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Pediatric ARDMS Review| Actual
Questions With Correct Answers
Which 2 bones form the Sagittal suture?-correct-answer-2 parietal bones
Which 2 bones form the Squamosal suture?-correct-answer-Temporal
Parietal
What is the term for premature fusion of the lamboidal, coronal and sagittal
sutures?-correct-answer-Craniosynostosis
What is the term for premature fusion of the lamboidal and coronal sutures?
(creates a "Trilobed" skull appearance)-correct-answer-Cloverleaf skull
Name the 4 fontanelles-correct-answer-anterior
posterior
sphenoid
mastoid
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Name the divisions of the brain:-correct-answer-Prosencephalon (telencephalon
and diencephalon)
Mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon (metencephalon and myelencephalon)
Spinal cord
The Prosencephalon consists of:-correct-answer-telencephalon and diencephalon
The Rhombencephalon consists of:-correct-answer-metencephalon and
myelencephalon
Describe the sonographic appearance of gyri vs. sulci-correct-answer-gyri -
folds/convolutions - hypoechoic
sulci - grooves - echogenic
Name the major gyrus-correct-answer-Cingulate
(hypoechoic)
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Name the major suclus-correct-answer-Central sulcus
What sulcus carries the callosal marginal artery?-correct-answer-Cingulate
What are the 2 main fissures of the brain?-correct-answer-interhemispheric
fissure
lateral fissure
Name the 3 coverings of the brain.-correct-answer-dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater
Where is the dura mater located?-correct-answer-outermost layer
Where is the arachnoid mater located?-correct-answer-between dura mater and
pia mater
(middle layer)
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Where is the pia mater located?-correct-answer-innermost surface of the brain
Where is the epidural space located?-correct-answer-between dura mater and
skull
Where is the subdural space located?-correct-answer-between dura mater and
arachnoid mater
Where is the subarachnoid space located?-correct-answer-between arachnoid
and pia mater
Most important reflection that separates the cerebellum and brainstem from the
occipital lobes of cerebrum-correct-answer-Tentorium cerebelli
What separates the 2 hemispheres of the brain? (lies within the interhemispheric
fissure)-correct-answer-Falx cerebri
Name the 4 major subarachnoid cisterns-correct-answer-Cisterna magna
Pediatric ARDMS Review| Actual
Questions With Correct Answers
Which 2 bones form the Sagittal suture?-correct-answer-2 parietal bones
Which 2 bones form the Squamosal suture?-correct-answer-Temporal
Parietal
What is the term for premature fusion of the lamboidal, coronal and sagittal
sutures?-correct-answer-Craniosynostosis
What is the term for premature fusion of the lamboidal and coronal sutures?
(creates a "Trilobed" skull appearance)-correct-answer-Cloverleaf skull
Name the 4 fontanelles-correct-answer-anterior
posterior
sphenoid
mastoid
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Name the divisions of the brain:-correct-answer-Prosencephalon (telencephalon
and diencephalon)
Mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon (metencephalon and myelencephalon)
Spinal cord
The Prosencephalon consists of:-correct-answer-telencephalon and diencephalon
The Rhombencephalon consists of:-correct-answer-metencephalon and
myelencephalon
Describe the sonographic appearance of gyri vs. sulci-correct-answer-gyri -
folds/convolutions - hypoechoic
sulci - grooves - echogenic
Name the major gyrus-correct-answer-Cingulate
(hypoechoic)
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Name the major suclus-correct-answer-Central sulcus
What sulcus carries the callosal marginal artery?-correct-answer-Cingulate
What are the 2 main fissures of the brain?-correct-answer-interhemispheric
fissure
lateral fissure
Name the 3 coverings of the brain.-correct-answer-dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater
Where is the dura mater located?-correct-answer-outermost layer
Where is the arachnoid mater located?-correct-answer-between dura mater and
pia mater
(middle layer)
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Where is the pia mater located?-correct-answer-innermost surface of the brain
Where is the epidural space located?-correct-answer-between dura mater and
skull
Where is the subdural space located?-correct-answer-between dura mater and
arachnoid mater
Where is the subarachnoid space located?-correct-answer-between arachnoid
and pia mater
Most important reflection that separates the cerebellum and brainstem from the
occipital lobes of cerebrum-correct-answer-Tentorium cerebelli
What separates the 2 hemispheres of the brain? (lies within the interhemispheric
fissure)-correct-answer-Falx cerebri
Name the 4 major subarachnoid cisterns-correct-answer-Cisterna magna
