Cancers of the Brain and Central Nervous System




(1)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA

(2)
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, LaCrosse, WI, USA

 



Keywords
AstrocytomaCerebellumCerebrospinal fluidCerebrumCircle of WillisGlioblastoma multiformeIntracranial pressureMRIStereotactic radiosurgeryVertex



Questions




1.

The _____________ lobe of the brain has a role in a person’s personality .

A.

Frontal

 

B.

Parietal

 

C.

Temporal

 

D.

Occipital

 

 

2.

What lobe in the cerebrum is the most posterior ?

A.

Frontal

 

B.

Parietal

 

C.

Temporal

 

D.

Occipital

 

 

3.

On CT scan , the texture of this structure resembles that of cauliflower, and is gray in color.

A.

Frontal lobe

 

B.

Cerebellum

 

C.

Hypothalamus

 

D.

Pituitary gland

 

 

4.

The most inferior portion of the brain stem is:

A.

Medulla oblongata

 

B.

Midbrain

 

C.

Pons

 

D.

Spinal cord

 

 

5.

What structure in the brain is (are) horn shaped ?

A.

Pons

 

B.

Lateral ventricles

 

C.

Cerebral aquaduct

 

D.

Infundibulum

 

 

6.

What covering of the brain is closest to the skull?

A.

Arachnoid mater

 

B.

Dura mater

 

C.

Pia mater

 

D.

Epi mater

 

 

7.

What extension of the dura mater separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum?

A.

Falx cerebelli

 

B.

Falx cerebri

 

C.

Tentorium cerebelli

 

D.

Tentorium cerebri

 

 

8.

Cerebrospinal fluid is contained within the ______ space.

A.

Subdural

 

B.

Subarachnoid

 

C.

Epidural

 

D.

Arachnoid

 

 

9.

The cribiform plate is a structure of this bone:

A.

Frontal

 

B.

Ethmoid

 

C.

Sphenoid

 

D.

Parietal

 

 

10.

This bone contains the dorsum sellae :

A.

Sphenoid

 

B.

Occipital

 

C.

Temporal

 

D.

Frontal

 

 

11.

What structure within the brain is responsible for supplying arterial blood to the cerebrum?

A.

Thalamus

 

B.

Corpus callosum

 

C.

Hypothalamus

 

D.

Circle of Willis

 

 

12.

At what vertebral level does the spinal cord end?

A.

T12

 

B.

L2

 

C.

L4

 

D.

S2

 

 

Apr 5, 2017 | Posted by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY | Comments Off on Cancers of the Brain and Central Nervous System

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