Variations in Nervous System — Flashcards

Chiari _____ malformation is often associated with lumbosacral meningomyelocele

Chiari _____ malformation is characterized by downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum

_____ is a deformity in which there is an indention of the skull floor by the upper cervical spine.

An occipital bone defect in a newborn with retroflexion of the neck and trunk is typical of _____.

Highest cephalic index is found in _____ skull

_____ is a branch of brachiocephalic trunk or directly from the arch of aorta.

Hint: Artery to thyroid

In **Klippel-Feil syndrome**, the fused vertebrae often show a narrowing of the anteroposterior diameter at the level of the disc space (_____ appearance).

Identify the type of hymen: _____

Identify the type of hymen: _____

_____ and Parietal eminences are large in a female skull