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| What is the delicate serous membrane that has the appearance of a spiderweb? | arachnoid membrane
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| what fluid bathes and nourishes the brain? | cerebrospinal fluid
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| what nerves are separated into 8 cervical, 12 thorasic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal? | the spinal nerves
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| Cervical lamina is much less prominent than the lumbar or thorasic spine; does the scrub need smaller or larger diameter instruments than for a lumbar laminectomy? | smaller
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| which spinal region has 7 lamina? | cervical
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| traumatic head injury can cause 1 or more ruputured blood vessels under the dura. this is called a ___? | subdural hematoma
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| antibiotic solution is never used to irrigate the bone because the brain tissue will be damaged by the caustic nature of the antibiotic. | false
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| In the event of intracranial hemorrhage, what is drilled into the skull to relieve the pressure of blood against the brain? | bur holes
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| the pons lies between the medulla and the midbrain, in front of the ___? | cerebellum
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| what membrane dips down into the the various crevices and convolusions of the brain? | pia mater
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| an acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor of what? | eighth cranial nerve
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| what is the ligament that connects one spinous process to another? | ligamentum flavum
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| A tough fibrous tissue sheet is the ____? | galea
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| this portion of the brain is situated between the hindbrain and the forebrain. | midbrain
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| each spinal nerve frms 2 branches called ___? | rami
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| the anastomosis of a severed nerve to restore function is called ____? | neurorrhaphy
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| the creation of an opening in the vertebral lamina to expose the spinal cord and disc is called ___? | laminotomy
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| during a lumbar laminectomy, the surgeon packs the sponge along the vertebra with a ____? | cobb elevator
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| how does bone wax control bleeding? | occlusion
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| a 15 blade, a pituitary rongeur, a ring curette would be used in what procedure? | a diskectomy
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| an elastic custion that separates each vertebral body from the other is a ___? | intervertebral disk
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| an abnormal communication between the arteries and veins is an ___? | AV malformation
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| A congenital weakening in the arterial wall causes an ______? | anurysm
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| in preparation for entry into the brain, the scrub should have a bipolar cautery and a ___? | frazier suction tip
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| The most common site for taking a bone graft is the ___? | iliac crest
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| a bone graft is placed during an ACD in order to accomplish ___? | fusion
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| the procedure to remove all or part of the pituitary gland is a ___? | hypophysectomy
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| open carpal tunnel release surgery may also be called ___? | median neurotomy
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| crystal clear, sterile, and high in glucose describes what? | cerebrospinal fluid
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| a congenital anomaly resulting in an increased amount of CSF in the ventricles of the brain is called ___? | hydrocephalous
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| the bur hole procedure is done most often to treat what? | subdural hematoma
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| a congenital defect in shich a neural tube fails to close while a fetus is developing is called ___? | myelomeningocele
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| the replacement of an area of skull can be successfully accomplished by MMA, metal plate, autograft, but NOT with what? | cadaver bone
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| the diversion of CSF away from the brain to another location is what? | shunting
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| intracranial anurysm is the bulging of an artery whose origin is the ___? | internal carotid
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| a congenital deformitu of the skull that results from premature closure of one or more sutures might be fixed with a procedure called ___? | craniotomy
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| an opening in the skull made to expose the brain and intracranial structures is a ___? | craniotomy
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| how are Avitene, bone wax, and surgicel applied? | topically
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| For a lumbar lami, what position would the patient be in during induction of general anesthesia? | supine
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| there are 12 pairs of cranial nerves; and there are 31 pairs of ___? | spinal nerves
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