Cranial Nerves
The function of the Optic Nerve
What is Vision
What is Foramen magnum?
The bone at the front of the neurocranium
Muscle of the neurocranium
what is occipitofrontalis?
The outermost meningeal layer
What is dura?
The nerve responsible for swallowing, taste
What is Glossopharangeal nerve?
The bone of the neurocranium which forms part of the borders for the anterior and posterior cranial cavities
What is Sphenoid?
The area where the neurocranium is most susceptible to fracture
What is pterion?
The 'E' in SCALPED
What is emissary and diploic veins?
The fold the resembles a tent
What is tentorium cerebelli?
The exit point of cranial nerve XII
What is hypoglossal canal?
The cranial nerves that are contents of the posterior cranial fossa
What is CN VII - XII
The artery contributing to grooves formed on the inside of the skull?
What is middle meningeal artery?
Layer of the scalp containing vessels
What is dense connective tissue?
The meninge that contains granulations/villi
What is arachnoid?
The V3 nerve
What is Mandibular?
The 3 foramens contributing to the acronym ROS
What is Foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum?
Area of the neurocranium comprised of mostly flat bones
What is the roof/vault/calvaria?
What is epicranial aponeurosis?
The area that houses CSF
What is subarachnoid space?
The cranial nerve that contributes to gut motility
What is Vagus?
The posterior cranial fossa opening through which CN VII and VIII exit
What is internal acoustic meastus?
Number of bones contributing to the viscerocranium
What is 14?
What is skin, connective tissue and epicranial aponeurosis?
The dural area that covers the pituitary gland
what is diaphragma sellae?