Scalp Skull Cranium Flashcards
Rupture of this causes epidural hematoma
Meningeal artery - temporal region common
Rupture of this causes subdural hematoma
cerebral vein - slow bleed
Rupture of this causes subarachanoid hematoma
cerebral artery - very fast

Superficial temporal artery

Temporal fascia
Auriculotemporal n.
branch of CN V3 (mandibular)

Zygomatic Arch

Dura Mater

Meningeal vessels

LEFT
Middle Meningeal artery
RIGHT
Superior sagittal sinus
Arachnoid granulations

LEFT
Arachnoid granulations
Cerebral veins
RIGHT
Superior sagittal sinus
Dura
Arachnoid membrane

Falx cerebri

Lateral venous lacunae

Falx cerebri
Tentorium cerebelli

TOP TO BOTTOM
Olfactory tract
Olfactory bulb
Cribriform plate
Olfactory nerve

LEFT
Internal carotid a.
Pituitary gland
RIGHT
Optic n. (CN II)
Oculomotor (CN III)
Trochlear (CN IV)
Trigeminal (CN V)
Abducens (CN VI)
Facial (CN VII)
Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)
Vagus (CN X)
Accessory (CN XI)
Hypoglossal (CN XII)

Anterior cranial fossa
Middle cranial fossa
Posterior cranial fossa

LEFT
Optic n.
Pituitary gland
Vertebral a.

LEFT
Cavernous sinus
RIGHT
Ophthalmic (V1)
Maxillary (V2)
Mandibular (V3)
Trigeminal ganglion

LEFT
Straight sinus
Confluence of sinuses
RIGHT
Inferior sagittal sinus
Transverse sinus

RIGHT
Transverse sinus
Straight sinus
Confluence of sinuses
Falx cerebelli
Occipital sinus
Sigmoid sinus

Sphenoparietal sinus
Superior petrosal sinus
Inferior petrosal sinus

LEFT
Diaphragma sellae
Pituitary gland
Cavernous sinus
Internal carotid a.
RIGHT
Internal carotid a.
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Abducens
Opthalmic
Maxillary