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