55-Year-Old Male Presenting with Acute
Lower Back Pain: Comprehensive iHuman
Week #9 Clinical Case (Class 6512)
What anatomical structure is pointed to by the blue arrow?
Answer choices are listed in alphabetical order.
conus medullaris
cerebrospinal fluid
cauda equina
conus medullaris
On MRI, increased T1 signal, decreased T2, and decreased signal on STIR at the vertebral
endplates is consistent with what type of Modic change?
Question 2 options:
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
type 2
The term "high intensity zone" is most closely related to which of the following
conditions?
Question 3 options:
Annular fissue
Disc extrustion
Modic type II endplate changes
Sequestered fragment
Disc bulge
annular fissure
Extension of disc material beyond the vertebral confines with a portion of disc material
LACKING continuity with the parent disc is bested classified as a
Question 4 options:
A)
disc protrusion
B)
disc herniation
,C)
sequestration
D)
disc extrusion
sequestration
There is a right formaminal disc protrusion at L3/L4 on your patient's MR study. Which
nerve root would most likely be impacted by this disc lesion?
Question 5 options:
Left L3
Right L3
Right L4
Left L4
right L3
A disc herniation which remains covered by the posterior longitudinal ligament is
categorized as
Question 6 options:
A)
contained
B)
uncontained
contained
Which structure is highlighted in yellow?
L2 nerve root
L3 nerve root
L4 nerve root
L4 nerve root
What anatomical structure is pointed to by the blue arrow?
Answer choices are listed in alphabetical order.
Question 8 options:
A)
cerebrospinal fluid
B)
cauda equina
C)
conus medullaris
D)
, exiting nerve root
E)
facet joint
F)
intervertebral disc
cauda equina
On MRI, decreased T1 signal, increased T2 signal, and increased signal on STIR at the
vertebral endplates is consistent with what Modic type?
Question 9 options:
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
type 1
What anatomical structure is pointed to by the blue arrow?
Answer choices are listed in alphabetical order.
Question 10 options:
D)
exiting nerve root
E)
facet joint
F)
intervertebral disc
G)
intervertebral foramen
intervertebral disk
A separation between the annular fibers of the intervertebral disc is best termed a/an
_____________.
Question 11 options:
disc herniation
degenerative disc
annular tear
annular fissure
annular fissure
On MRI, decreased T1 signal, decreased T2 signal, and decreased on STIR at the vertebral
endplates is consistent with what type Modic change?
Question 12 options:
Lower Back Pain: Comprehensive iHuman
Week #9 Clinical Case (Class 6512)
What anatomical structure is pointed to by the blue arrow?
Answer choices are listed in alphabetical order.
conus medullaris
cerebrospinal fluid
cauda equina
conus medullaris
On MRI, increased T1 signal, decreased T2, and decreased signal on STIR at the vertebral
endplates is consistent with what type of Modic change?
Question 2 options:
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
type 2
The term "high intensity zone" is most closely related to which of the following
conditions?
Question 3 options:
Annular fissue
Disc extrustion
Modic type II endplate changes
Sequestered fragment
Disc bulge
annular fissure
Extension of disc material beyond the vertebral confines with a portion of disc material
LACKING continuity with the parent disc is bested classified as a
Question 4 options:
A)
disc protrusion
B)
disc herniation
,C)
sequestration
D)
disc extrusion
sequestration
There is a right formaminal disc protrusion at L3/L4 on your patient's MR study. Which
nerve root would most likely be impacted by this disc lesion?
Question 5 options:
Left L3
Right L3
Right L4
Left L4
right L3
A disc herniation which remains covered by the posterior longitudinal ligament is
categorized as
Question 6 options:
A)
contained
B)
uncontained
contained
Which structure is highlighted in yellow?
L2 nerve root
L3 nerve root
L4 nerve root
L4 nerve root
What anatomical structure is pointed to by the blue arrow?
Answer choices are listed in alphabetical order.
Question 8 options:
A)
cerebrospinal fluid
B)
cauda equina
C)
conus medullaris
D)
, exiting nerve root
E)
facet joint
F)
intervertebral disc
cauda equina
On MRI, decreased T1 signal, increased T2 signal, and increased signal on STIR at the
vertebral endplates is consistent with what Modic type?
Question 9 options:
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
type 1
What anatomical structure is pointed to by the blue arrow?
Answer choices are listed in alphabetical order.
Question 10 options:
D)
exiting nerve root
E)
facet joint
F)
intervertebral disc
G)
intervertebral foramen
intervertebral disk
A separation between the annular fibers of the intervertebral disc is best termed a/an
_____________.
Question 11 options:
disc herniation
degenerative disc
annular tear
annular fissure
annular fissure
On MRI, decreased T1 signal, decreased T2 signal, and decreased on STIR at the vertebral
endplates is consistent with what type Modic change?
Question 12 options:
