Blumenfeld Neuroanatomy Chapter 5: Cranium, Ventricles, Meninges

Front 1

medulla becomes the spinal cord at ___
bony landmark for this is ___

Back 1

cervicomedullary junction
foramen magnum

Front 2

cerebral arterial sinus is present in the ___ space

Back 2

subarachnoid

Front 3

cerebral v.s run in the ___ space
they send ___ v.s which traverse the ___ space and drain into ___

Back 3

subarachnoid
bridging
subdural
sinuses

Front 4

Virchow-Robin space is a ______ extension of ___ which occurs at ___

Back 4

inward
subarachnoid space
where vessels penetrate brain parenchyma

Front 5

___ lobe rests on superior aspect of tentorium

Back 5

temporal

Front 6

___ sits between the 2 slopes of tentorium

Back 6

midbrain

Front 7

Opening through which the midbrain passes:

Back 7

tentorial incisura (or notch)

Front 8

Above the tentorial incisura is an opening for ___

Back 8

great vein of Galen

Front 9

After entering ___, the great vein of Galen joins the ___ to make the ___.

Back 9

falx
inferior sagittal sinus
straight sinus

Front 10

Straight sinus joins with the ___ to make the ___, aka the ___.

Back 10

superior sagittal sinus
confluence of sinues
torcular Herophili

Front 11

The confluence of sinuses has ___ for inputs
and ___ for outputs

Back 11

straight sinus
superior sagittal sinus
occipital sinus
transverse sinuses

Front 12

From choroid plexus of lateral ventricle:

CSF flows through ___ to the ___,
through ___ to ___,
through ___ to ___ space

Back 12

foramina of Monro
3rd ventricle
cerebral (Silvian) aqueduct
4th ventricle
foramina of Magendie and Luschka
subarachnoid

Front 13

CSF in subarachnoid space flows from ___ inferiorly to ___
and then superiorly to ___
before returning to venous circulation via ___

Back 13

cisterna magna
lumbar cistern
prepontine cistern
perimesencephalic cisterns
arachnoid granulations

Front 14

3 perimesencephalic cisterns

Back 14

interpeduncular
ambient
quadrigeminal

Front 15

interpeduncular fossa contains CN ___

Back 15

3

Front 16

prepontine cistern contains ___ (2)

Back 16

basilar artery
CN6

Front 17

Arachnoid villi go through ___

Back 17

meningeal dura

Front 18

3 kinds of herniation

Back 18

subfalcine
transtentorial
tonsillar

Front 19

2 kinds of transtentorial herniation

Back 19

central
uncal

Front 20

uncal herniation means ___

Back 20

inferomedial compression of medial temporal lobe into tentorial incisura

Front 21

uncal herniation pw ___ (3)
and sometimes with ___

Back 21

blown pupil
hemiplagia
coma
PCA stroke

Front 22

in uncal herniation, blown pupil is ___lateral
hemiplagia is ___lateral

Back 22

ipsi
ipsi or contra

Front 23

central herniation pw ___ if mild
and ___ if severe

Back 23

CN6 palsy
tonsillar herniation

Front 24

tonsillar herniation pw ___ (3)

Back 24

respiratory arrest
BP instability
death

Front 25

subfalcine herniation pw ___
and sometimes with ___

Back 25

nothing (usually)
ACA stroke

Front 26

Symptomatic acute subdural hemorrhage requires ___.

It is associated with ___ (2)

Back 26

high impact velocity

traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
and brain contusion

Front 27

T/F:
Prognosis for symptomatic acute SDH is better than for SAH?

