| A | B |
|---|
| How many pairs of cranial nerves are there? | 12 |
| Penfield #1 through #5 are: | dissectors |
| The circle of Willis is a: | network of connected arteries at the base of the brain |
| How many vertebrae are there in the normal adult spine? | 33 |
| The instrument called a Kerrison is a(n): | rongeur |
| What surgical procedure treats compression of the median nerve by a transverse ligament? | carpal tunnel release |
| What portion of the spinal column consists of five fused vertebrae in the average adult? | sacrum |
| What is another name for the first cervical vertebra (C-1)? | atlas |
| What is the name of the structure that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? | chordis plexus |
| What is the distal-most area of the spinal cord or spinal nerves called? | filum terminale |
| What is the anatomical area where cerbrospinal fluid circulates over all parts of the central nervous system? | subarachnoid space |
| What is the largest part of the human brain? | cerebrum |
| What countable surgical sponges used in neurosurgical procedures to detect delicate tissues? | Cottonoid patties |
| What part of the vertebra projects most posteriorly and is often palpable through the skin in the convex areas of the spine? | spinous process |
| What is the lowest part of the brain stem and contibuous with the spinal cord? | medulla oblongata |
| What is the term for a deep groove in the cerebellum that separates the brain into lobes? | fissure |
| What portion of the normal spinal column has five vertebrae? | lumbar |
| The visual cortex of the brain is located in which region? | occipital |
| What layered structure has the closest and most intimate contact with the brain? | pia |
| What is the name of the outfolding convultions of the brain? | gyri |
| A rami is ____. | a forked (branch) dividion of a spinal nerve |
| The galea is ____. | a tough fibrous tissue sheet |
| One of the meninges that is composed of very dense fibrous tissue is the _____. | dura mater |
| The cerebral aqueduct ____. | is a narrow pathway for the cerbrospinal fluid to fluid to flow the fourth ventricle and then to the brain stem and spine |
| Each spinal nerve forms two branches call the ____. | rami |
| 2 parts of the nervous system | CNS and PNS |
| 3 parts of a neuron | body, axon and dendrites |
| pericranium | periosteal layer that covers the skull |
| galea | thick, fibrous tissue sheath |
| suture | thin membranes found between the skull bones |
| 3 layers of the meninges | dura, pia and arachnoid |
| cerebrum | forebrain |
| number of ventricles in the brain | 4 |
| total circulating CSF | 150ml |
| arterial blood supply to the brain | internal carotid and vertebral arteries |
| spinal cord origination | foramen magnum |
| spinal cord termination | cauda equina |
| number of spinal nerves | 31 pairs |
| often used in place of a mayo stand in neurosurgical procedures | mayfield table |
| this is required for entry into the skull | craniotome |
| common diuretic used in neurology | mannatol |
| used to monitor intracranial pressure | lumbar drain |
