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posterior cranial fossa
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(AKA cerebellar fossa) contains parts of CN V and VI, all of CN VII through XII, cerbellum and brainstem
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anterior cranial fossa
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contains frontal lobe, CN I, and part of CN II
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middle cranial fossa
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contains part of CN II, V, and VI, all of CN III, IV, midbrain, diencephalon, temporal lobes, cavernous, sinus, internal cartoid artery, and middle cerebral artery
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septum pellucidum
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thin-membraned, medial wall of anterior horn of lateral ventricle
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lamina terminalis
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rostral wall of 3rd ventricle
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ascending reticular formation
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series of neurons in/near midbrain whose job is to keep you conscious/aware; light switch that turns on your sense of self; when off due to elevated intercranial presure/lack of bloodflow => coma
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incisura
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(AKA tentorial notch) sharp, tooth-like structure that surrounds most of the midbrain centered at the Great Cerebral Vein (vein of Galen); potential tear point in head trauma
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