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What is the outermost layer of the meninges that is tough, fibrous, and inextensible?
What is the outermost layer of the meninges that is tough, fibrous, and inextensible?
- Arachnoid mater
- Pia mater
- Meningeal layer
- Periosteal layer (correct)
Which layer of the meninges is directly underneath the skull?
Which layer of the meninges is directly underneath the skull?
- Meningeal layer
- Pia mater
- Periosteal layer (correct)
- Arachnoid mater
What is the function of the dura mater?
What is the function of the dura mater?
- Producing cerebrospinal fluid
- Covering the brain and spinal cord
- Supporting the brain structure
- Protecting the brain from external forces (correct)
Which layer of the meninges is continuous with both cranial and spinal meninges?
Which layer of the meninges is continuous with both cranial and spinal meninges?
Which layer of the meninges covers the brain and spinal cord?
Which layer of the meninges covers the brain and spinal cord?
Which layer of the meninges is relatively thin and fragile, adherent to the surface of the brain and spinal cord, and highly vascularised?
Which layer of the meninges is relatively thin and fragile, adherent to the surface of the brain and spinal cord, and highly vascularised?
Which structure separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres by projecting downwards?
Which structure separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres by projecting downwards?
Which artery arises from branches of the external carotid artery to supply the dura mater of the anterior cranial fossa?
Which artery arises from branches of the external carotid artery to supply the dura mater of the anterior cranial fossa?
Which sinuses communicate with the nasal cavity through small apertures and are lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium/respiratory mucosa?
Which sinuses communicate with the nasal cavity through small apertures and are lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium/respiratory mucosa?
Which structure within the skull contains space anteromedially for passage of midbrain (tentorial notch) and separates occipital lobes from cerebellum?
Which structure within the skull contains space anteromedially for passage of midbrain (tentorial notch) and separates occipital lobes from cerebellum?
