Statistics for Meninges

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Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Is the arachnoid avascular?Yes
100%
Is the cranial pia loosely or firmly attached to the brain?Loosely
67%
Do the dural venous sinuses contain valves?No
67%
There are three layers of connective tissue that cover the spinal cord/brain dura, pia and arachnoid mater what is the middle layer?Arachnoid
33%
What sinus sits on either side of the body of the sphenoid, and forms an intra to extracranial venous connection?Cavernous
33%
To what vertebral level (e.g. T12, C6 etc.) does the subarachnoid space with CSF continue to? S2
33%
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
33%
What sinus runs in the junction of the tentorium cerebelli and falx cerebri, and continues as the transverse sinus?Straight
33%
Which sinus is the connection between the cavernous and transverse sinus, and runs in the edge of the tentorium cerebelli?Superior petrosal
33%
What is the name of the sinus that runs in the margin above the falx cerebri, beginning at the crista galli?Superior sagittal
33%
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
33%
What is the name for the shelf of dura that covers the pituitary fossa of the sphenoid bone?Diaphragma sellae
0%
The cranial dura mater has two layers the inner layer being the meningeal, what is the outer layer?Endosteal
0%
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
0%
What is the anatomical term sometimes used for grooves in the brain?Sulci
0%

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