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Innervation of dura mater
anterior and middle portions innervated by V2 and V3. Posterior innervated by vagus nerve and C1/C2
Arterial supply to dura mater
majority of dura supplied by middle meningeal artery, posterior part supplied by occipital and ascending pharyngeal arteries.
Venous drainage of dura mater
Drain into the venous sinuses and communicate with the diploic and emissary veins
What is the dural fold between the cerebral hemispheres?
Falx cerebri
What is the dural fold between the cerebellar hemispheres?
Falx cerebelli
What is the dural fold between the occipital lobe and the cerebellum?
Tentorium cerebelli
Dural fold that is pierced by the infundibular stalk.
Diaphragma sellae
What are arachnoid villi?
Projections of arachnoid into inner layer of dura that contain cerebral veins that drain the brain, meningeal veins, and CSF.
Where are the meningeal arteries located?
In the epidural space between outer dura and skull (if ruptured can cause epidural hemotoma)
Where are the cerebral veins located?
In the subdural space between the inner dura and the arachnoid mater (if ruptured can cause subdural hematoma)