Meninges and Cisterns Quiz
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Which layer of the meninges is the most superficial?

  • Dura mater (correct)
  • Subarachnoid space
  • Pia mater
  • Arachnoid mater

Between which layers do the venous sinuses lie?

  • Dura mater and pia mater
  • Subarachnoid space and pia mater
  • Dura mater and arachnoid mater (correct)
  • Arachnoid mater and pia mater

What do the venous sinuses carry?

  • Oxygenated blood
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Deoxygenated blood (correct)
  • Glucose

Which layer of the meninges is the deepest?

<p>Pia mater (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many layers are there in the meninges?

<p>3 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the subarachnoid space?

<p>Cerebrospinal fluid circulation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the meninges covers the brain and spinal cord?

<p>Pia mater (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the dura mater?

<p>Protection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the meninges contains the subarachnoid space?

<p>Arachnoid mater (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the subarachnoid space contain?

<p>Cerebrospinal fluid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the meninges is the thick external fibrous layer?

<p>Dura mater (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the meninges is a thin intermediate layer?

<p>Arachnoid mater (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the meninges is a delicate internal vascular layer?

<p>Pia mater (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the meninges covers and adheres to the internal cranium surface?

<p>Periosteal layer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which space between the meningeal layer of the dura and the arachnoid mater is not a natural space?

<p>Subdural space (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which space between the arachnoid and the pia mater contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

<p>Subarachnoid space (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the expanded areas of the subarachnoid space called?

<p>Cisterns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fold of the dura separates the hemispheres of the cerebrum?

<p>Falx cerebri (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fold of the dura separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?

<p>Tentorium cerebelli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure passes through the tentorial notch?

<p>Brainstem (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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