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Cavities inside the skull - (ANSWER)Anterior/middle/posterior fossa
Cranial bones - (ANSWER)Frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid (unpaired).
Parietal & temporal (paired).
Mental protuberance - (ANSWER)chin bone
MCA supply of the cerebral cortex - (ANSWER)Hand + face/mouth/auditory
Cranial nerves - (ANSWER)-12 pairs (Mixed fibers: sensory/motor/both).
-Emerge @ irregular intervals from the brain.
-Nuclei displacement:
Motor = medial Sensory = lateral
Meckle's Cave - (ANSWER)Depression in the medial middle fossa where CN V
ganglion sits
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Low frequency sounds - (ANSWER)@ apex of cochlea
Area of spine w/ small pedicles, long spinous process, large inter-vertebral
foramen - (ANSWER)Thoracic
Neuroforamen - (ANSWER)Opening w/in the spinal canal for nerve roots to enter
the SC
Firm outer layer of the disc - (ANSWER)Annulus fibrosis
Syrinx - (ANSWER)Fluid-filled cavity @ center of the SC
Spinal cord ends @ the level btwn: - (ANSWER)L1-L2 vertebrae (Conus
Medullaris)
Blood supply to the SC consists of: - (ANSWER)1 ASA for both MEP tracts
Hydrostatic pressure - (ANSWER)Depends on body position
Structural functional anatomy may be altered by: - (ANSWER)Previous lesions,
current, plasticity, pressure
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Glia cell - (ANSWER)Comes from the Greek word "glue"
Large diameter nerve fiber (vs. small diameter) - (ANSWER)-Recruited 1st w/
INC'd stim intensity
-Higher conduction velocity
-More vulnerable to hypoxia & pressure Δ's
Synaptic transmission, and/or Δ's in thalamocortical projections, produce -
(ANSWER)Cortical potentials
Peripheral nerve sensitivity - (ANSWER)Least sensitive to injury (more sensitive =
SC grey/white mater, cortical grey matter)
Cavernous angiomas - (ANSWER)Multi-lobulated lesions containing hemorrhage
Geriatric population: prevalence of temporal bone hyperostosis - (ANSWER)10-
15%
Presbycusis - (ANSWER)High freq hearing loss; gradually occurs in older
individuals
Most commonly injured CN - (ANSWER)Facial nerve (VII)
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Burst fracture - (ANSWER)-Break in the vertebra
-Failure of anterior & middle vertebral columns
-Caused by violent compressive event (fall, MVA)
Excessive neck flexion in sitting position - (ANSWER)Quadraparesis (due to
ischemia in upper T-spine)
Lhermittes Sign - (ANSWER)Shocking sensation that occurs throughout the body
during neck flexion
Central Cord Syndrome (CCS) - (ANSWER)-Sacral sparing
-Loss of sensory/motor fx @ level of injury
-Disruption of grey matter
(+) Babinski Sign could indicate - (ANSWER)-severe [UMN] SC trauma
-abnml PTN SSEPs
Hoffman's Reflex (1918) - (ANSWER)Palmar flexion of the thumb when the distal
phalanx of the middle finger (of the same hand) is rapidly stroked
A nml curve of the lumbar spine taking place @ 1-2 y/o - (ANSWER)Kyphosis
Scoliosis progression in peds - (ANSWER)More likely in girls > boys
2025 Newest|CNIM - ABRET Practice
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Cavities inside the skull - (ANSWER)Anterior/middle/posterior fossa
Cranial bones - (ANSWER)Frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid (unpaired).
Parietal & temporal (paired).
Mental protuberance - (ANSWER)chin bone
MCA supply of the cerebral cortex - (ANSWER)Hand + face/mouth/auditory
Cranial nerves - (ANSWER)-12 pairs (Mixed fibers: sensory/motor/both).
-Emerge @ irregular intervals from the brain.
-Nuclei displacement:
Motor = medial Sensory = lateral
Meckle's Cave - (ANSWER)Depression in the medial middle fossa where CN V
ganglion sits
,2
Low frequency sounds - (ANSWER)@ apex of cochlea
Area of spine w/ small pedicles, long spinous process, large inter-vertebral
foramen - (ANSWER)Thoracic
Neuroforamen - (ANSWER)Opening w/in the spinal canal for nerve roots to enter
the SC
Firm outer layer of the disc - (ANSWER)Annulus fibrosis
Syrinx - (ANSWER)Fluid-filled cavity @ center of the SC
Spinal cord ends @ the level btwn: - (ANSWER)L1-L2 vertebrae (Conus
Medullaris)
Blood supply to the SC consists of: - (ANSWER)1 ASA for both MEP tracts
Hydrostatic pressure - (ANSWER)Depends on body position
Structural functional anatomy may be altered by: - (ANSWER)Previous lesions,
current, plasticity, pressure
,3
Glia cell - (ANSWER)Comes from the Greek word "glue"
Large diameter nerve fiber (vs. small diameter) - (ANSWER)-Recruited 1st w/
INC'd stim intensity
-Higher conduction velocity
-More vulnerable to hypoxia & pressure Δ's
Synaptic transmission, and/or Δ's in thalamocortical projections, produce -
(ANSWER)Cortical potentials
Peripheral nerve sensitivity - (ANSWER)Least sensitive to injury (more sensitive =
SC grey/white mater, cortical grey matter)
Cavernous angiomas - (ANSWER)Multi-lobulated lesions containing hemorrhage
Geriatric population: prevalence of temporal bone hyperostosis - (ANSWER)10-
15%
Presbycusis - (ANSWER)High freq hearing loss; gradually occurs in older
individuals
Most commonly injured CN - (ANSWER)Facial nerve (VII)
, 4
Burst fracture - (ANSWER)-Break in the vertebra
-Failure of anterior & middle vertebral columns
-Caused by violent compressive event (fall, MVA)
Excessive neck flexion in sitting position - (ANSWER)Quadraparesis (due to
ischemia in upper T-spine)
Lhermittes Sign - (ANSWER)Shocking sensation that occurs throughout the body
during neck flexion
Central Cord Syndrome (CCS) - (ANSWER)-Sacral sparing
-Loss of sensory/motor fx @ level of injury
-Disruption of grey matter
(+) Babinski Sign could indicate - (ANSWER)-severe [UMN] SC trauma
-abnml PTN SSEPs
Hoffman's Reflex (1918) - (ANSWER)Palmar flexion of the thumb when the distal
phalanx of the middle finger (of the same hand) is rapidly stroked
A nml curve of the lumbar spine taking place @ 1-2 y/o - (ANSWER)Kyphosis
Scoliosis progression in peds - (ANSWER)More likely in girls > boys
