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| where does the anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery enter |
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Definition
| pterion (fracture can occur here) |
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| what is the effect of a middle meningeal tear? |
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| where do the cerebral veins empty into? |
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Definition
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| what is a subdural hematoma? |
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Definition
| bleeding of cerebral veins in the space b/t dura mater and arachnoid |
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Term
| what is the exit point for the emissary v. |
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Definition
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| How can infection get into the CNS? |
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Definition
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| what does the diploeic v communicate with |
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Definition
veins of scalp
meningeal veins |
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| What does the anterior fossa form? |
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Definition
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| Where does the pituitary sit? |
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Definition
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| What drains the emissary v.? |
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Definition
| the foramen cecum in the crista galli |
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Term
| this artery runs through the optic canal |
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Definition
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| Where is the opthalmic vein found? |
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Definition
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Term
| fracture in foramen spinosum fractures |
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Definition
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Definition
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| vetebral a. comes out where? |
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Definition
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| How can cancer metastasize to the brain from the prostate? |
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Definition
| prostatic venous plexus to int. vertebral venous plexus |
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Term
| What is the shaken baby syndrome a result of |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the danger zone for the brain |
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Definition
| the tentorial notch, where the brainstem goes through the opening |
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Term
| What is third nerve palsy? |
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Definition
| increased intracranial pressure causing temporal lobe to be pressed down into the tentorial notch |
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Term
| Where do the great cerebral veins flow into |
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Definition
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Term
| These 3 sinuses drain into the confluens |
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Definition
occipital
straight
sup. sagittal sinus |
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Term
| where does the facial artery arise? |
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Definition
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Term
| what nerve goes through foramen spinosum? |
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Definition
| meningeal br. of mandibular n. |
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Term
| These 2 sinus drains into the jugular foramen |
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Definition
inf. petrosal sinus
sigmoid sinus |
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Term
| what forms the straight sinus? |
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Definition
great cerebral v.
inferior sag. sinus |
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Term
| The straight sinus drains posteriorly into what |
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Definition
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Term
| what does the falx contain |
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Definition
sup. sag. sinus
inf. sag sinus |
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Term
| what does the inferior cerebral vein drain into? |
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Definition
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Term
| where does the superior petrosal sinus branch from? |
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Definition
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Term
| what is on the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus |
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Definition
| 3, 4, V1, and internal carotid a |
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Term
| CN at risk during ICA thrombosis |
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Definition
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Term
| path of blood starting with inf. sag. sinus |
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Definition
inf. sag
straight and sup sag sinus (both drain)
confluence
transverse
sigmoid
IJV |
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Term
| path of blood starting with inf. sag. sinus |
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Definition
inf. sag
straight and sup sag sinus (both drain)
confluence
transverse
sigmoid
IJV |
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