KROK 1 2007 – Question 172 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A 70 y.o. man has cut an abscess off in the area of mammiform process during shaving. Two days later he was admitted to the hospital with inflammation of arachnoid membranes. How did the infection penetrate into the cavity of skull?
- A. V.v. tympanicae
- B. V.v. labyrinthi
- C. V. emissaria mastoidea
- D. V. facialis
- E. V.v. auriculares
Hint
Look for the small valveless vein that passes through the skull bone behind the ear, linking scalp veins with a dural venous sinus.
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