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1
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the hindbrain contains what

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upper part of spinal cord
brainstem
cerebellum

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2
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Pathology: Subdural hematoma

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craniotomy

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3
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What type of suture would be used for closure of the dura

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Silk

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4
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imaging studies used to visualize the pinal cord are an MRI and

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myelography

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5
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Gelfoam can be soaked in

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Saline or topical thrombin

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6
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Where do most brain aneurysms occur?

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Circle of willis

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7
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What diagnostic test measures electrical activity in the brain?

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EEG electroencephalogram

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8
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A gigli saw is used during what procedure

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Craniotomy

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9
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what instrument is used to excise the laminae over the herniated disc during a laminectomy?

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Kerrison rongeur

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10
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What type of tables might be used for posterior spinal surgery?

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Jackson or wilson table

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11
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What procedure is the surgical repair of a cranial defect?

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Cranioplasty

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12
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The bones of the skull are connected by seams called

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Suture lines

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13
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What are the two types of nerve impulses associated with the somatic nervous system?

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Afferent –> carry impulses to the brain

Efferent –> Away from the brain

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14
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The nervous system is divided into what two systems?

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CNS & PNS

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15
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A type of malignant brain tumor

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glioma

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16
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a surgical procedure used most frequently to control intractable pain of terminal cancer is called

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Cordotomy

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17
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what medication is used to prevent increased intracranial pressure and reduce edema

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Mannitol

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18
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Definition: abnormal connection between veins and arteries in the brain causing hemorrhage

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Arteriovenous malformation

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19
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What are the three main vessels that supply blood to the brain?

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Carotids
Vertebral arteries
Basilar arteries

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20
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What category of bone makes up the skull?

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Flat bones

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21
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What happens when the SNS is activated?

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Increased heart rate
Increased blood flow
Raised sugar levels
DIlated pupils

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22
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What are the four suture lines?

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Sigittal
squamos
coronal
lamboid

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23
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which operative procedure facilitates the draining of a subdural hematoma?

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burr holes

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24
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What two systems is the autonomic broken into?

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic

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25
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Pathology: herniated disc, degenerative disc

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ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion)

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26
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Three types of headrests used in neurosurgery?

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Mayfield
Horshoe
Pin

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27
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What are the four bones of the skull?

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frontal, occipital, temporal, parietal

28
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instrument used for precise disection, irriguation, and aspiration of brain tumors

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cusa

29
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Pathology: Hydrocephalus

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VP shunt

30
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Pathology: Tennis elbow

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cubital tunnel release

31
Q

What is the most common sponge used in neuro

A

cottonoids

32
Q

What procedure is performed to remove all or part of the pituitary gland and tumor?

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Transphenoidal Hypophysectomy

33
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What is the space between the dura mater and the arachnoid space?

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subdural space

34
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The PNS is divided into what two systems?

A

Somatic and autonomic

35
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What makes up the diencephalon?

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thalamus and hypothalamus

36
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What are the three meninges?

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Dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater

37
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What is the largest part of the brain?

A

the forebrain

38
Q

What self retaining retractor is used to maintain traction of brain tissue

A

Yasargil

39
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The forebrain contains what

A

cerebraum

40
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another name for ACDF

A

Cloward procedure

41
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The system controlling the fight or flight response of the body is

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sympathetic

42
Q

What birth defect is caused by failure of the neural tube in the spine to close

A

Spina bifida

43
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Nonmoveable joints that connect the bones of the skull are called

A

synarthrotic

44
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What does the somatic system control?

A

Voluntary movement via skeletal muscles

45
Q

Incomplete closure of the spine is

A

Spina bifida

46
Q

procedure where nerve is freed from adhesions

A

neurolysis

47
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Pathology: Lamina puts pressure on the nerve root and spinal cord

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Lumbar laminectomy

48
Q

What type of thermal hemostasis cannot be used in neuro

A

monopolar coagulation

49
Q

Name of hemostatic scalp clips

A

Raney clips

50
Q

Which ventricles are the lateral ventricles?

A

the first two

51
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The three basic parts which divide the brain

A

forebrain
midbrain
hindbrain

52
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What does the autonomic system control?

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Involuntary movement like breathing, heartbeat, and digestion

53
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What diagnostic procedure injects contrast medium into the subaracnoid space and xrays are taken?

A

myelography

54
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Definition: removal of a section of the cranium. The bone flap is not replaced

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Craniectomy

55
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What is the most common pediatric skull deformity resulting from premature closure of the cranial suture lines?

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Craniosynostosis

56
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What is the circular connection of arteries that supplies blood to the brain?

A

Circle of Willis

57
Q

What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?

A

calms you down after SNS has been activated

58
Q

How many cervical vertebrae

A

7

59
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the midbrain contains what

A

upper part of the brainstem

60
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Procedure that uses a baloon instrument inserted between injured vertebra and infuses bone cement to repair certebra and restore height

A

kyphoplasty

61
Q

How many ventricles are in the brain?

A

4

62
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How many spinal vertebrae are there?

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33

63
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Definition: procedure to relieve pressure on the spinal nerve. Lamina is removed to relieve spinal stenosis and pressure on the nerves

A

Lumbar laminectomy and fusion

64
Q

What procedure treats AV malformations

A

Embolization

65
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in a laminectomy, disc fragments are removed with a

A

pituitary rongeur

66
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a tumor arising from the covering of the brain is a

A

meningioma

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