Meninges & Dural Sinuses

Both layers of dura mater covering brain are continuous through foramen magnum with dura covering spinal cord.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Periosteal layer of dura mater is not continuous with periorbita (periosteum of orbit).

• FALSE

• TRUE

As each cranial nerve passes through a foramen in skull, it is surrounded by a tubular sheath of arachnoid mater only.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cranial venous sinuses run between the meningeal & endosteal layers of dura mater.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Arachnoid mater surrounding spinal cord ends inferiorly on filum terminale at the level of lower border of 1st sacral vertebra.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Tentorium cerebelli is formed from meningeal layer of dura mater.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Transverse sinus drains into internal jugular vein via sigmoid sinus.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The mandibular division of trigeminal nerve is within the cavernous sinus.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Confluence of sinus receives blood from straight sinus.

• Yes

• No

The inferior sagittal sinus lies at the superior fixed border of falx cerebri.

• Yes

• No