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bones of the brain

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  • frontal bone
  • parietal bone
  • occipital bone
  • temporal bone
  • sphenoid bone
  • mandible
  • zygomatic bone
  • maxilla
  • lacrimal bone
  • nasal bone
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cranium bone type

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  • flat bone - replace cartilage
  • mandible and temporal bone make a temporal joint
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what is the pterion

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  • where the frontal, parietal, sphenoid and temporal bones are close together
  • very weak point, can cause extradural hematoma
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layers of the scalp

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  • skin
  • connective tissue
  • epicardial aponeurosis
  • loose connective tissue
  • pericranium
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cranium meningeal layers

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  • dura matter
  • arachnoid matter
  • subarachnoid space
  • pia matter
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how is CSF cleared from the subarachnoid space

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  • through arachnoid granulations, which are tufted prolongations of the arachnoid
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blood vessels supplying the brain

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  • internal carotid
  • anterior cerebral - medial and superior surfaces of frontal pole
  • anterior communicating
  • middle cerebral - lateral surface of temporal pole
  • vertebral basilar
  • posterior cerebral - inferior surface and occipital pole
  • posterior communicating
  • anterior inferior + posterior inferior cerebebllar
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lobes of the brain

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  • frontal
  • parietal
  • occipital
  • cerebellum
  • temporal
  • medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, thalamus, hypothalamus
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what are the four parts of the frontal bone

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  • squamous
  • 2 orbital
  • nasal
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what are the features of the squamous part of the frontal bone

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  • sagittal sulcus (internal)
  • frontal crest (internal)
  • groove for the anterior meningeal artery (internal)
  • frontal sinuses
  • suborbital foramen
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structure of the orbital part of the frontal bone

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  • it is a triangular shaped flat pate
  • extends posteriorly from the suborbital margin
  • anterolateral portion consists of the lacrimal fossa
  • anteromedial portion consist of the trochlear fossa
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what is the function of the nasal part of the frontal bone

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serves as an area of articulation for the nasal bones and frontal process of the maxilla

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what are the muscular attachments to the frontal bone

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  • no specific attachments
  • trochlear fossa contains the attachment of a cartilaginous pully for the superior oblique muscle
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what does the frontal bone articular with

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  • 12 other bones of the skull
  • unpaired: ethmoid, sphenoid
  • paired: nasal, maxilla, lacrimal, parietal, zygomatic
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what are the three parts of the occipital bone

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  • squamous
  • condylar
  • basilar
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what types of bone is found in the occipital bone

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  • cortical bone
  • cancellous bone
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what is the internal structure of the squamous bone

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  • groove for transverse sinus
  • groove for superior sagittal sinus
  • internal occipital crest
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what is the external structure of the squamous bone

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  • marked by 4 bony ridges
  • supreme nuchal line, superior nuchal line, median nuchal line, inferior nuchal line
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what is the foramen magnum

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  • a large opening in the occipital bone
  • allows passage of structures to and from the cranial cavity
  • where the medulla oblongata pass through
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what bones does the occipital bone articulate with

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  • two paired bones: parietal bones and temporal
  • two unpaired bones: sphenoid bones, atlas bone
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what bones make up the cranial roof

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  • frontal
  • occipital
  • parietal
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what bones make up the cranial base

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  • frontal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
  • occipital
  • parietal
  • temporal
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what are the facial bones

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  • zygomatic
  • lacrimal
  • nasal
  • inferior nasal conchae
  • palatine
  • maxilla
  • vomer
  • mandible
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what are the sutures of the skull

