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A distal end of the ventricular shunt can be placed in the ____ or the ____ to help drain CSF fluid from the ventricles. 

Which anatomical part of the vertebra projects posteriorly in the midline, and is palpable through the skin in the convex areas of the spine?

 Before handing the neurosurgeon the brain spatula, you first need to moisten it with ____.   

During a ______, the spinous process is removed along with soft tissue, lamina bone above the interspace, the ligamentum flavum, and the medial margin of the adjacent facet. The procedure is strictly removal of bone since no disc degeneration or disease is present. 

______ is a term used to describe pain that begins at the affected level of the vertebral column and travels down (radiates) down the neural pathway to the corresponding extremity?

A ____ is shown in the image below. This cutting instrument is used to remove the bone of the spine. (**tips)

The _________ bones (2) on either side of the skull provide structure for the sides and roof of the cranium.

An acoustic neuroma is described as ____.

Which statement is NOT correct regarding the placement of the bone flap?

What is the most common location and type of cranial aneurysms occur that occurs?