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Question | Answer |
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the two main portions of CNS tissue | gray matter & white matter |
what is the outer portion of the cortex | gray matter |
what is the inner portion of the cortex | white matter |
what is a large band of nerve fibers between right and left hemispheres | Corpus callosum |
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there | 31 |
Cauda equina means? | horse tail/ spinal nerves |
what are the 3 continuous membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord | pia mater, arachnoid, subarachnoid space |
During myelography how much should the head and shoulders be elevated? | 30-45 degrees |
what imaging modality is often used first to evaluate head and spine trauma? | CT |
what modality is used for diagnosis of MS | MRI |
what modality is used to detect alzheimer's, huntington disease, & schizophrenia | PET |
What is the interventional radiology procedures used to treat spinal compression fractures and other pathologies of the vertebrel bodies? | Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty |
What does the Blood-Vascular System consist of | heart, arteries, capillaries, veins |
What are the 2 circulation circuits of the heart | Systemic & Pulmonary |
Muscular wall of heart | Myocardium |
Inner lining of heart | Endocardium |
Thin membrane that covers the heart | Epicardium |
What arteries supply blood to the myocardium of heart | Coronary arteries |
Which system collects fluid from tissue spaces and transports it to blood-vascular system | Lymphatic System |
What system does not have a pumping system | Lymphatic System |
Narrowing of a vessel; usually due to atherosclerosis | Stenosis |
Blockage of a vessel; often caused by atherosclerosis | Occlusion |
Weakened area of an artery that is "ballooned" | Aneurysm |
What is the most widely used method of catheterization | Seldinger |
Most common site for selective angiography | Femoral Artery |
Used to trap emboli to prevent pulmonary embolism resulting from DVT of lower limbs | Inferior Vena Cava Filter |