Meninges

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There are three layers of connective tissue that cover the spinal cord/brain dura, pia and arachnoid mater what is the middle layer?
Arachnoid
The dura, is reflected to form four septa/folds one of which seperates the cerebeluum from the posterior cerebral hemispheres what is it called?
Tentorium cerebelli
What is the name for the shelf of dura that covers the pituitary fossa of the sphenoid bone?
Diaphragma sellae
Is the arachnoid avascular?
Yes
What is the name of the areas in grooves of the brains surface where there are large accumulations of CSF, as there are cranial arachnoid bridges across them?
Subarachnoid cisterns
To what vertebral level (e.g. T12, C6 etc.) does the subarachnoid space with CSF continue to?
S2
The cranial dura mater has two layers the inner layer being the meningeal, what is the outer layer?
Endosteal
Do the dural venous sinuses contain valves?
No
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What is the name of the sinus that runs in the margin above the falx cerebri, beginning at the crista galli?
Superior sagittal
What sinus sits on either side of the body of the sphenoid, and forms an intra to extracranial venous connection?
Cavernous
What sinus runs in the junction of the tentorium cerebelli and falx cerebri, and continues as the transverse sinus?
Straight
What is the name of the S shaped sinus that grooves the petrous temporal bone, it passes through the jugular foramen to join the inferior petrosal sinus to form the jugular vein?
Sigmoid
Which sinus is the connection between the cavernous and transverse sinus, and runs in the edge of the tentorium cerebelli?
Superior petrosal
What is the anatomical term sometimes used for grooves in the brain?
Sulci
Is the cranial pia loosely or firmly attached to the brain?
Loosely
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