CNS & Surrounds Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Ventral to the (answer to cerebral aqueduct) is this functional subdivison of the brainstem (Latin: 'covering' [think skin]) (9)
  2. 2. The branching white matter of the cerebellum (in median section) takes this shape (Latin: 'tree of life') (5, 5)
  3. 5. 'Sieve-shaped' (Latin) feature of 'sieve-shaped' (Greek) bone (10, 5)
  4. 7. Innermost meninx (Latin: 'soft mother') (3, 5)
  5. 13. The pituitary gland sits comfortably in this 'saddle' (5, 7)
  6. 14. Dural fold coursing through longitudinal fissure (Latin: 'scythe of the brain') (4, 7)
  7. 16. Pen- or column-shaped process (Greek) of the wedge-shaped bone (7)
  8. 18. The time bone, and lobe, for that matter (8)
  9. 22. This feature of the 'wedge-shaped' (Greek) bone forms the floor of the middle cranial fossae and the walls of the skull (7, 4)
  10. 24. Four ______ processes enclose the pituary gland anteriorly and posteriorly (Greek: 'bed-shaped') (7)
  11. 25. This 'brain water channel' connects two ventricles (8, 8)
  12. 26. Cerebral lobe located deep to lateral sulcus (Latin: 'an island') (6)
  13. 29. Tooth-shaped ligaments of the spinal cord (11)
  14. 30. This feature of the 'wedge-shaped' (Greek) bone forms a boundary between the anterior and middle cranial fossae (6, 4)
  15. 32. Bone of anterior cranial fossa (Greek: 'sieve-shaped') (7)
  16. 33. Breast-shaped (Greek) process of the time bone (7)
Down
  1. 1. Dural fold spanning between cerebellum and occipital lobe (Latin: 'tent of the little brain') (9, 9)
  2. 3. Midline 'worm' (Latin) of the cerebellum (6)
  3. 4. This bony channel takes multiple 90° turns and carries important cargo (7, 5)
  4. 6. This 'last thread' (Latin) of the 'soft mother' meninx persists after Judgement Day comes for the spinal cord (5, 9)
  5. 7. These bones and the cerebral lobes found deep to them take their name from the Latin for 'wall' (8)
  6. 8. Upon or outside the 'tough mother' is the ______ space (8)
  7. 9. CSF is under Peter Parker; it's in the _________ space (12)
  8. 10. Immediatlely inferior to the (answer to lesser wing) is the _____ _____ fissure (8, 7)
  9. 11. The name of this hole is about as intuitive as anatomy gets (it's also found in the fetal interatrial septum) (7, 5)
  10. 12. This deep brain structure acts as a relay for sensory and motor signals (8)
  11. 15. Descending efferents course through this ventral-most aspect of the brainstem (5)
  12. 16. This bone contributes to the anterior and middle cranial fosse (Greek: 'wedge-shaped') (8)
  13. 17. A great vein of the name commences in this hole (7, 7)
  14. 19. This suture, and the associated bony intersection, take their name from the Greek letter λ (8)
  15. 20. Caudal-most portion of the brainstem (7)
  16. 21. Cranial-most portion of the brainstem (8)
  17. 23. Dorsal to the (answer to cerebral aqueduct) is this functional subdivision of the brainstem (Latin: 'roof') (6)
  18. 27. Intermediate meninx (Greek: 'spider-shaped') (9)
  19. 28. Outermost meninx (Latin: 'tough mother') (4, 5)
  20. 31. Middle anatomical subdivision of the brainstem (Latin: 'bridge') (4)