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| The vertebral arteries ascend through the ______ _________ of the c-spine to join the ________ cistern |
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| transverse foramina, pontine |
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| what is the most inferior portion of the brain stem? |
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| what structure separates the two cerebellar hemispheres? |
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| The falx cerebelli is an extension of what structure? |
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| which two vessels join to form the basilar artery |
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| right and left vertebral arteries |
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| the basilar artery is located in the ______ cistern |
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| in an axial slice of the brain, if the cerebellum and CN VII and VIII are visible, what lobe(s) of the brain will be seen? |
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| temporal only. (too inferior for anything else - remember cerebellum NOT a lobe!) |
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| CSF from the 4th ventricle exits into the basal cisterns via which two foramina? |
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| foramen of magendie and foramen of luschka |
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| at the level of the 4th ventricle, what structures connect the cerebellum and the pons (bilaterally) |
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| What lobes of the brain are seen at the level of the petrous ridge? |
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| the optic nerves join together at the _____ _____ |
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| the pituitary gland sits within the ______ _______ |
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| which two arteries ascend into the brain on either side of the pituitary gland? |
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| which two ventricles are connected by the cerebral aqueduct? |
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| what are the four structures (2 of each) that make up the corpora quadrigemina? |
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| 2 inferior and 2 superior colliculi |
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| what is the darkly pigmented layer of cells found on the cerebral peduncles of the midbrain? |
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| which structure(s) of the midbrain is found posterior to the cerebral aqueduct? |
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| which structure(s) of the midbrain is found anterior to the cerebral aqueduct? |
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| which cistern is found between the two cerebral peduncles? |
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| If the head of the caudate nucleus is seen on an axial image, which part of the lateral ventricle will be seen on images superior to it? |
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| where is the falx cerebri found? |
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| in the longitudinal fissure |
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| which structure of the brain is responsible for production of CSF? |
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| what structure of the diencephalon forms the lateral walls of the 3rd ventricle? |
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| which two structures make up the lentiform nucleus? |
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| putamen and globus pallidus |
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| what is the white tract of matter that separates the head of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus? |
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| what dural sinus is located under the free edge of the falx cerebri |
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| the genu and splenium are components of what? |
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| what median plane structure lies between the falx cerebri and calvaria? |
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| the two lobes of the thalamus are connected in the midline by the ___ ___ |
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| which system is the fornix a component of? |
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| the fornix makes up the inferior margin of the _____ _____ |
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| the inferior sagittal sinus and the great cerebral vein converge to form the _____ _____ |
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| what two structures converge to form the straight sinus? |
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| inferior sagittal sinus and great cerebral vein |
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| which structure forms the inferior margin of the septum pellucidum? |
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| what provides communication between lateral and third ventricles ________ aka __________ |
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foramen of Monro aka
interventricular foramen |
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| the posterior horns of the lateral venrticles are located within which lobe of cerebrum? |
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| the tentorium cerebelli and falx cerebelli are extensions of what? |
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| as the transverse sinus passes through the tentorium cerebelli, it becomes the ______ _____ |
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| the transverse sinus becomes the sigmoid sinus as it passes through the _______ ______ |
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| this passage is located on the posterior wall of the 4th ventricle and allows communication with the cisterna magna |
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| the cerebral peduncles extend from the cerebral cortex to the ________ _______ |
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| the pineal gland sits inferior to the ______ of the ______ ________ |
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| splenium of the corpus callosum |
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| which ventricle is situated just anterior to the pineal gland? |
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| In coronal slices of the brain, the right and left vertebral arteries combine to form the basilar artery on a slice _______ to the pons |
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| The hippocampus is located medial to which lobe of the brain? |
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| the fornix connects the hippocampus with the ________ |
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| what structure connects the hippocampus and the hypothalamus |
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| the caudate nucleus is c-shaped and follows the curve of the _____ _____ |
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| the optic chiasm is formed by the optic nerves ______ to the infundibulum |
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| what structure separates the putamen from the claustrum? |
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| the sphenoid sinus is _______ to the sella turcica |
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| another name for the infundibulum? |
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| any sagittal slice off the midline is called a __________ slice |
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| what extension of the dura mater separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum? |
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| what structure separates the parietal and frontal lobes? |
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| what structure is occasionally seen herniating through the foramen magnum? |
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| what bundle of white matter fiber crosses the midline and connects the anterior portions of each temporal lobe? |
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| what bundle of white matter fiber crosses the midline posterior to the 3rd ventricle and is located immediately above the cerebral aqueduct and inferior to the pineal gland? |
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