Ventricles and CSF Flashcards
1
Q
What are ventricles?
A
spaces/cavities within the brain
2
Q
What embryological feature do they develop from
A
The vesicles of the neural tube
3
Q
What are the different parts of the lateral ventricle and where are they found
A
Anterior horn: Found In frontal lobe
Body: Found in parietal lobe
Posterior horn: Found in occipital lobe
Inferior horn: Found in temporal lobe
4
Q
What connects the medial and lateral aspects of the lateral ventricles
A
Connects the medial and lateral aspects of the ventricles
5
Q
What connects the 3rd and 4th ventricle
A
The cerebral aqueduct
6
Q
Where is the cerebral aqueduct?
A
Midbrain
7
Q
Where is the 3rd ventricle
A
diencephalon
8
Q
Where is the 4th ventricle?
A
Pons and medulla
9
Q
Where is CSF produced?
A
In the choroid plexus
