Cranial Meninges

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div style=”display:none;”> Cranial Meninges Main Text TERMINOLOGY Definitions • “Pachymeninges” (thick meninges): Dura • Leptomeninges (thin meninges): Arachnoid, pia • Extradural space (EDS)  Potential space between dura, skull; seen only in pathologic conditions (infection, hematoma,…

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Temporal Cortex (Areas 20, 21, 22)

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div style=”display:none;”> Temporal Cortex (Areas 20, 21, 22) Main Text Location and Boundaries Location • Temporal lobe, from posterior margin of temporopolar cortex to occipitotemporal junction  Part of superior temporal gyrus…

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Accessory Nerve (CNXI)

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div style=”display:none;”> Accessory Nerve (CNXI) Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Accessory nerve (CNXI) Synonyms • 11th cranial nerve (CN) Definitions • CNXI: Pure motor CN, supplying sternocleidomastoid, trapezius muscles (through spinal component) and…

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Vertebrobasilar System

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div style=”display:none;”> Vertebrobasilar System Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Vertebrobasilar (VB), vertebral artery (VA), basilar artery (BA) • Superior cerebellar arteries (SCAs), posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)…

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CNIX)

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div style=”display:none;”> Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CNIX) Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Glossopharyngeal nerve (CNIX) Synonyms • 9th cranial nerve Definitions • Mixed nerve with complex functions  Taste & sensation to posterior 1/3 of tongue…

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Intracranial Venous System Overview

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div style=”display:none;”> Intracranial Venous System Overview Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Superior sagittal sinus (SSS) • Inferior sagittal sinus (ISS) • Internal cerebral vein (ICV) • Straight sinus (SS) • Great cerebral vein [vein of…

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Circle of Willis

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div style=”display:none;”> Circle of Willis Main Text TERMINOLOGY Synonyms • Circulus arteriosus Definitions • Central arterial anastomotic ring of brain GROSS ANATOMY Overview • Circle of Willis (COW) is arterial polygon • 10 components…

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Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (Areas 9, 46)

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div style=”display:none;”> Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (Areas 9, 46) Main Text Location and Boundaries Location • Middle frontal gyrus • Middle portion (medial and lateral) of superior frontal gyrus Boundaries • Rostral: Frontal pole…

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Temporal Pole (Area 38)

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div style=”display:none;”> Temporal Pole (Area 38) Main Text Location and Boundaries Location • Most rostral portion of temporal lobes • Present only in humans and nonhuman primates Boundaries • Rostral: Perirhinal cortex • Lateral:…

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Orbitofrontal Cortex (Area 11)

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div style=”display:none;”> Orbitofrontal Cortex (Area 11) Main Text Location and Boundaries Location • Ventral aspect of inferior frontal lobes within anterior cranial fossa • Includes orbital gyri and gyrus rectus • Orbitofrontal cortex…

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