Meninges, CSF Flashcards
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Central sulcus
separates the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe
Precentral gyrus
location for primary motor
Postcentral gyrus
location for somatosensory
Parietal lobe
responsible for sensory input such as touch pressure, heat and cold.
temporal lobe
responsible for memory, auditory, emotions, language and some visual perceptions
What are the meningeal layers from superficial to deep?
- Dura mata
- Arachnoid mata
- Pia mata
What are the two layers of the dura mata?
Periosteal layer and the meningeal layer
When the dura mata splits what is formed in between the layers?
The Superior sagittal sinus
What structure in the superior sagittal sinus uptakes or absorbs the CSF
arachnoid villi
Finger like projections from the arachnoid mater that uptakes CSF and drains it back into the superior sagittal sinus?
Arachnoid vili
What artery supplies the lateral part of the dura mata?
middle meningeal artery
Where is the superior sagittal sinus located?
It runs front to back below the dura mata
Where is the confluence of sinus located
Confluence of sinus is located in the back of the skull after the superior sagittal sinus
What drains into the confluence of sinus?
The transverse sinus
What can happen to the emissary vein if someone gets a hard blow to the cranium?
Emissary viens are located in the spongy bone called diploe and travel down to the dural sinus.
A hard blow to the head can rupture the emissary vein carrying blood away from the brain and dural sinus
Where does CSF flow?
In the subarachnoid space
What is the function of CSF
Protects the brain and provides nutrients
Inferior saggital sinus drains into which sinus?
The inferior sagittal sinus drains into the straight sinus
Where does the superior sagittal sinus drain?
It drains into the confluence of sinus
Where is the cavernous sinus located?
There is one on both side of the pituitary gland
What connects the two cavernous sinus?
Inter-cavernous sinus
What drains the cavernous sinus?
Superior and inferior petrosal sinus
Where does the superior petrosal sinus drain into?
Superior petrosal drains into the transverse sinus
Where does the inferior petrosal sinus drain?
Inferior petrosal drains into the sigmoidal sinus