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Ch 34
Neuro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The neuron is the _______ type of the nervous system located throughout the body. | Cell |
| The _______ acts as the sending and receiving area for nerve impulses and is the energy center of the cell. | Soma |
| The __________ carry nerve impulses toward the cell. | Dendrites |
| The ________ carry/carries nerve impulses away from the cell. | Axon |
| __________, the most common type of neuroglia, fill(s) the spaces between the neurons. | Astrocytes |
| Two _______ bones are on either side of the skull, which contribute to the structure for the SIDES of the cranium. | Temporal |
| One ________ bone provides structure for the forehead and orbits. | Frontal |
| One ________ bone provides structure to the back of the skull and portion of the floor of the cranium. | Occipital |
| Two ________ bones on either side of the skull provide structure for the SIDES and ROOF of the crarnium | Parietal |
| The pericranium is the periosteal layer of the skull bones. It is covered with all the following, EXCEPT: A. muscle B. galea C. dura D. skin | Dura |
| The _________is also known as the forebrain. | Cerebrum |
| The _________ is also known as the hindbrain. | Cerebellum |
| The ________ is also known as the midbrain | Brainstem |
| The major structures of the midbrain include all the following, EXCEPT: A. thyroid gland C. thalamus B. hypothalamus D. pituitary gland | Thyroid gland |
| 16. There are cervical vertebrae. | 7 |
| 17. There are _______ lumbar vertebre | 5 |
| There are _____ Sacral Vertebrae | 5 |
| There are ____ thoracic vertebrae | 12 |
| The _____ nerves that originate in the brain are responsible for the sensory and motor functions of the body. | Cranial |
| _______ nerves are composed of small bundles of nerve fibers, called fascicles, which are surrounded by a sheath called the endoneurium | Cranial |
| The ______ nerves occur in pairs and originate from the spinal cord near their corresponding vertebra. | Spinal |
| 23. A special overhead _______ table may be used in place of a Mayo stand. | Mayfield |
| All of the following are types of power, EXCEPT: A. hall perforator C. sagittal B. Codman craniotome D. midas rex | Sagittal |
| Small, square, felt sponges made of cotton or rayon to control bleeding on neural and vascular tissue are referred to as: | Cottonoids |
| Drugs used intraoperatively during neurosurgery include all the following, EXCEPT: A. hemostatic agents C. anti-inflammatories B. irrigation fluid D. antibiotics | anti-inflammatories |
| What type of dressing would be placed on a spinal incision? | Telfa |
| Gardner-Wells tongs may be used to secure: | patient's spine |
| All of the following are patient position devices, EXCEPT: A. headrest C. Operating room (OR) table B. Telfa D. Wilson frame | Telfa |
| During a craniotomy, the patient is positioned using a headrest or pin fixation. | Horseshoe |
| During a craniectomy, what types of retractors are used to retract the skin flap? | Weitlaner |
| What type of periosteal elevator is used to free the muscles during a craniectomy? | Key |
| What type of ESU is used during a craniotomy? | Bipolar |
| In what position is the patient placed for a craniectomy? | Beach chair |
| A lumbar laminectomy is performed to access the lumbar spinal cord and remove a portion of the lumbar | Lamina |
| A foraminotomy is performed to relieve pressure on the | Spinal nerves |
| During a microdiscectomy, what type of retractor is used? | Tubular |
| During a microdiscectomy, the wound edges are approximated with: | Steri strips & Dermabond |
| During a microdiscectomy, gelfoam pledgets are soaked in: _________ | Topical thrombin |
| Controls lateral movement of the eye | VI (abducens) |
| Innervates the muscle of the tongue | XII (hypoglossal) |
| Responsible for the sense of smell | I (olfactory) |
| Innervates the pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles, heart, pancreas, lungs, and digestive systems | X (vagus) |
| Controls the oblique muscle of the eye | IV (trochlear) |
| Controls the sense of taste | IX (glossopharyngeal) |
| Has two parts, a cranial portion and a spinal portion | XI (accessory) |
| Conveys impulses for sight | II (optic) |
| A motor nerve that controls the muscle in the face and scalp | VII (facial) |
| Controls muscle that moves the eye and iris | III (oculomotor) |
| A sensory nerve that controls the sensation of the face, forehead, mouth, nose, and top of head | V (trigeminal) |
| Controls hearing and equilibrium | VIII (vestibulocochlear) |
| The brain is divided into three main sections, including all of the following, EXCEPT: A. cerebrum C. cerebellum B. pericranium D. brainstem | Pericranium |