Question 1

What part of the brain is indicated by the line in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pons
B)   Cerebrum
C)   Cerebellum
D)   Brain stemE) B) and C)
F) B) and D) A

Question 2

How is the patient's head positioned during myelography to prevent contrast from passing into the cerebral ventricles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lateral flexion
B)   Acute extension
C)   Forward flexion
D)   Acute flexionE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)   14
B)   24
C)   29
D)   31E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

How many fluid-containing cavities make up the ventricular system of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Two
B)   Four
C)   Six
D)   EightE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Where is the contrast medium injected for a myelogram?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brachial vein
B)   Femoral artery
C)   L1-L2 interspace
D)   L2-L3 or L3-L4 interspaceE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

What patient position is used postmyelography during recovery?

Accepted Answer

A)   Prone
B)   Supine
C)   Head and shoulders elevated 30 to 45 degrees
D)   30 to 45 degrees TrendelenburgE) C) and D)
F) All of the above C

Question 7

The area of the brain identified in the figure below is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   pons.
B)   cerebrum.
C)   cerebellum.
D)   brain stem.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is done under fluoroscopy to:

Accepted Answer

A)   stabilize fracture fragments.
B)   restore the spine to a more normal curve.
C)   reduce hunchback deformities.
D)   locate vascular abnormalities.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which term is defined as percutaneous techniques aimed at stabilizing weakened vertebral bodies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Percutaneous myeloplasty
B)   Percutaneous augmentation
C)   Vertebral myeloplasty
D)   Vertebral augmentationE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which two patient positions may be used for spinal puncture? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Sims
B)   Prone
C)   Lateral,in extension
D)   Lateral,in flexionE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The largest part of the brain is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebellum.
B)   cerebrum.
C)   brain stem.
D)   medulla oblongata.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which interventional procedure uses a balloon catheter to expand a compressed vertebral body to near its original height before injection of the bone cement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Myelography
B)   Vertebroplasty
C)   Kyphoplasty
D)   DiscographyE) B) and C)
F) None of the above C

Question 13

The brain and spinal cord are enclosed by three protective membranes called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   meninges.
B)   pia mater.
C)   arachnoid.
D)   subarachnoid layer.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 14: Myelography and Other Central Nervous System Imaging

What part of the brain is indicated by the line in the diagram?

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How is the patient's head positioned during myelography to prevent contrast from passing into the cerebral ventricles?

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How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord?

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How many fluid-containing cavities make up the ventricular system of the brain?

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Where is the contrast medium injected for a myelogram?

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What patient position is used postmyelography during recovery?

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The area of the brain identified in the figure below is the:

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty is done under fluoroscopy to:

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Which term is defined as percutaneous techniques aimed at stabilizing weakened vertebral bodies?

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Which two patient positions may be used for spinal puncture? (Select all that apply.)

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The largest part of the brain is the:

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Which interventional procedure uses a balloon catheter to expand a compressed vertebral body to near its original height before injection of the bone cement?

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The brain and spinal cord are enclosed by three protective membranes called the:

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Exam 14: Myelography and Other Central Nervous System Imaging

What part of the brain is indicated by the line in the diagram?

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How is the patient's head positioned during myelography to prevent contrast from passing into the cerebral ventricles?

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How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord?

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How many fluid-containing cavities make up the ventricular system of the brain?

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Where is the contrast medium injected for a myelogram?

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What patient position is used postmyelography during recovery?

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The area of the brain identified in the figure below is the:

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty is done under fluoroscopy to:

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Which term is defined as percutaneous techniques aimed at stabilizing weakened vertebral bodies?

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Which two patient positions may be used for spinal puncture? (Select all that apply.)

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The largest part of the brain is the:

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Which interventional procedure uses a balloon catheter to expand a compressed vertebral body to near its original height before injection of the bone cement?

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The brain and spinal cord are enclosed by three protective membranes called the:

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