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Cranial Vault
HOLY SHITTTEETTH
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Anatomy
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02/24/2011

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Cards

Term

 

 

 

Foramina of Cribiform Plate

Definition

 

Cranial Nerve I 

Term




Optic Canal 

Definition

 

 

 

(II + Opthalmic Artery)

 


Term




Superior Orbital Fissure

Definition

 

 

 

(III, IV, VI, V1)

Term




Foramen Rotundum 

Definition

 

 

 

(V2)

Term




Foramen Ovale 

Definition

 

 

 

(V3)

Term




Foramen Spinosum

Definition

 

 

 

 (Middle Meningeal  Artery)

Term




Foramen Lacerum

    

Definition

 

 

 

(filled w cartilage)

Term




Internal Auditory Meatus 

Definition

 

 

 

(VII, VIII)

Term




Jugular Foramen 

Definition

 

(IX, X, XI)


   (Origin of Internal Jugular vein)

Term

 

 

 

Hypoglossal Canal

Definition

 

 

 

(XII)

Term




NERVE SUPPLY OF
DURA MATER

Definition

   Sympathetic (Blood Vessels)


  Sensory (pain)

     -      Trigeminal

      -     C1 - C3 via CN X and XII - infratentorial

                post. cranial fossa

 

ALL FOLLOW MENINGEAL ARTERIES

Term

 

 

 

Veins of Cranial Vault

Definition

-Intradural Venous Blood Vessel


-Superior Anastomotic Vein

(Trolard)


-Inferior Anastomotic Vein

(Labbe)

 

Others 

-Emissary Vein

(Scalp)


-Diploic Vein

 (Bone)

Term

 

 

 

Internal Carotid Artery

Definition

Regions:

 

- supraclinoid

- cavernous

- petrous

- cervical

Term

 

 

 

Epidural Hemorrhage 

Definition

Caused by:

 

Meningeal A. (Skull Fracture)

Term

 

 

 

SEQUELAE of Epidural Hemorrhage 

Definition

1) Ipsilateral 3rd nerve compression (pupil dilated and fixed)

 

2) 3rd nerve ophthalmoplegia

 

3) Coma

 

4) Contralateral 3rd nerve compression (pupil dilated and fixed)

 

5) Cerebellar tonsil herniation into foramen magnum

 

6) Compression of medulla  & vital centers

 

7) Death

 

Term

 

 

 

 

Uncal Herniation

Definition

UNCAL HERNIATION

 

Over edge of

Tentorium Cerebelli

(with brainstem

 displacement)

 

 

 

Term

 

 

 

Subdural Hemorrhage 

Definition

Vein-Dural Sinus Jct.

(Often seen in Elderly due to brain shrinkage)

Term

 

 

 

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 

Definition

 -Artery of the Brain  (Aneurysm)

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