Question 1

MATCHING
Match each condition with its definition.
-Abnormal vascular communication

Accepted Answer

A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation 
A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation F

Question 2

A corpus callosotomy is performed to prevent secondary generalized seizures a patient may have.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which is a layer of the meninges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebral mater 
B)  Frontal mater 
C)  Dura mater 
D)  Temporal mater 
A)  Cerebral mater 
B)  Frontal mater 
C)  Dura mater 
D)  Temporal mater C

Question 4

Which is a potential risk of placing a patient in a semi-Fowler's position?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hearing loss 
B)  Air embolism 
C)  Urinary retention 
D)  Hypercapnia 
A)  Hearing loss 
B)  Air embolism 
C)  Urinary retention 
D)  Hypercapnia

Question 5

Mannitol is given to increase intracranial pressure (ICP)in patients with intracranial hemorrhage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

MATCHING
Match each condition with its definition.
-Pain not relieved by conventional treatment

Accepted Answer

A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation 
A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation

Question 7

Which is a measure taken during a craniotomy to decrease blood loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hyperthermia 
B)  Lithotomy position 
C)  Neuroradiology 
D)  Controlled hypotension 
A)  Hyperthermia 
B)  Lithotomy position 
C)  Neuroradiology 
D)  Controlled hypotension

Question 8

What procedure is performed to suture a divided nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurolysis 
B)  Neurectomy 
C)  Neurexeresis 
D)  Neurorrhaphy 
A)  Neurolysis 
B)  Neurectomy 
C)  Neurexeresis 
D)  Neurorrhaphy

Question 9

An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor of the ____ cranial nerve.

Accepted Answer

A)  4th 
B)  11th 
C)  9th 
D)  8th 
A)  4th 
B)  11th 
C)  9th 
D)  8th

Question 10

MATCHING
Match each condition with its definition.
-Brain swelling

Accepted Answer

A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation 
A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each condition with its definition.
-Bleeding between the dura and arachnoid

Accepted Answer

A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation 
A) Subdural hematoma 
B) Cerebral edema 
C) Epilepsy 
D) Intractable pain 
E) Trigeminal neuralgia
F)Arteriovenous malformation

Question 12

Which procedure relieves the pain of trigeminal neuralgia,or tic douloureux?

Accepted Answer

A)  A stereotaxy procedure 
B)  A radiofrequency retrogasserian rhizotomy 
C)  Stereotactic depth reimplantation 
D)  Thalamotomy 
A)  A stereotaxy procedure 
B)  A radiofrequency retrogasserian rhizotomy 
C)  Stereotactic depth reimplantation 
D)  Thalamotomy

Question 13

Which is a method of occluding an aneurysm and controlling bleeding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monopolar electrosurgery 
B)  Vicryl suture material 
C)  Methyl methacrylate 
D)  Prolene ties 
A)  Monopolar electrosurgery 
B)  Vicryl suture material 
C)  Methyl methacrylate 
D)  Prolene ties

Question 14

What type of diagnostic is used with three-dimensional brain mapping?

Accepted Answer

A)  MRI 
B)  CT 
C)  Digital holography 
D)  PET 
A)  MRI 
B)  CT 
C)  Digital holography 
D)  PET

Question 15

Which part of the brain is composed of gray matter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brainstem 
B)  Inner tissue 
C)  Outer cerebral cortex 
D)  Circle of Willis 
A)  Brainstem 
B)  Inner tissue 
C)  Outer cerebral cortex 
D)  Circle of Willis

Question 16

Which is one of the folds of the dura mater?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gray matter 
B)  Falx cerebri 
C)  Cerebral mater 
D)  Corpus callosum 
A)  Gray matter 
B)  Falx cerebri 
C)  Cerebral mater 
D)  Corpus callosum

Question 17

What type of intracranial tumor develops in the cerebrum in young adults and is the most common brain tumor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medulloblastoma 
B)  Neurilemoma 
C)  Astrocytoma grades 1 and 2 
D)  Astrocytoma grades 3 and 4 
A)  Medulloblastoma 
B)  Neurilemoma 
C)  Astrocytoma grades 1 and 2 
D)  Astrocytoma grades 3 and 4

Question 18

A galea is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a tough,highly vascular tissue over the cranium. 
B)  the skin layer over vessels and muscles in the brain. 
C)  lining of the cranium and spinal cord. 
D)  the circulating fluid that helps to bathe the brain. 
A)  a tough,highly vascular tissue over the cranium. 
B)  the skin layer over vessels and muscles in the brain. 
C)  lining of the cranium and spinal cord. 
D)  the circulating fluid that helps to bathe the brain.

Question 19

Areas of bone in the skull can be replaced with which of the following materials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sliastic sponge 
B)  Tissue sling 
C)  Prolene mesh 
D)  Sterile polymethyl methacrylate 
A)  Sliastic sponge 
B)  Tissue sling 
C)  Prolene mesh 
D)  Sterile polymethyl methacrylate

Question 20

Which is one reason cerebral revascularizations are primarily performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  To close a dural defect 
B)  To prophylactically prevent development of a major brain attack 
C)  To create a fistula 
D)  To decompress the subdura 
A)  To close a dural defect 
B)  To prophylactically prevent development of a major brain attack 
C)  To create a fistula 
D)  To decompress the subdura

Exam 37: Neurosurgery of the Brain and Peripheral Nerves

MATCHING Match each condition with its definition. -Abnormal vascular communication

A corpus callosotomy is performed to prevent secondary generalized seizures a patient may have.

Which is a layer of the meninges?

Which is a potential risk of placing a patient in a semi-Fowler's position?

Mannitol is given to increase intracranial pressure (ICP)in patients with intracranial hemorrhage.

MATCHING Match each condition with its definition. -Pain not relieved by conventional treatment

Which is a measure taken during a craniotomy to decrease blood loss?

What procedure is performed to suture a divided nerve?

An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor of the ____ cranial nerve.

MATCHING Match each condition with its definition. -Brain swelling

MATCHING Match each condition with its definition. -Bleeding between the dura and arachnoid

Which procedure relieves the pain of trigeminal neuralgia,or tic douloureux?

Which is a method of occluding an aneurysm and controlling bleeding?

What type of diagnostic is used with three-dimensional brain mapping?

Which part of the brain is composed of gray matter?

Which is one of the folds of the dura mater?

What type of intracranial tumor develops in the cerebrum in young adults and is the most common brain tumor?

A galea is defined as:

Areas of bone in the skull can be replaced with which of the following materials?

Which is one reason cerebral revascularizations are primarily performed?

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