The Fetal Spine & Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
What is the maternal dietary supplement that has been shown to
significantly reduce the likelihood of the fetus suffering from a neural
tube defect?
A. AFP
B. Estriol
C. Folate
D. Pregnancy protein A
C. Folate
Talipes equinovarus is associated with:
A. Clubfoot
B. Syndactyly
C. Rhizomelia
D. Rockerbottom feet
A. Clubfoot
The artifact seen posterior to solid structures such as fetal bone is referred to as:
A. Acoustic shadowing
B. Posterior enhancement
C. Reverberation artifact
D. Edge artifact
A. Acoustic shadowing
What is the anomaly of the spine in which there is absence of all or part
of a vertebral body and posterior element?
A. Kyphosis
B. Scoliosis
C. Kyphoscoliosis
D. Hemivertebra
D. Hemivertebra
The disorder associated with fetal amputations is:
A. Achondroplasia
B. Osteogenesis imperfecta
C. Thanatophoric dysplasia
D. Amniotic band syndrome
D. Amniotic band syndrome
The form of inheritance in which at least one parent has to be a carrier of
an abnormal gene for it to be passed to the fetus is:
A. Autosomal recessive
B. Autosomal dominant
C. Inherited dominant
D. Inherited recessive
B. Autosomal dominant
The condition associated with the absence of the sacrum and coccyx:
A. LBWC
B. Caudal regression syndrome
C. Thanatophoric dwarfism
D. Heterozygous achondroplasia
B. Caudal regression syndrome
All of the following are characteristics of spina bifida occulta except:
A. Closed defect
B. Elevated MSAFP
C. Sacral dimple
D. Hemangioma
B. Elevated MSAFP
The abnormal lateral ventricle shape in which there is a small frontal
horn and enlarged occipital horn is referred to as:
A. Cebocephaly
B. Banana sign
C. Colpocephaly
D. Cephalocele
C. Colpocephaly
All of the following are characteristics of spina bifida cystica except:
A. Banana sign
B. Lemon sign
C. Enlarged massa intermedia
D. Normal MSAFP
D. Normal MSAFP
In VACTERL association, the letter “C” stands for:
A. Cerebellar
B. C-spine
C. Cranial
D. Cardiac
D. Cardiac
All of the following are associated with spina bifida except:
A. Splaying of the laminae
B. Enlarged posterior fossa
C. Lemon sign
D. Banana sign
B. Enlarged posterior fossa
The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is referred to as:
B. Scoliosis
C. Splaying
D. Achondroplasia
B. Scoliosis
The lemon sign denotes
A. An abnormal shape of the fetal skull
B. A normal shape of the cerebellum
C. An abnormal shape of the cerebellum
D. A normal shape of the fetal skull
A. An abnormal shape of the fetal skull
All of the following are clinical or sonographic findings consistent with
LBWC except:
A. Ventral wall defects
B. Decreased MSAFP
C. Marked scoliosis
D. Umbilical cord
B. Decreased MSAFP
A disorder that results in abnormal bone growth and dwarfism is:
A. Osteogenesis imperfecta
B. Achondroplasia
C. Radial ray defect
D. Caudal regression syndrome
B. Achondroplasia