Systems path previous quizzes

Contrecoup injuries of the brain:

-Are brain contusions that occur opposite the area of trauma to the head of a falling person

Which of the following pathological findings is not an associated finding with Arnold-Chiari syndrome?

enlarged occipital fossa

T/F: A concussion is defined as a temporary loss of conscious awareness following head trauma with visible organic brain injury as evidenced on an MRI or other radiographic studies

false

T/F: A meningocele typically presents with the presence of a cyst protruding from the spine that contains CSF, spinal nerves, and a portion of the spinal cord.

false

T/F: Congenital obstructive hydrocephalus is usually associated with a decreased absorption of CSF at the arachnoid granulations.

false

T/F: Dementia can be a temporary state of loss of mental and intellectual function brought on by drugs, acid-base imbalances, infectious diseases, or conditions brought on by severe dehydration.

false

T/F: Most of the causes of disease that eventually affect the CNS actually begin in the brain.

false

T/F: Ruptured bridging veins from the surface of the brain produce an epidural hematoma.

false

T/F: The type of CVA that most often causes loss of consciousness is an ischemic CVA.

false

t/f Perivascular cuffing is a classic feature seen in viral meningitis.

false

t/f The most common cause of an acquired form of demyelination disease is multiple myeloma.

false

General Paresis Neurosyphilis affects:

frontal lobes of the brain

An atherosclerotic aneurysm is described as a ______ aneursym

fusiform

Cowdry bodies are a type of inclusion body observed in neural tissue associated with:

herpes simplex

The most common site of primary tumors found in the CNS in children is:

infratentorial

T/F: A progressively enlarging cyst in the spinal cord that begins in the posterior columns and presents with loss of sensation across the shoulders in a cape-like distribution is referred to as a Syringomyelia.

true

Beta amyloid plaques are commonly associated with:

Alzheimer's

Which is ependymal?

CSF not CNS

The flaccid paralysis often associated with the neurological deficits of polio are described as an:

lower motor neuron lesion

The etiology of cerebral palsy is:

mechanical

All of the following are associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome, EXCEPT:

meningocele

The most common type of neoplasms found in the Central Nervous System are what?

metastatic tumors

The mononuclear phagocytic cell of the CNS is called a:

microglial

The mechanism of hydrocephalus caused by Arnold-Chiari malformation is:

obstruction due to tonsilar herniation

Cerebral palsy in a premature infant most likely will eventually demonstrate:

paraplegia

A Lewy body inclusion is associated with

parkinsons disease

All of the following are classic features of an increase in intracranial pressure, EXCEPT:

presence of soft tissue calcium deposits

Which one of the following changes within a cell is considered irreversible?

pyknosis

Which of the following is not classified as a neuroglial cell of the CNS?

schwann cell

The rupture of bridging veins connecting to the dural venous sinuses produce:

subdural hematoma