Final

Question 1

the hindbrain contains what

Answer 1

upper part of spinal cord
brainstem
cerebellum

Question 2

Pathology: Subdural hematoma

Answer 2

craniotomy

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Silk

Question 4

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

Answer 4

myelography

Question 5

Gelfoam can be soaked in

Answer 5

Saline or topical thrombin

Question 6

Where do most brain aneurysms occur?

Answer 6

Circle of willis

Question 7

What diagnostic test measures electrical activity in the brain?

Answer 7

EEG electroencephalogram

Question 8

A gigli saw is used during what procedure

Answer 8

Craniotomy

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Kerrison rongeur

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Jackson or wilson table

Question 11

What procedure is the surgical repair of a cranial defect?

Answer 11

Cranioplasty

Question 12

The bones of the skull are connected by seams called

Answer 12

Suture lines

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Afferent –> carry impulses to the brain

Efferent –> Away from the brain

Question 14

The nervous system is divided into what two systems?

Answer 14

CNS & PNS

Question 15

A type of malignant brain tumor

Answer 15

glioma

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Cordotomy

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Mannitol

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Arteriovenous malformation

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Carotids
Vertebral arteries
Basilar arteries

Question 20

What category of bone makes up the skull?

Answer 20

Flat bones

Question 21

What happens when the SNS is activated?

Answer 21

Increased heart rate
Increased blood flow
Raised sugar levels
DIlated pupils

Question 22

What are the four suture lines?

Answer 22

Sigittal
squamos
coronal
lamboid

Question 23

which operative procedure facilitates the draining of a subdural hematoma?

Answer 23

burr holes

Question 24

What two systems is the autonomic broken into?

Answer 24

Sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 25

Pathology: herniated disc, degenerative disc

Answer 25

ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion)

Question 26

Three types of headrests used in neurosurgery?

Answer 26

Mayfield Horshoe Pin

Question 27

What are the four bones of the skull?

Answer 27

frontal, occipital, temporal, parietal

Question 28

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

Answer 28

cusa

Question 29

Pathology: Hydrocephalus

Answer 29

VP shunt

Question 30

Pathology: Tennis elbow

Answer 30

cubital tunnel release

Question 31

What is the most common sponge used in neuro

Answer 31

cottonoids

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Transphenoidal Hypophysectomy

Question 33

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

Answer 33

subdural space

Question 34

The PNS is divided into what two systems?

Answer 34

Somatic and autonomic

Question 35

What makes up the diencephalon?

Answer 35

thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 36

What are the three meninges?

Answer 36

Dura mater arachnoid mater pia mater

Question 37

What is the largest part of the brain?

Answer 37

the forebrain

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Yasargil

Question 39

The forebrain contains what

Answer 39

cerebraum

Question 40

another name for ACDF

Answer 40

Cloward procedure

Question 41

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

Answer 41

sympathetic

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Spina bifida

Question 43

Nonmoveable joints that connect the bones of the skull are called

Answer 43

synarthrotic

Question 44

What does the somatic system control?

Answer 44

Voluntary movement via skeletal muscles

Question 45

Incomplete closure of the spine is

Answer 45

Spina bifida

Question 46

procedure where nerve is freed from adhesions

Answer 46

neurolysis

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Lumbar laminectomy

Question 48

What type of thermal hemostasis cannot be used in neuro

Answer 48

monopolar coagulation

Question 49

Name of hemostatic scalp clips

Answer 49

Raney clips

Question 50

Which ventricles are the lateral ventricles?

Answer 50

the first two

Question 51

The three basic parts which divide the brain

Answer 51

forebrain midbrain hindbrain

Question 52

What does the autonomic system control?

Answer 52

Involuntary movement like breathing, heartbeat, and digestion

Question 53

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

Answer 53

myelography

Question 54

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

Answer 54

Craniectomy

Question 55

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

Answer 55

Craniosynostosis

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Circle of Willis

Question 57

What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?

Answer 57

calms you down after SNS has been activated

Question 58

How many cervical vertebrae

Answer 58

7

Question 59

the midbrain contains what

Answer 59

upper part of the brainstem

Question 60

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

Answer 60

kyphoplasty

Question 61

How many ventricles are in the brain?

Answer 61

4

Question 62

How many spinal vertebrae are there?

Answer 62

33

Question 63

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

Answer 63

Lumbar laminectomy and fusion

Question 64

What procedure treats AV malformations

Answer 64

Embolization

Question 65

in a laminectomy, disc fragments are removed with a

Answer 65

pituitary rongeur

Question 66

a tumor arising from the covering of the brain is a

Answer 66

meningioma