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The dura mater is a single-layered structure.

Which of the following dural reflections separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres?

Which cranial nerve innervates the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa?

What is the space between the arachnoid mater and pia mater called?

Which of the following structures anchors the spinal cord within the subarachnoid space?

An epidural hematoma typically extends beyond the suture lines of the skull.

Which type of hematoma is characterized by a crescent-shaped appearance on neuroimaging and can cross suture lines?

A subarachnoid hemorrhage is most commonly caused by the rupture of a cerebral ______.

During a lumbar puncture, which interspace is typically used for needle insertion?

Meningiomas are typically malignant and fast-growing tumors.

Which of the following is the most common location for meningiomas?

What is the largest of the four interconnected cavities within the brain?

Which structure connects the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle?

The cerebral aqueduct is the least common site of stenosis within the ventricular system.

The fourth ventricle drains into the subarachnoid space via which foramina?

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is produced by the ______ in the ventricles.

Which of the following is the largest of the basal cisterns and located posterior to the medulla?

Subarachnoid cisterns are devoid of arteries and veins.

The median and lateral apertures drain CSF into which cistern?

Match the following cerebral arteries with the brain regions they primarily supply:

What are the venous channels located between layers of dura mater called?

Dural venous sinuses contain valves and muscular walls.

Which vein is formed by the union of internal cerebral veins and drains into the straight sinus?

Name one structure contained in the cavernous sinus

Which sinus directly receives blood from the superior sagittal sinus and the straight sinus?

Cerebral veins eventually drain into the dural venous sinuses, which then drain into the ______.

Which of the following accurately describes a lacunar stroke?

The goal of treatment for ischemic stroke is to decrease perfusion to the penumbra.

What is the most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)?

A classic symptom of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a sudden, severe headache described as a ______ headache.

Match each type of intracranial hemorrhage with its typical location or associated vessel:

Which of the following is a classic symptom triad of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?

Sulci effacement on imaging suggests decreased intracranial pressure (ICP).

What is the likely cause given: 'Weber syndrome' = midbrain + one-sided CN III palsy + contralateral hemiparesis?

Why does arterial plaques/damage, more often than venous, cause strokes?

Having increased pressure inside head will increase cerebral blood flow.

Which type of stroke is known for a watershed distribution causing proximal upper and lower extremity weakness?

One way to test to help identify the cardiac source of an embolism is a ______ echos.

Which type of stroke is most commonly known for an elderly hypertension patient, suffering a small vessel disease?

Which of the following is another name for the outermost bilaminar layer of the meninges?

The periosteal layer of the dura mater is avascular and not innervated.

What structure do the layers of the dura mater form where they separate and descend into the cranial cavity?

Which dural reflection is the largest and separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres?

The tentorial branch of V1 innervates the tentorium cerebelli and the posterior third of the ______.

Which of the following cranial fossae is innervated by all three trigeminal branches?

The arachnoid mater is composed of dense, irregular connective tissue.

Match the following meningeal layers with their characteristics:

Which of the following is contained within the subarachnoid space?

Which structure anchors the spinal cord within the subarachnoid space and is a filamentous extension from the conus medullaris?

Epidural hematomas typically extend beyond suture lines.

Subdural hematomas are typically caused by the rupture of ______ veins.

Which of the following is a common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage?

During a lumbar puncture, at which interspace is the spinal needle typically inserted?

Where are meningiomas most likely to originate, specifically?

The lateral ventricles drain into the third ventricle via the _______.

Which structure connects the third and fourth ventricles?

What structures produce cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles?

The cisterna magna is the smallest of the basal cisterns.

What is the most likely origin of a meningioma located internally to the occipital bone, inferior to the straight sinus and overlapping the falx cerebelli?

In a patient presenting with diplopia and an MRI showing a large fusiform aneurysm completely filling the ambient cistern, which cranial nerve is most likely affected?

Which of the following best describes the lesion revealed in a CT scan of a homeless man who may be sleeping outside showing a long and thin hyperdense lesion that does not respect suture lines, extends from the frontal pole to the parietal area?

Which structures are indicated by arrows on a brain scan?

An 89-year-old man presents with increasing forgetfulness, but MRI findings show enlarged ventricles without any brain lesions. What is the most likely underlying condition?

What is the approximate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production rate per 24-hour period in an adult?

A 62-year-old woman presents with a sudden headache, and a CT scan reveals a small amount of subarachnoid blood and a calcified glomus choroideum. Where is this structure typically located?

An 84-year old patient suffers damage to the posterior part of the frontal, the parietal and medial portions of the temporal lobes of the left cerebral hemisphere. Which of the following arteries gives blood supply to those areas?

In a fall from a horse, a rider sustains a severe neck injury at the C6 level with the left transverse process fractured. Which artery is most likely endangered?

Dural venous sinuses lack valves and muscular walls.

A patient has lateral sella turcica damage, connecting multiple veins in that region. Which of the following has been damaged?

What are the structures that venous drainage passes through in order that begins the Cerebral veins and ends with the Internal Jugular Vein?

Fusiform aneurysms involves dilatation of _______ arteries.

What type of aneurysm is most common at arterial bifurcations?

Hypertension is not the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage.

A hypertensive patient develops intracerebral hemorrhaging. Which of the following locations can be identified that makes this highly possible?

Describe and name the phenomenon in which patients who were otherwise at baseline/lucid then present with symptoms.

With a CT scan, a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) shows hypodense blood in the subarachnoid space.

Match the brain herniation with its description:

What can Subfalcine Herniation possibly occlude what vessels?

A 25-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after being hit on the head with a bottle and displays dilated and inferolaterally abducted left pupil. His CT shows a mass effect convex lesion, what is the likely best description for his presentation?

A 72-year-old man presents 5 days after a fall with worsening headache/memory issues, a history of hypertension and alcohol abuse. The CT scan is consistent with the diagnosis. Which of the following mechanisms is most likely?

Following acute right-sided weakness due to a sylvian fissure issue and basal cisterns and uses cocaine, indicate vasospasm-induced cerebral ischemia; what is the SAH from? The explanation is: The patient has ______

Which layer of the dura mater is avascular?

The Filum terminale internum is a dural segment.

What type of lesion is commonly associated with a skull fracture and appears biconvex on neuroimaging?

The largest dural reflection, which separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres, is known as the____________.

Match the following dural reflections with their locations or functions:

Which of the following structures provides innervation to the posterior cranial fossa?

The Arachnoid mater is the innermost layer of the meninges.

The subarachnoid space contains which critical fluid and structures?

The spinal cord is anchored within the subarachnoid space by ______________ and the filamentum terminale.

Match the hemorrhage with desciption or characteristics:

A spinal needle is typically inserted into which interspace for a lumbar puncture?

Meningiomas always originate within the brain parenchyma itself.

What structures produce cerebrospinal fluid?

The median aperture drains CSF into the __________.

Match the following arteries with the area they primarily supply.

Which dural venous sinus contains the internal carotid artery?

Watershed zones are brain regions with a single blood supply that is very, very close to the brain tissue.

Damage to small, penetrating branches of cerebral arteries deep within the brain can cause what type of stroke?

Vasospasms resulting from a subarachnoid hemorrhage typically occur _______ days after the initial hemorrhage.

Which brain herniation is matched with a clinical definition?