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  • coronal suture - frontal with 2 parietal
  • sagittal suture - both parietal bones
  • lambdoid suture - occipital with 2 parietal
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what are the 5 parts of the temporal bone
- squamous - tympanic - petromastoid - styloid process - tympanic - zygomatic process
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what joint is present at the temporal bone
the temporomandibular joint
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what muscular attachments are present at the temporal bone
- temporalis - masseter - sternocleidomastoid - posterior belly of digastic - splenius capitis
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what are all the articulations with the temporal bone
- temporomandibular joint - squamous part articulates with the sphenoid bone - zygomatic process with the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch
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what are the parts of the sphenoid bone
- body - paired greater wings and lesser wings - two pterygoid processes
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what are the muscular attachments in the sphenoid bone
lateral and medial pterygoid muscles form some of the muscle of mastication
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what bones does the sphenoid bone articular with
- it is an unpaired bone - articulates with 12 other bones - both paired and unparied
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what sections make up the mandible
- body (horizontal and anterior) - rami (vertical and posterior)
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what is the purpose of the foramina in the mandible
- opening in which two neurovascular structures can travel - located on the internal surfaces of the ramus - is where the inferior alveolar nerve and the inferior artery travel
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what are the names of the foramen in the skull
- cribriform plate - optic canal - superior orbital fissure - foramen rotundum - foramen ovale - internal acoustic meatus - jugular foramen - hypoglossal canal
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what nerves pass through the cribriform plate
the olfactory nerve
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what nerves pass through the optic canal
the optic nerve
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what nerves pass through the superior orbital fissure
- oculomotor nerve - trochlear motor nerve - ophthalmic nerve - abducens nerve
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what nerves pass through the foramen rotundum
maxillary nerve
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what nerves pass through the foramen ovale
mandibular nerve
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what nerves pass through the internal acoustic meatus
- facial nerve - vestibulocochlear nerve
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what nerves pass through the jugular foramen
- glossopharyngeal nerve - vagus nerve - accessory nerve
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what nerves pass through the hypoglossal canal
hypoglossal nerve
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where is the cribriform plate located
connection with the anterior cranial fossa with the nasal cavity
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where is the optic canal located
by the sphenoid bones (behind the olfactory bulb)
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where is the superior orbital fissure located
- opens anteriorly into the orbit - bordered superiorly by the lesser wing and inferiorly by the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
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where is the foramen ovale located
at the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid
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where is the internal acoustic meatus loacted
within the petrous part of the temporal bone
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where is the jugular foramen located
formed anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the occipital bone
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where is the hypoglossal canal located
in the occipital bone
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what are some additional foramina located in the skull
- foramen magnum - foramen spinosum - foramen lacerum
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what is the function of the basal ganglion
- provide a feedback mechanism to the cerebral cortex - relates to motor refinement, preventing excessive and exaggerated movements
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what is the arterial supply of the basal ganglion
the middle cerebral artery
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what is the venous drainage of the basal ganglion
- striate branches of the internal cerebral vein - this drains into the great cerebral vein
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what is the internal structure of the cerebellum
- grey matter - white matter
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what is grey matter in the cerebellum
- forms the surface - associated with processing and cognition
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what is the white matter in the cerebellum
- forms the deeper part of the brain - consists of glial cells and myelinated axons
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what are the features of the external structure of the cerebellum
- sulci (grooves) - gyri (ridges) - longitudinal fissures that separate the hemispheres - falx cerebri (a fold of dura matter) - corpus callosum (white matter that connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres)
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what are the main sulci
- central sulcus - frontal and parietal lobes - lateral sulcus - frontal and parietal from the temporal - lunate sulcus - in the occipital cortex
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what are the main gyri
- precentral gyrus - anterior to central sulcus - postcentral gyrus - posterior to central sulcus - superior temporal gyrus - inferior to lateral sulcus
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what is the arterial supply of the cerebrum
- anterior cerebral arteries - middle cerebral arteries - posterior cerebral arteries
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what is the venous drainage of the cerebrum
- cerebral veins - drain into the dural venous sinuses
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what is the grey matter in the cerebellum
- tightly folded to form the cerebellar cortex
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what is the white matter in the cerebellum
- underneath the cerebellar cortex - embedded within are four cerebellar nuclei
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what are the anatomical lobes of the cerebellum
- anterior lobe - posterior lobe - flocculonodular lobe
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what are the fissure in the cerebellum called
- primary fissure (anterior and posterior) - posterolateral fissure (posterior and flocculonodular)
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what is the arterial supply of the cerebellum
- branches off the basilar artery and the vertebral artery - superior cerebellar artery - anterior inferior cerebellar artery - posterior inferior cerebellar artery
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what is the venous drainage of the cerebellum
superior and inferior cerebellar veins
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what is the meninges
membranous covering of the brain and spinal cord
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what are the three layers of the meninges
- dura mater - arachnoid mater - pia mater
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what is the function of the meninges
- supportive framework for the cerebral and cranial vasculature - along with cerebrospinal fluid it protects the CNS from mechanical damage
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the dura mater
- the outermost layer - thick, tough and inextensible - has a periosteal layer and a meningeal layer
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what are the four dura reflections
- flax cerebri - tentorium cerebelli - flax cerebelli - diaphagma sellae
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the arachnoid mater
- middle layer - consists of layers of connective tissue - is avascular, no innervation
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what is in the subarachnoid space
cerebrospinal fluid
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how does csf re-enter into circulation
through arachnoid (small projections) into the dura
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the pia mater
- beneath the subarachnoid space - very thin, tightly adhered to the surface of the brain and spinal cord - follows to contours of the brain - highly vascularised
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what is the pineal gland
- small endocrine gland - secretes melatonin
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where is the pineal gland located
- midline, between the two cerebral hemispheres
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what is the arterial supply of the pineal gland
the posterior choroidal arteries
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what is the venous drainage of the pineal gland
internal cerebral veins
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where is the pituiatry gland located
- on the underside of the brain - within a small depression in the sphenoid bone - covered by a reflection of the dura mater
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what are the 2 parts of the pituitary gland called
- anterior pituitary - posterior pituitary
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what is the arterial supply of the pituitary gland
- branches off the internal carotid artery eg the superior hypophyseal artery
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what is the venous drainage of the pituitary gland
anterior and posterior hypophyseal veins
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what are the main venous drainage of the brain
- superior sagittal sinus - inferior sagittal sinus - sigmoid sinus - straight sinus - cavernous sinus
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