Back 27

false: usually worse

Front 28

SDH begins to liquefy after ___

SDH is completely liquefied after ___

Back 28

1--2 weeks

3--4 weeks

Front 29

Old SDH with intermittent bleeding appears as ___ on CT, occassionally with ___

Back 29

mixed density
HCT effect

Front 30

HCT effect means

Back 30

gradient with hyperdensity at bottom

Front 31

___% of SAH is from ruptured aneurysm

Back 31

75--80

Front 32

circle of willis branch points most prone to berry aneurysms IDOOF

Back 32

AComm (30% of all aneurysms)
PComm (25%)
MCA (20%)

Front 33

___ end of PComm is the one prone to aneurysm
this pw ___

Back 33

ICA
painful CN3 palsy

Front 34

cerebral contusion happens where ___, especially ___ (2)

Back 34

gyri hit bony ridges of skull
frontal pole
temporal pole

Front 35

pattern common with cerebral contusion

Back 35

coup and contrecoup

Front 36

contusion is associated with ___ (3)

Back 36

SDH
SAH
intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH)

Front 37

3 causes of IPH

Back 37

HTN
amyloid angiopathy
vascular malformation

Front 38

2 histopath changes in hypertensive IPH

Back 38

lipohyalinosis
Charcot-Bouchard micoraneurysm

Front 39

amyloid angiopathy is associated with ___ IPH

Back 39

lobar

Front 40

4 kinds of vascular malformations
of these, ___ are prone to hemorrhage

Back 40

AVM
cavernoma
capillary telangiectasia
developmental venous anomalies
AVM
cavernoma

Front 41

AVMs are ___

Back 41

tangle of abnormal vessels with direct connections between A + V

Front 42

cavernomas are ___ with ___

Back 42

dilated vascular cavities
1 endothelial layer

Front 43

T/F: cavernomas are visible on angio

Back 43

false

Front 44

cavernomas are dxed with ___

Back 44

MRI

Front 45

cerebral aqueduct flows through ___

Back 45

midbrain

Front 46

lateral walls of 3rd ventricle are made by ___ superiorly
and inferiorly by ___
floor of 3rd ventricle is made by ___
roof of 3rd ventricle is made by ___

Back 46

thalami
hypothalamus
hypothalamus
fornices

Front 47

floor of foramina of Monro is made by ___
anterior wall of a foramen of Monro is made by ___
posterior wall of a foramen of Monro is made by ___

Back 47

anterior commisure
column of fornix
anterior thalamus

Front 48

roof of anterior horn of lateral ventricle is made by ___
medial wall is made by ___
lateral wall is made by ___

Back 48

corpus callosum
septum pellucidum
caudate nucleus

Front 49

septum pellucidum extends from ___ superiorly to ___ inferiorly

Back 49

corpus callosum
fornix

Front 50

floor of temporal horn of lateral ventricle is made by ___

Back 50

hippocampus

Front 51

only the ___ dura extends inferiorly to the foramen magnum

Back 51

meningeal

Front 52

choroid plexus is present in ___ of lateral ventricle

Back 52

body
atrium
temporal horn

Front 53

choroid plexus is perfused by ___

Back 53

anterior choroidal a.
medial posterior choroidal a.
lateral posterior choroidal a.

Front 54

anterior choroidal a. perfuses choroid plexus of ___

Back 54

temporal horn

Front 55

medial posterior choroidal a. perfuses choroid plexus of ___

Back 55

3rd ventricle
anterior body

Front 56

lateral posterior choroidal a. perfuses choroid plexus of ___

Back 56

atrium
posterior body

Front 57

choroidal a.s access intraventricular space of lateral ventricles via ___

Back 57

choroidal fissure

Front 58

choroidal fissure is made of ___

Back 58

pia-lined invaginated ependyma

Front 59

choroidal fissure is squeezed between ___
it is shaped like a ___
it is an interface between ___ and ___

Back 59

thalamus
fimbria and body of fornix
C
subarachnoid space
intraventricular space

Front 60

medial posterior choroidal a. runs through a potential space called ___ formed by a structure called ___

Back 60

velum interpositum
tela choroidea

Front 61

tela choroidea is formed by ___

Back 61

pia-lined ependyma which invaginates anteriorly under the body of the fornix

Front 62

velum interpositum is continuous posteriorly with ___

Back 62

transverse cerebral fissure

Front 63

in addition to the medial posterior choroidal a., tela choroidea houses ___

Back 63

internal cerebral veins

Front 64

lateral posterior choroidal a. accesses chroidal fissure via ___

Back 64

transverse cerebral fissure

Front 65

anterior choroidal a. access choroidal fissure via ___

Back 65

ambient cistern