CSF PRODUCTION & CIRCULATION.

(15 POINTS)

Cerebrospinal fluid is secreted and diffused from the ________by the_______________ cells
that cover the _________________of the ventricles. After filling the ______________________,
the CSF escapes by the _________________into the _________________and thence by the
_____________into the ______________. From the fourth ventricle the fluid is poured through
the _____________________________and the two lateral______________________ into the
____________________ and reaches the ______________________. From there the CSF may
pass down the ___________canal within the _________________where it circulates around and
upward and finally enters the _____________ circulation.

ANSWER:

Cerebrospinal fluid is secreted and diffused from the BLOOD by the EPENDYMAL cells that
cover the CHOROID PLEXUS of the ventricles. After filling the LATERAL VENTRICLES, the
CSF escapes by the FORAMEN OF MONROE into the 3 RD VENTRICLE and thence by the
AQUEDUCT OF SILVIUS into the 4TH VENTRICLE. From the fourth ventricle the fluid is
poured through the FORAMEN OF MAGENDIE and the two lateral FORAMINA OF
LUSCHKA into the SUBARACHNOID SPACE and reaches the CISTERNA MAGNA. From
there the CSF may pass down the SPINAL canal within the SUBARACHNOID where it
circulates around and upward and finally enters the VENOUS circulation.

1. BLOOD
2. EPENDYMAL
3. CHOROID PLEXUS
4. LATERAL VENTRICLES
5. FORAMEN OF MONROE
6. 3RD VENTRICLES
7. AQUEDUCT OF SILVIUS
8. 4TH VENTRICLE
9. FORAMEN OF MAGENDIE
10. FORAMINA OF LUSCHKA
11. SUBARACHNOID SPACE
12. CISTERNA MAGNA
13. SPINAL
14. SUBARACHNOID
15. VENOUS