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43 Cards in this Set
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6 main divisions of the brain
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medulla oblongata - pons - midbrain - diencephalon - cerebellum - cerebrum
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the diencephalon consists of (3)
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thalamus - hypothalamus - epithalamus
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the brain stem consists of (3)
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medulla oblongata - pons - midbrain
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5 structures that help to protect the brain and spinal cord
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skull bones - vertebrae - cerebral spinal fluid - meninges - blood-brain barrier
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csf b____& c____
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bathes - cushions
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csf flows where
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around + in brain + spinal cord
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csf is made of ____% ____
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99% water
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csf also contains ____ (glucose), ____, few ____, ____ & vitamin ____
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sugar - chlorides - proteins - ions - c
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total volume of ____ml of csf gets replaced every ____ hours
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150ml - 8
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____ml of csf is formed daily
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500
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csf is formed by ____ ____ in the brain ____
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choroid plexus - ventricles
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choroid plexus produces
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csf
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3 layers of meninges
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dural mater - arachnoid membrane - pia mater
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dura mater is the most ____ layer
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superficial
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dura mater is a ____, ____-layer membrane of brain
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tough - double
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how many layers of dura mater in the vertebrae
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1
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outer layer of dura mater is fused to the
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skull
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the layers of dura mater in some areas separate to enclose ____ ____
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dural sinuses
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dura mater extends in some areas forming ____ to anchor the brain to the skull
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septa
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4 dural septa
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falx cerebri - falx cerebelli - tentorium cerebelli - diaphragma sellae
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____ space is below dura & above arachnoid
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subdural
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____ space is between bone & the dura
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epidural
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epidural space is present only in the
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vertebrae
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arachnoid membrane is deep to ____
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dura
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arachnoid membrane has web-like extension down to the ____ ____
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pia mater
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space below arachnoid membrane
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subarachnoid space
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what's in the subarachnoid space (2)
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csf - numerous blood vessels
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function of arachnoid granulations (villi)
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drains csf into dural sinuses
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pia mater is the ____ layer
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innermost
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pia mater adheres to
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brain and spinal cord
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pia mater follows ____ of the brain
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folds
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pia mater is very ____
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vascular
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filum terminale is a small extension of ____ ____ that fastens spinal cord to ____
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pia mater - coccyx
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blood-brain barrier is formed by _____ and ____ linings of the brain ____
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astrocytes - endothelial - capillaries
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blood-brain barrier prevents ____ ____ from entering ____ ____
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cellular wastes - brain tissue
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3 disorders of the meninges
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hydrocephalus - meningitis - encephalitis
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build up of csf due to blockage or obstruction is called
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hydrocephalus
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hydrocephalus exerts pressure on the
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brain
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hydrocephalus can cause
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permanent brain damage
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inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection
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meningitis
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meningitis may spread to
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nervous tissue of cns
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brain tissue inflammation is called
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encephalitis
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encephalitis is fat ____% of the time
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50
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