Atlas of Human Anatomy by Netter

[Plate 101, Meninges and Superficial Cerebral Veins] Surround and protect the brain Are the support for arteries, veins, and ven ...

On posterior and inferior aspects of brain drain into straight, transverse, and superior petrosal sinuses Thin-walled and valvel ...

[Plate 107, Ventricles of Brain] ...

[Plate 109, Basal Nuclei (Ganglia)] page 69 page 70 Sinus Location Comment Drains to Superior sagittal sinus Upper border falx c ...

Less protein Different ion concentrations Formed by choroids plexuses in the four ventricles of the brain Are plexuses of capill ...

FACTS & HINTS High-Yield Facts Clinical Points Meningitis Inflammation of the arachnoid and pia mater Can be caused by drugs ...

12 Cranial and Cervical Nerves STUDY AIMS At the end of your study, you should be able to: Know the names and functions of the c ...

GUIDE Head and Neck: Cranial and Cervical Nerves Cranial Nerves 12 pairs of cranial nerves arise from the brain, and they are id ...

[Plate 130, Autonomic Nerves in Head] page 72 page 73 Cranial Nerve Functional Component Cranial Opening I Olfactory nerve SVA ( ...

SVE (motor to muscles of pharynx/larynx) XI Spinal accessory nerve SVE (motor to 2 muscles) Jugular foramen XII Hypoglossal nerv ...

Motor fibers from C1 and C2 directly innervate thyrohyoid (an infrahyoid strap muscle) Motor fibers from C2, 3 form the descendi ...

FACTS & HINTS High-Yield Facts Clinical Points Facial Nerve Palsy Unilateral (one-sided) injury to the facial nerve or its b ...

13 Cerebral Vasculature STUDY AIMS At the end of your study, you should be able to: State the main arteries that supply the brai ...

GUIDE Head and Neck: Cerebral Vasculature Vascular Supply to the Brain [Plate 136, Arteries to Brain: Schema] Arterial Supply pa ...

Posterior cerebral arteries unite with anterior cerebral arteries via posterior communicating arteries Provide posterior circula ...

[Plate 141, Arteries of Posterior Cranial Fossa] Venous Drainage Dural venous sinuses Drain venous blood from superficial and de ...

b. Gives rise to superior laryngeal artery supplying larynx Lingual a. Passes deep to hypoglossal nerve, stylohyoid muscle, and ...

Descends deep to investing fascia Posterior to sternocleidomastoid (SCM), drains to EJV or subclavian vein Commonly unites with ...

[Plate 144, Subependymal Veins of Brain] ...

FACTS & HINTS High-Yield Facts Clinical Points Stroke Focal neurology lasting greater than 24 hours as a result of a vascula ...