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Neural Tube Defects Quiz

Test your knowledge on neural tube defects and associated anomalies with this comprehensive quiz designed for healthcare professionals and students. Explore various conditions, their characteristics, and implications for fetal development.

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Which one of the following neural tube defects is characterized by a lack of development of the cerebral and cerebellar hemisphere and cranial vault and is an abnormality that is incompatible with life?

Anencephaly

Dandy-walker malformation

Acrania

Which of the following central nervous anomalies demonstrates splaying of the cerebellar hemispheres on ultrasound?

Cephalocele

Vein of Galen malformation

Dandy-walker malformation

A condition in which a complete or partial absence of the cranial bones is demonstrated is which one of the following?

Hydranencephaly

Acrania

Holoprosencephaly

Anomalies associated with anencephaly include all of the following except:

Cleft lip

Spina bifida

Holoprosencephely

Which of the following is the most severe form of holoprosencephaly and is characterized by a single common ventricle and malformed brain ?

Cephalocele

Acrania

Alobar

Which of the following signs are characteristic of the Arnold-chiari malformation?

Strawberry-and-banana-shaped

Cloverleaf-and-banana-shaped

Banana-and lemon-shaped

Which one of the following anomalies is characterized by the presence of a posterior fossa cyst and a splaying of the cerebellar hemisphere

Encephalocele

Dandy-Walker malformation

Genesis of the corpus callous

Which one of the following abnormalities is described as the congenital absence of the cerebral hemispheres resulting from an occlusion of the internal carotid arteries?

Hydrocephalus

Holoprosencephaly

Hydranencephaly

Ventriculomegaly is defined as lateral ventricular enlargement measuring greater than----millimeters(mm)

An open spinal defect characterized by a protrusion of meninges and spinal cord through the defect,ususally within a meningeal sac, is called which one of the following?

Arnold-chiari syndrome

Spina bifida oculta

Meningomyelocele

Ventriculomegaly coupled with an enlargement of the fetal head is called which one of the following?

Hydrocephalus

Hydranencephaly

Hydronephrosis

Which one of the following abnormalities is the most common open neural tube defect?

Anencephaly

Acrania

Ncephalocele

Which one of the following fetal head anomalies is characterized by the presence of a single primitive ventricle?

Arachnoid cyst

Dandy-Walker malformation

Holoprosencephaly

Which one of the following statements about microcephaly is incorrect?

Microcephaly is an abnormally large head.

The prognosis for fetuses with microcephaly is always poor.

Which one of the following terms is used to describe the herniation of the meninges and brain thro

Dandy-Walker malformation

Encephalocele

Cranial meningocele

An anomaly with large cranial defects, facial cleft, large body-wall defects, and limb abnormalities is called which one of the following?

Limb-body wall complex

Pentagonally of Cantrell

Dandy-walker malformation

Evaluation of the fetal abdominal wall that demonstrates evisceration of the bowel to the right of the umbilical cord is most representative of which one of the following

Umbilical hernia

Omphalocele

Gastroschisis

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome includes all of the following except

Organomegaly

Gastroschisis

Omphalocele

Gastrochisis is a consequence of atrophy of which one of the following vessels?

Left umbilical vein

Left umbilical artery

Right umbilical vein

Which of the following types of anterior abdominal wall defects are the most common?

Gastroschisis,inguinal hernia, and ectopia cords

Gastrochisis, umbilical hernia, and omphalocele

Omphalocele,gastroschisis,and limb-body wall complex

The normal embryologic herniation of the bowel permits which one of the following?

Development of the umbilical cord

Expansion of the thorax

Development of the intraabdominal organs

A 19-week fetus with elevated MSAFP shows herniated, free-floating bowel loops, which most likely represents a(n) ____.

Jejunoileal atresia

Umbilical hernia

Gastrochisis

The five defects of pentalogy of Cantrell include which of the following?

Gastroschisis,ectopic heart, proximal sternum defect,diaphragmatic hernia, and anterior pericardium

Gastroschisis,ectopic lung,distal sternum defect,diaphragmatic hernia,and diaphragmatic pericardium

Omphalocele, ectopic heart, distal sternum defect, diaphragmatic hernia, and diaphragmatic pericardium

The most dramatic finding in ectopia cord is is which one of the following?

Cleft lip and palate

Omphalocele

Eart outside of the thoracic cavity

Limb-body wall defects are more common

In females

Anteriorly than posteriorly

N the left side than the right side

The herniation of an omphalocele is covered by a membrane that consists of the ____ and ____.

Amnion:Wharton's jelly

Amnion:chorion

Chorion:Wharton's jelly

A fetus w/partial situs inversus demonstrates which of the following abnormalities?

Stomach on the right & heart on the left

Gallbladder on the right & spleen on the left

Stomach is on left & gallbladder on right

In transverse image, evidence of the "double bubble" sign in a fetus with trisomy 21 represents which one of the following conditions?

Multicystic dysplastic kidney

Jejunoileal stenos

duodenal atresia

Causes of the double bubble sign include all of the following except?

Choledochal cyst

Diaphragmatic hernia

Duodenal stenosis

Co-existing anomalies of fetuses w/esophageal atresia include all of the following except?

Vertebral defects

Ascites

Renal anomalities

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