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27 Cards in this Set
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Components of CNS
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spinal cord
brainstem - medulla, pons, midbrain cerebrum - diencephalon, telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres) cerebellum |
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Cerebrum
(blood supply) |
ACA
MCA PCA Circle of Willis (anterior and posterior communicating) Deeper structures: central arteries, especially lateral striae arteries, which include anterior choroidal arteries |
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Brainstem
Lateral medulla (blood supply) |
PICA
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Brainstem
Medial medulla (blood supply) |
vertebral and
anterior spinal arteries |
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Brainstem
Pons (blood supply) |
pontine branches of basilar artery
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Brainstem
Midbrain (blood supply) |
PCA
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Cerebellum
(blood supply) |
SCA
AICA PICA |
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Spinal Cord
(blood supply) |
anterior and
posterior spinal arteries intermittently by: segmental medullary arteries |
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CNS
Veins In skull drain into _ which drain to _ In spinal cord drain into _ to _ |
venous sinuses to internal jugular vein
internal vertebral venous plexus to intervertebral veins |
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Meninges
Dura Mater |
Periosteal layer
Meningeal layer: reflects to form falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli - enclose dural venous sinuses |
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Intracranial hemorrhages
Epidural (extradural) |
usually arterial
often branch of middle meningeal artery (lens shape MRI) |
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Intracranial hemorrhages
Subdural (dural border) |
usually venous
often branch entering SSS (crescent shaped MRI) |
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Intracranial hemorrhages
Subarachnoid |
usually arterial
often ruptured aneurysm or trauma |
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Ventricular System
CSF produced by |
choroid plexus
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Ventricular System
Lateral ventricles |
1 per cerebral hemisphere
frontal (ant) horn occipital (posterior) horn temporal (inf) horn |
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Ventricular System
3rd ventricle b/w parts of |
diencephalon
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Ventricular System
cerebral aqueduct |
in midbrain
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Ventricular System
4th ventricle |
in pons and upper medulla
lateral apertures and median aperture let CSF > SAS |
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Ventricular System
Central canal |
in lower medulla and spinal cord
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Ventricular System
Subarachnoid cisterns |
places where CSF expanded
cisterna magna (cerebellomedullary cistern) pontine (pontocerebellar) cistern superior (quadrigeminal) cistern lumbar cistern |
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Nerve Components
GSA |
General Somatic Afferent
General Sensory (GS) exteroceptive and proprioceptive |
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Nerve Components
GVA |
General Visceral Afferent
Visceral Sensory (VS) interoceptive |
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Nerve Components
GSE |
General Somatic Efferent
Somatic Motor (SM) motor to most skeletal muscles |
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Nerve Components
GVE |
General Visceral Efferent
Visceral Motor (VM) autonomics (SNS,PSNS) |
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Nerve Components
SSA |
Special Somatic Afferent
Special Sense (SS) vision hearing balance |
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Nerve Components
SVA |
Special Visceral Afferent
Special Sense (SS) taste, smell |
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Nerve Components
SVE |
Special Visceral Efferent
Branchial Motor (BM) motor to pharyngeal arch muscles |