Term
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Definition
1)Dura mater
2)Arachnoid mater
3)Pia Mater |
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Term
| Name the parts of the skull. |
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Definition
| Frontal bone, parietal bones, temporal bones, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, ethmoid bone. |
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Term
| What is the circle of Willis? |
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Definition
| A ring of arteries that provides blood to the brain. |
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Term
| What are the 12 cranial nerves? |
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Definition
1)Olfactory
2)Optic
3)Oculomotot
4)Trochlear
5)Trigeminal
6)Abducens
7)Facial
8)Vestibulococlear
9)Glossopharangeal
10)Vagus
11)Accessory
12)Hypoglossal |
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Term
| What head injuries require a craniotomy? |
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Definition
| Epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, and brain injury, including hemmorrhage. |
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Term
| What is the difference between an epidural and subdural hematoma? |
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Definition
Epidural: arterial bleeding causing dura to pull away from the skull.
Subdural: torn veins |
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Term
| What are arteriovenous malformations? |
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Definition
| Congential defects causing abnormal communication between arteries and veins. |
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Term
| Which two x-rays can detect brain tumors? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is cerebral angiography used for? |
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Definition
| To show vascularity of tumors and aids in determining the type of tumor |
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Term
| After the scalp flap has been dissected away from the cranium, what is stripped away? |
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Definition
| The muscle and periosteum. |
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Term
| Which instrument is used to elevate the muscle and periosteum away from the cranium? |
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Definition
| A periosteal elevator can be used. |
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Term
| How many holes will be made into the cranium and with what? |
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Definition
| 2 or more holes will be created with an air-powered burr (Midas Rex), cranial perforator, or with a Hudson brace and D'Errico bit. |
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Term
| Bleeding around bone edges can be controlled by what? |
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Definition
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Term
| Bleeing from the dura can be controlled by what? |
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Definition
| Bi-polar forceps and thrombin-soaked gelfoam. |
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Term
| What sponges are used for brain procedures and can be placed under the dura mater to protect the brain underneath when incising? |
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Definition
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