Neuro Questions

Question 1

The body has ____ pair of cranial nerves.

Answer 1

12

Question 2

What type of instruments are Penfield’s

Answer 2

Dissectors

Question 3

The network of connected arteries at the base of the brain is known as the

Answer 3

Circle of Willis

Question 4

What type of benign brain tumor arises from the covering of the brain?

Answer 4

Meningioma

Question 5

Which facial sinus can be used to approach a pituitary adenoma

Answer 5

sphenoid

Question 6

If a patient received a blow to the head and the skull was fractured, what condition is most often a result

Answer 6

epidural hematoma

Question 7

What tough outer layer surrounds the intervertebral disc?

Answer 7

annulus fibrosis

Question 8

What procedure would a Hudson Brace be used on?

Answer 8

Craniotomy

Question 9

How many bones does the adult cranium consist of ?

Answer 9

8

Question 10

Which approach is primarily used for treatment of a herniated cervical disc?

Answer 10

Anterior medial

Question 11

How many vertebra are in a normal adult spine

Answer 11

33

Question 12

Treatment for compression of the medial nerve by the transverse ligament is known as

Answer 12

Carpal Tunnel Release

Question 13

In the average adult, what portion of the spinal column consists of five fused vertebrae

Answer 13

Sacrum

Question 14

Another name for C-1 vertebra is

Answer 14

Atlas

Question 15

What structure is the pituitary located in?

Answer 15

Sella turcica

Question 16

The __________ produces cerebrospinal fluid.

Answer 16

Choroid plexus

Question 17

Monro, Sylvius, Magendie and Luschka are

Answer 17

aqueducts and foramina

Question 18

Which surgical procedure would include some type of nasal packing as part of the dressing?

Answer 18

Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy

Question 19

During VP shunt placement, the distal catheter is placed in the

Answer 19

peritoneal cavity

Question 20

Which cranial positioning device has a pin and horseshoe attachments

Answer 20

Mayfield

Question 21

What anatomical area does cerebrospinal fluid circulate all over the central nervous system

Answer 21

Subarachnoid space

Question 22

Largest part of the human brain

Answer 22

Cerebrum

Question 23

Which surgical sponge is used to protect delicate neural tissue

Answer 23

Cottonoids

Question 24

Diagnostic testing for suspected aneurysms located in the Circle of Willis

Answer 24

Cerebral angiogram

Question 25

Congenital defect involving premature cranial suture closure

Answer 25

Craniosynostosis

Question 26

Stereotactic guided imagery biopsy places _________ on the bony landmarks

Answer 26

Fiducials

Question 27

What diagnostic test may be used to detect spinal compression due to a herniated disc

Answer 27

Myelogram

Question 28

Which part of the vertebra projects posteriorly and can be felt through the skin

Answer 28

Spinous process

Question 29

After performing a discectomy, the soft, gelatinous part of the disc is sent as the specimen. It is labeled as _______________.

Answer 29

Nucleolus pulposus

Question 30

Osteophytes are known as

Answer 30

bone spurs

Question 31

When the bridging veins between the cerebral cortex and venous sinuses is torn, a ____________ ________________ is formed.

Answer 31

Subdural Hematoma

Question 32

The congenital defect where arteries and veins are connected which causes blood to be shunted away from surround brain tissue

Answer 32

arteriovenous malformation

Question 33

What anatomical area is the lowest part of the brain and is connected to the brain stem

Answer 33

Medulla Oblongata

Question 34

The brain is separated into lobes by a deep groove known as a _________

Answer 34

Fissure

Question 35

What dural fold separates the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum

Answer 35

Falx cerebri

Question 36

This procedure treats vertebral compression fractures using trocars and PMMA

Answer 36

Kyphoplasty

Question 37

What positioning device may be used to perform a lumbar laminectomy

Answer 37

Wilson Frame

Question 38

This region of the spinal column has 5 vertebrae

Answer 38

Lumbar

Question 39

During a discectomy, ___________ is used to remove the nucleolus pulposus

Answer 39

Cushing Pituitary Rongeur

Question 40

For suspected aneurysms located near the Circle of Willis, what diagnostic procedure would be performed?

Answer 40

Cerebral Angiogram

Question 41

Which congenital defect involves premature cranial suture closure?

Answer 41

Craniosynostosis

Question 42

What procedure would the esophagus, carotid artery and trachea be retracted in order to access the underlying pathology?

Answer 42

Anterior cervical Disc and fusion

Question 43

Where is the autologous bone graft procured from when performing an anterior cervical disc with fusion?

Answer 43

Iliac crest

Question 44

What region of the brain would visual cortex be located?

Answer 44

Occipital

Question 45

Convulsions of the brain that fold out instead of in are known as

Answer 45

Gyri

Question 46

When performing a cranial flap, the burr holes are created and the next step would require the CST to change the attachment to the craniotome to a

Answer 46

Dural guard with a footplate

Question 47

Which medicine may be used during an aneurysm clipping to prevent vasospasm?

Answer 47

Papaverine

Question 48

True or False- Most cranial aneurysms occur at arterial bifurcations

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Forward displacement of the upper vertebral body onto the lower vertebral body is known as

Answer 49

Spondylolisthesis

Question 50

When performing a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, the CST could possibly have how many different set ups?

Answer 50

3 - nasal access, tumor excision, fascial graft