ANAT 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Arachnoid Granulation, Superior Vena Cava, Pia Mater

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<> Cranial meninges & ventricular system (brain blood supply) The brain is protected by o o. Superior sagittal sinus: triangular shape at the top of your hear between the two hemispheres in the brain o. Empties used/spent csf into venous system that brings it with blood to the heart. Dural folds: help the cerebral hemispheres from separating o. Falx cerebri: dura mater folds of two layers of dura mater that are attached to each other along the longitudinal section - keeps left and right hemispheres together o o. Falx cerebelli: attaches the two halves of the cerebellum. Tentorum cerebelli: connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum. Blood-brain barrier: mainly to protect against pathogens o o o. Protects and screens out proteins and blood cells. Is impermeable to lipophilic/hydrophilic substances (water soluble substances) Water soluble substances: antibodies, blood cells, proteins, a lot of therapeutic drugs.

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