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T1 L9: Organisation of the CNS Flashcards

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What does the Telencephalon comprise of?

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The cerebral hemispheres/cerebral cortex, components of the basal ganglia, and the limbic system

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Where is the Central Sulcus?

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It divides the frontal lobe from the parietal

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Where is the Lateral Sulcus?

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It divides the temporal lobe from the parietal

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What is the precentral gyrus for?

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Motor skills

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What is the Postcentral gyrus for?

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Somatosensory

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What is the Gustatory cortex for?

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Taste. It’s part of the insula

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What is the name of the structure that links the left and right hemisphere?

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The Corpus Collosum

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What is the basal ganglia for?

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Control of posture and movement

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What are the subdivisions of Corpus Striatum?

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Corpus striatum into Lentiform nucleus and caudate nucleus. The Lentiform nucleus then splits into the Putaman and Globus Pallidus

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What is the corpus striatum?

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A collective name given to the caudate nucleus and lentiform nucleus within the basal ganglia. Its connected to the motor cortex and the substantia nigra in the midbrain

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What are the symptoms of disorders of the basal ganglia?

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Abnormalities in movement, muscle tone, and posture

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Which is more lateral, the caudate nucleus or the lentiform nucleas?

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The lentiform nucleus

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What is the nucleus accumbens for?

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It’s the rewards centre

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Where are the cerebral capsules found?

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Either side of the lentiform nucleus, there is an internal and external one

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What is the Claustrum?

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An area lateral tot he lentiform nucleus. It’s function is unknown

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What is the limbic system for?

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Emotion and memory

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What structures are included in the Limbic system?

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Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cingulate cortex, Fornix, Thalamus, and Mammillary bodies

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What is the Hippocampus for and where is it?

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It’s for memory and is found in the floor of the lateral ventricle

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What is the function of the Fornix?

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It connects the Hippocampus to the Mammillary bodies. Its made out of white matter

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What is the function of the Amygdala and where is it found?

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Involved in processing of fear and anger and is found at the tip of the inferior horn lateral ventricle

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What are the 3 layers of the meninges?

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Dura mater, Arachnoid Mater, and Pia mater

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What is the function of the meninges?

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Creates a cushion for the brain and supports a network of blood vessels

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What separates the Arachnoid mater and Pia mater

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CSF

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What is the Dura Mater?

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A dense fibrous membrane

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Which 2 layers make up the cranial dura?
The endosteal layer and Meningeal layer
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How many layers does the spinal dura have?
A single meningeal layer only
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Which artery supplies the cranial dura mater?
The middle meningeal artery, a branch of the maxillary artery from the external carotid. It sits within the endosteal layer of the dura
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Through which foramen does the middle meningeal artery enter the cranium?
Through the foramen spinosum
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What is the innervation of the dura mater?
The trigeminal nerve (CN5) mainly but also vagus (CN10) and spinal nerves C1,C2,C3
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Which is the only part of the CNS with a sensory supply?
The dura
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What does the Falx cerebri separate?
The cerebral hemispheres
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What does the Tentorium cerebelli seperate?
Separates the cerebellar hemispheres from the cerebral hemispheres
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What is the difference between cerebellar hemispheres and cerebral hemispheres
Cerebellar relates to the cerebellum and the cerebral is the rest of the brain
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What does the Falx Cerebri separate?
The cerebral hemispheres
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What is the Falx cerebri attached to?
Christa galli at the ethmoid bone, midline of cranium, and tentorium cerebelli
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What is the Tentorium cerebelli attached to?
Occipital, temporal, and sphenoid bones
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What is the Falx cerebelli attached to?
Occipital bone and tentorium cerebelli
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What is an extradural haemotoma?
When blood collects above the dura because there has been trauma to the middle meningeal artery
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What is an subdural haematoma?
When blood collects in the subdural space because there has been trauma to the cerebral veins
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What is the subdural space?
A space that can be created by blood when it pools there
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What is transtentorial herniation?
When brain injury or a tumour causes the brain to be displaced through an opening in the tentorium cerebelli
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What is the Arachnoid mater?
A thin avascular translucent layer lining the dura. Vessels pass through it
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What is the subarachnoid space?
A space filled with CSF that contains cerebral vessels
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What are arachnoid granulations?
Herniations of arachnoid into the venous sinuses
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What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage?
A bleed into the subarachnoid space caused by major trauma
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What are arachnoid granulations?
Structures filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that extend into the venous sinuses through openings in the dura mater
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What are the projections of arachnoid called?
Trabeculae
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What is the Pia mater?
A very thin membrane that very closely invests the brain
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What is the leptomeninges?
Arachnoid and pia dura together
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What is leptinomeningitis?
Also known as meningitis, it's the inflammation of the leptomeninges
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What do the dural venous sinuses drain?
Blood and CSF from the brain into the internal jugular vein
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What are the dural sinuses closely associated with?
The dural folds
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Where do Dipolic veins drain from?
The cranium
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Where do emissary veins drain from?
The extracranial spaces
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Where do cerebral veins drain from?
the cranium
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Which veins provide a route of infection into the cranial space?
The Emissary veins
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What is the cavernous sinus?
A paired sinus located against the sphenoid bone
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Which structures pass through the cavernous sinus?
CN3-6 (Oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, and abducent) and the internal carotid arteries
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Why does the cavernous sinus affect the ability to move eyes during infection?
It gets inflammation of the structures around it which restrict movement
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Which structures does the cavernous sinus receive blood from?
Sphenoparietal sinus, cerebral, aphthalmic, and emissary veins (all in the infratemporal fossa region)

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