Review Items - Scalp, Cranial Cavity, Meninges & Brain

Osteology:

Base of skull (N8, N9,N11, TG7-06, TG7-07)
Cranial fossae (anterior, middle, posterior) (N9, TG7-07)
Crista galli (N6, N9, TG7-07, TG7-08)
Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone (for CN I) (N6, N9, TG7-07, TG7-08)
Sella turcica (N6, N9, TG7-07, TG7-08)
Petrous portion (ridge) of temporal bone (N9, TG7-07)
Greater & lesser wings of sphenoid (N6, N9, TG7-07, TG7-08)
Internal occipital protuberance (N9, TG7-07)
Calvaria (N7, TG7-05, TG7-08)
Optic canal (for CN II & ophthalmic a.) (N2, N11, TG7-07, TG7-57)
Superior orbital fissure (for CN III, IV, V₁, VI) (N2, N11, TG7-07, TG7-57)
Foramen rotundum (for CN V₂) (N11, TG7-07)
Foramen ovale (for CN V₃) (N11, TG7-06, TG7-07)
Foramen spinosum (for middle meningeal a.) (N11, TG7-06, TG7-07)
Foramen lacerum (N11, TG7-06, TG7-07)
Internal acoustic meatus (for CN VII & VIII) (N11, TG7-07, TG7-08)
Jugular foramen (for CN IX, X, XI) (N11, TG7-07, TG7-08)
Hypoglossal canal (for CN XII) (N11, TG7-07, TG7-08)

Scalp: (N99,N101,N26, TG7-30)

Skin
Connective tissue (dense)
Aponeurosis (galea aponeurotica)

Epicranius (occipitalis and frontalis mm.)
Loose connective tissue
Pericranium

Brain:

Hypophysis (pituitary gland) (N109,N147, TG7-49)
Cerebrum (N103, TG7-53A, TG7-53B)

Hemispheres

     Frontal lobe

     Temporal lobe

     Parietal lobe

     Occipital lobe

Longitudinal fissure (N113, TG7-54)
Cerebellum (N112, N115, TG7-52, TG7-53)
Midbrain (N114, N115, TG7-53, TG7-54, TG7-55)
Pons (N106, N114, N115, TG7-53, TG7-54, TG7-55)
Medulla oblongata (N106, N114, N115, TG7-53, TG7-54, TG7-55)
Cranial nerves I-XII (N114, TG7-55A, TG7-55B)

General function (N118, TG7-76)

Exits from cranial fossae (N11, N104, TG7-07)
Ventricles (N109, TG7-50A, TG7-50B)

Lateral

Third

Fourth

Interventricular foramen

Cerebral aqueduct

Choroid plexus

Cerebrospinal fluid

Meninges:

Pia mater (N99,N101, TG7-46, TG7-49)
Arachnoid membrane (N99,N101, TG7-46, TG7-49)

Trabeculae

Subarachnoid space

Arachnoid granulations
Dura mater (N99,N101, TG7-46, TG7-49)

Falx cerebri

Falx cerebelli

Tentorial notch

Tentorium cerebelli

Diaphragma sellae

Periosteal vs. meningeal

Arteries: (N139, N140, N171, TG7-56A, TG7-56B, TG7-72)

Vertebral

Anterior & posterior spinal

Posterior inferior cerebellar
Basilar

Anterior inferior cerebellar

Superior cerebellar

Posterior cerebral
Internal carotid

Middle cerebral

Anterior cerebral

     Anterior communicating

Posterior communicating
Arterial circle of Willis

Veins:

Dural venous sinuses

Superior sagittal (N99 ,N101,N102, TG7-46, TG7-48, TG7-73)

     Lacunae (N99, TG7-46)

     Superior cerebral vv. (N100, N101, TG7-46, TG7-73)

Inferior sagittal (N102, TG7-48, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Great cerebral v. (N102, N103, TG7-47, TG7-48, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Sinus rectus (straight sinus) (N102, N103, TG7-47, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Occipital (N102, TG7-48, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Confluens of sinuses (N102, N103, TG7-47, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Transverse (N102, N103, TG7-47, TG7-49, TG7-73)

     Inferior cerebral vv. (N101, TG7-47, TG7-73)

Superior petrosal (N102, N103, TG7-47, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Sigmoid (N102, N103, TG7-47, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Inferior petrosal (N102, TG7-47, TG7-49, TG7-73)

Cavernous (N103, TG7-47, TG7-60)

     Middle cerebral vv. (N103, TG7-47, TG7-73)
Emmisary vv. (N99,N101, TG7-73)

Clinical Terms:

Epidural/extradural hematoma
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Space occupying lesion
Subdural hemorrhage
Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
CSF rhinorrhea
CSF otorrhea
Hydrocephaly