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Ch. 8 Central Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What name denotes the termination of the spinal cord at the level of L2 or L3?

A

Conus medullaris

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2
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What anatomic structure produces cerebral spinal fluid?

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Choroid plexus

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3
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What anatomic structure connects the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle?

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Interventricular foramina

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4
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Which blood vessel(s) supply(ies) most of the brain with blood?

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Internal carotid arteries and vertebral arteries

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5
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What protective mechanism keeps unwanted substances from reaching the brain while permitting the removal of waste products of brain metabolism?

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Blood-brain barrier

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6
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The pineal and pituitary glands DO or DO NOT contain specialized capillaries responsible for the blood-brain barrier?

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DO NOT

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7
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What are the component(s) of a neuron

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Soma dentrite axon

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8
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Neuroglia can be composed of:

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  • Microglia
  • Schwann’s cells
  • Astrocytes
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9
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What is the name for the pulpy center of the intervertebral disks?

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Nucleus pulpossus

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10
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What is the preferred imaging modality when diagnosing pathologic conditions related to the central nervous system?

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MRI

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11
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What imaging modality is commonly employed to assess multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and autism?

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FMRI

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12
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What imaging modality can evaluate the neonatal brain?

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Ultrasound

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13
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Percutanesous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) can be performed:

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To enlarge stenotic vessels of the neck

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14
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What prenatal diagnostic test may indicate the presence of spina bifida in the developing fetus?

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Maternal alpha fetoprotein seum levels

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15
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What is a myelocele?

A

Protrusion of spinal cord

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16
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What congenital disorders of the CNS is considered to be the most serious?

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Meningomyelocele

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17
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Poor resorption of cerebral spinal fluid by the arachnoid villa results in:

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Communicating hydrocephalus

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18
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What are the causes for hydrocephalus?

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  • Arnold chiari malformation
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Overproduction of CSF
19
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What is the most common cause of meningitis?

A

Bacterial infection

20
Q

What type of meningitis occurs most often in children?

A

Streptococcal

21
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Symptoms of bacterial meningitis include:

A
  • Hydrocephalas
  • Headache
  • Stiff neck
  • Fever
22
Q

What is the primary means of diagnosing meningitis?

A

Spinal tap

23
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What is the most common cause of encephalitis?

A

Viral infection

24
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What diagnostic procedure is most useful in the detection of encephalitis?

25
Q

What term is defined as pus accumulation between the dura mater and arachnoid layers of the meninges?

A

Subdural empyema

26
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If the nucleus pulposus herniates, which direction may be of the most clinical significance?

27
Q

What vertebral level is the most common location for a disk herniation?

A

L5-S1 or C6-C7

28
Q

What pathological condition occurs because of osteoarthritic changes in the neck and compression of spinal nerves passing through the intervertebral foramina and appears radiographically with osteophyte formation?

A

Cervical spondylosis

29
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What condition is well demonstrated by MR and occurs as a result of demyelinated nerves that form sclerotic lesions?

A

MS plaques

30
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A _______ occurs when a cranial blood vessel ruptures, such as from an aneurysm, and bleeds into the brain tissue.

A

Hemorrhage stroke

31
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A ______ is a blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel; an embolus is a mass of undissolved matter (solid, liquid, or gas) present in a blood vessel brought there by blood current.

32
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Why may a noncontrast CT scan be performed on a suspected stroke patient before the administration of a thrombolytic agent?

A

Determine hemorrhagic stroke

33
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In a hemorrhagic stroke, in what part of the brain does most of the bleeding occur?

A

Cerebrum, bleeding into the lateral ventricle

34
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What type of brain neoplasm is most common?

35
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What type of neoplasm of the brain arises from the roof of the fourth ventricle or central canal of the spinal cord?

A

Ependymoma

36
Q

Prognosis of a patient with a glioma is generally considered to be:

37
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What imaging modality is preferred to assist in the diagnosis of a medulloblastoma?

38
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What imaging modality is preferred when imaging meningiomas?

A

CT with contrast

39
Q

What type of neoplasm causes enlargement and erosion of the sella turcica?

A

Pituitary adenoma

40
Q

What is the most common type of extramedullary spinal neoplasm?

A

Meningioma

41
Q

Cervical spondylosis:

A

Subtractive

42
Q

Metastases from other sites:

A

Subtractive

43
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Spinal tumor:

A

Both additive and subtractive

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