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CSF AND VENTRICULAR SYSTEM Flashcards

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  1. The dural venous sinuses drain into the….

A. Internal carotid vein
B. External jugular vein
C. Internal jugular vein
D. Middle cerebral vein

A

C. Internal jugular vein

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  1. The posterior circulation is from…

A. Internal Carotid Artery
B. Basilar Artery
C. Posterior Communicating Artery
D. Middle Cerebral Artery

A

B. Basilar Artery

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  1. The following are the major cerebral veins EXCEPT:

A. Internal cerebral vein
B. Great vein of Galen
C. Basal vein of Rosenthal
D. Posterior Cerebral vein

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D. Posterior Cerebral vein

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  1. The lumbar puncture was introduced by…

A. Merritt and Fremont-Smith
B. Galen
C. Quincke
D. Mestrezat

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C. Quincke

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  1. How much CSF is being produced by an average person in a day.

A. ~1000 mL
B. ~500 mL
C. ~100 mL
D. ~150 mL

A

B. ~500 mL

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  1. Approximately 30 mL of the CSF is found in the _________.
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Spinal subarachnoid space

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  1. The main sites of CSF formation are the following EXCEPT:

A. Lateral ventricle
B. Subarachnoid space
C. Third ventricle
D. Fourth ventricle

A

B. Subarachnoid space

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  1. The sodium-potassium pump is found in the __________ of the choroid plexus cells.
A

Apical surface

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  1. The penetration of certain drugs and metabolites are dependent on their..
A

Lipid solubility

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  1. The blood-brain barrier is permeable to _________ substances.
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Lipid-soluble

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  1. TRUE or FALSE: The BCB or Blood-CSF Barrier is permeable to lipid soluble substances.
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FALSE. BCB is permeable to water-soluble substances.

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  1. The BBB is formed by ______________ of capillary endothelial cells.
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Tight junctions (zona occludens)

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  1. The following are specialized areas without BBB EXCEPT

A. Pineal gland
B. Median eminence
C. Anterior Pituitary
D. Area Postrema

A

C. Anterior Pituitary

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  1. The two lateral ventricles communicate through…

A. Foramen of Luchska
B. Foramen of Magendie
C. Foramen of Monro
D. Aqueduct of Sylvius

A

C. Foramen of Monro

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  1. Absorption of the CSF is through…
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Arachnoid villi

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  1. From the conus medullaris to abouth the 2nd sacral vertebrae that contains the filum terminale and the roots of the cauda equina.
A

Lumbar cistern

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  1. If jugular veins are compressed, this leads to an increase in ICP which is the basis for…
A

Queckenstedt Test

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  1. TRUE or FALSE: In acute hydrocephalus, bilateral Babinski sign is a rule.
A

TRUE

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  1. Two manifestations of advanced stages of acute hydrocephalus.
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⭕️ Increased tone in the lower limbs

⭕️ Extensor posturing

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  1. CNS infection of the white and gray matter.
A

Encephalitis

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