ONE YIELD V2 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● How does bone appear on CT and MRI?
Answer: CT: bone = WHITE. MRI: bone = DARK
●● What is the key utility of T2 FLAIR imaging?
Answer: Finds hidden lesions
●● How does water/CSF appear on T2 FLAIR?
Answer: Water/CSF is BLACK
●● What is the appearance of acute blood on CT?
Answer: Acute blood = BRIGHT WHITE
●● How does acute blood appear on MRI T1?
Answer: Acute blood = GRAY/ISOINTENSE (hard to see).
●● How does acute blood appear on MRI T2?
Answer: Acute blood = DARK/BLACK
, ●● What brain regions does the ACA territory supply?
Answer: Midline/medial frontal and parietal lobes
●● What brain region does the MCA territory supply and what are its
key clinical functions?
Answer: Large lateral surface of brain (speech + motor)
●● What brain regions/functions does the PCA territory supply?
Answer: Occipital lobe (vision) + inferior temporal lobe
●● What are the basal ganglia broadly responsible for?
Answer: Voluntary motor control + procedural learning
●● What is the CSF flow pathway in order?
Answer: Lateral ventricles → Foramen of Monro → 3rd ventricle →
Cerebral Aqueduct → 4th ventricle → out to subarachnoid space via
foramina of Luschka + Magendie
●● What is the corpus callosum?
Answer: Largest white matter tract connecting left and right hemispheres
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● How does bone appear on CT and MRI?
Answer: CT: bone = WHITE. MRI: bone = DARK
●● What is the key utility of T2 FLAIR imaging?
Answer: Finds hidden lesions
●● How does water/CSF appear on T2 FLAIR?
Answer: Water/CSF is BLACK
●● What is the appearance of acute blood on CT?
Answer: Acute blood = BRIGHT WHITE
●● How does acute blood appear on MRI T1?
Answer: Acute blood = GRAY/ISOINTENSE (hard to see).
●● How does acute blood appear on MRI T2?
Answer: Acute blood = DARK/BLACK
, ●● What brain regions does the ACA territory supply?
Answer: Midline/medial frontal and parietal lobes
●● What brain region does the MCA territory supply and what are its
key clinical functions?
Answer: Large lateral surface of brain (speech + motor)
●● What brain regions/functions does the PCA territory supply?
Answer: Occipital lobe (vision) + inferior temporal lobe
●● What are the basal ganglia broadly responsible for?
Answer: Voluntary motor control + procedural learning
●● What is the CSF flow pathway in order?
Answer: Lateral ventricles → Foramen of Monro → 3rd ventricle →
Cerebral Aqueduct → 4th ventricle → out to subarachnoid space via
foramina of Luschka + Magendie
●● What is the corpus callosum?
Answer: Largest white matter tract connecting left and right hemispheres