MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

SPASTIC PARAPARESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
CSF is secreted by the choroid plexus. It flows from the lateral ventricles into the 3rd ventricle through what opening?
A
Cerebral aqueduct
B
Foramen of Monro
C
Foramen of Luschka
D
Foramen of Magendie
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The CSF passes from the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle through the interventricular foramen (of Monro). From the third ventricle, the CSF flows through the cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius) to the fourth ventricle.

Detailed explanation-2: -The CSF is secreted by the choroid plexus, a tissue located in each ventricle in the brain. CSF flows from the lateral ventricles to the third and fourth ventricles, then into the subarachnoid space of the brain and spinal cord via openings (foramena) below the cerebellum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cerebrospinal fluid flows from the lateral ventricles, to the third ventricle, and then to the fourth ventricle before leaving the brain and entering the central canal of the spinal cord or into the subarachnoid space.

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