RADIOLOGY PATHOLOGY TEST PAPER 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔10. Which of the following is NOT one of three tumors of the peripheral nerve
sheath?
a. Acoustic neuroma
b. Acoustic neurilemma
c. Schwannoma
d. Pituitary adenoma - ✔✔ANS: D
✔✔11. What are the three meningeal layers of the spinal cord, in order, from outermost
to innermost?
a. Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
b. Arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater
c. Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater
d. Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater - ✔✔ANS: A
✔✔12. The primary role of conventional radiography in imaging of the central nervous
system includes the demonstration of:
1. fractures related to cranial trauma.
2. calcifications related to chronic disease.
3. cerebral aneurysms.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔ANS: A
✔✔13. Which of the following pathologic conditions would demonstrate as a decrease in
tissue density on CT images of the CNS?
1. Cerebral infarctions
2. Cerebral calcifications
3. CNS cysts
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔ANS: B
✔✔14. What imaging modality is most commonly used to image the brain of neonates?
a. CT
b. Conventional radiography
c. MRI
d. Ultrasound - ✔✔ANS: D
✔✔15. Which of the following neurologic deficits are associated with a
meningomyelocele?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔10. Which of the following is NOT one of three tumors of the peripheral nerve
sheath?
a. Acoustic neuroma
b. Acoustic neurilemma
c. Schwannoma
d. Pituitary adenoma - ✔✔ANS: D
✔✔11. What are the three meningeal layers of the spinal cord, in order, from outermost
to innermost?
a. Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
b. Arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater
c. Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater
d. Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater - ✔✔ANS: A
✔✔12. The primary role of conventional radiography in imaging of the central nervous
system includes the demonstration of:
1. fractures related to cranial trauma.
2. calcifications related to chronic disease.
3. cerebral aneurysms.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔ANS: A
✔✔13. Which of the following pathologic conditions would demonstrate as a decrease in
tissue density on CT images of the CNS?
1. Cerebral infarctions
2. Cerebral calcifications
3. CNS cysts
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔ANS: B
✔✔14. What imaging modality is most commonly used to image the brain of neonates?
a. CT
b. Conventional radiography
c. MRI
d. Ultrasound - ✔✔ANS: D
✔✔15. Which of the following neurologic deficits are associated with a
meningomyelocele?