terminologies

Question 1

radiographic examination of the blood vessels after the injection of contrast medium

Answer 1

Angiography

Question 2

a thin delicate membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord brain portion of the central nervous system contained within the cranium

Answer 2

Arachnoid

Question 3

a collection of nerves located in the spinal canal inferior to the spinal cord

Answer 3

Cauda Equina

Question 4

a part of the brain located in the posterior cranial fossa behind the brainstem

Answer 4

Cerebellum

Question 5

an opening between the third and fourth ventricles

Answer 5

cerebral aqueduct

Question 6

the fluid that flows through and protects the ventricles, sub-arachnoid phase, brain and spinal cord

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Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 7

the largest uppermost portion of the brain

Answer 7

cerebrum

Question 8

the most inferior portion of the spinal cord

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conus medullaris

Question 9

the outer surface layer of the brain

Answer 9

cortex

Question 10

examination of the intervertebral discs after the direct injection of the contrast medium

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Diskography

Question 11

the tough layer of the meninges which lines the cranial cavity and spinal canal

Answer 11

Dura mater

Question 12

outside or above the dura mater

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epidural space

Question 13

a fold of dura mater that separates the cerebral hemispheres

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Falx Ceribri

Question 14

a thread like structure which extends from the distal end of the spinal cord.

Answer 14

Filum terminate

Question 15

an IV contrast medium used in MRI

Answer 15

gadolinium

Question 16

the portion of the brain within the posterior fossa; it includes the pons, medulla oblongata and cerebellum

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Hindbrain

Question 17

an oval-shaped area of the brain anterior to the medulla oblongata

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pons

Question 18

sectional images of the body produced with either computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging

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slices

Question 19

an extension of the medulla oblongata that runs through the spinal canal to the upper lumbra vertebrae

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spinal cord

Question 20

a radiographic procedure performed during neurosurgery to guide needle placement into the brain

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stereotactic surgery

Question 21

the layer of dura that separates the cerebrum and cerebellum

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tentorium

Question 22

a wormlike structure that connects the two cerebellar hemispheres

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vermis

Question 23

a branch of radiology that uses catheters to perform therapeutic procedures

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interventional radiology

Question 24

an injection into the subarachnoid space of the spinal canal

Answer 24

intrathecal injection