diaphragma sella
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Falx cerebri is attached anteriorly to the
1) Frontal crest | 2) Crista galli
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Meningeal septa: Supports the occipital lobes
Tentorium cerebelli
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Meningeal septa: Attached to internal occipital crest
Falx cerebelli
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Dura mater: Sensory nerve supply
1) Trigeminal nerve | 2) C1-3
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Dura mater: Sensory supply above tentorium
Trigeminal nerve
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Dura mater: Sensory supply below tentorium
C1-3
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Dura mater: Above tentorium, headache is referred to the
Forehead and face
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Dura mater: Below tentorium, headache is referred to the
Back of the head and neck
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Where CSF is located between meninges
Subarachnoid space
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Meninges: Made of mesothelial cells
Pia mater
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Gyrus-functional area: Precentral
Primary sensory
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Gyrus-functional area: Postcentral
Primary motor
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Gyrus-functional area: Heschl's gyrus
Primary auditory
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Gyrus-functional area: Inferior frontal grove
Wernicke's area
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Broca's area: Primary motor
BA 4
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Broca's area: Primary somesthetic
BA 3,1,2
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Broca's area: Primary visual
BA 17
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Broca's area: Primary auditory
BA 41,42
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Provides voluntary control of skeletal muscles
Pyramidal system
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Pyramidal system: Consists of
1) Corticobulbar 2) Anterior corticospinal 3) Lateral corticospinal

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