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neurology
neurology test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pia mater is very delicate serous membrane that has the appearance of a spider web | false |
| cerebral spinal fluid bathes & nourishes the brain | true |
| spinal nerves are seperated by 7 cervical, 12 thoraic, 5 cerical & 1 coccicly | true |
| cervical lemina is less prominate than the lumbar/thoriac and must use smaller instruments | true |
| there are 6 cervical lamina | false |
| following traumic head injury with 1 or more breaking vessels under the scalp is called a subdural hemotoma | true |
| antibotic solution is never used to irrigate bone, because the delicate brain tissue will be damaged | false |
| in the event of a intracranial hemorrahage, bur holes are used to relieve pressure of blood against the brain | true |
| the pons lies between the midbrain & medulla, in front of the cerebellum | true |
| pia mater is a membrane that dips down into various crevices of the brain | true |
| an acoustic neuroma is | a benign tumor of the 8th cranial nerve |
| what is ligamentum flavum | ligament that connects 1 spinous process of a vertebra to another |
| what is galea | a tough fibrous sheet |
| portion between the forebrain and hindbrain | midbrain |
| each spinal nerve forms 2 branches called | rami |
| anastomosis of the 2 ends of the shaft of a nerve is called | neurorrhaphy |
| creation of a opening to expose the spinal cord/discs | laminotomy |
| during a lumbar laminectomy the surgeon pacs the sponge along the vertebra w/what instrument | cobb elevator |
| bone was is used to control bleeding how | blocking the flow of blood by inclusion |
| during a disectomy, what instrument is used | #15 blade, pituitary ronguer, ring curret |
| an elastic cushion seperates what | intraverebral disc |
| what is a AV Malformation | an abnormal communication between the arteries & veins |
| what causes an aneursym | weaking in the arterial wall due to congential defect |
| in preperation for entry into the brain, the scrub should have this available | bipolar cautery unit & a #6 fraizer suction tip |
| most common bone grafting donor site is where | iliac crest |
| during a anterior cervial discotomy, the placement of a bone graft is done why | to fissue the vertebra |
| hypophysectomy is done to remove what | all/portion of the pitutary gland |
| open carpal tunnel release is also called | medianeurotomy |
| what is the consistency of CSF | crystal clear, sterile & high end glucose |
| a congential anamoly that results in an increased amount of CSF | hydrocephalus |
| burr holes are used to treat what | subdural hemotoma |
| congential defect where the neural tube fails to close during fetal development | myelomeningocele |
| replacment of a area of bone in the skull CAN NOT use | cadavar bone |
| deversion of CSF away fromt he brain to another location w/in the body is called | a shunting procedure |
| intracranial aneurysm is the "bulging of an artery" in what artery | internal carotid artery |
| congential deformity caused by premature closing of the skull, the procedure is called | craniotomy |
| opening made into the skull to expose the brain & intrcranial structures | craniotomy |
| which hemostatic topical is most used | all of the above |
| for a lumbar laminecotmy, which position is the pt in | supine |
| how many pairs of spinal nerves are ther | 31 pairs |
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