CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE TEST FINAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ Thoracic. Answer: 12
◉ Lumbar. Answer: 5
◉ Sacrum. Answer: 1
◉ Coccyx. Answer: 1
◉ Total Adult vertebral column. Answer: 26
◉ two primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column.
Answer: Thoracic & Sacral
◉ Indicate which two portions of the vertebral column are classified as
secondary or compensatory curves. Answer: Cervical & Lumabr
,◉ An abnormal, or exaggerated, ''sway back'' lumbar curvature is called.
Answer: Lordosis
◉ An abnormal lateral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is
called. Answer: Scoliosis
◉ The two main parts of a typical vertebra are the _____ and the
________. Answer: Body & Vertebral arch
◉ the ____ are the two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend
posteriorly from each pedicle to join midline. Answer: Lamina
◉ The _______ foramina are created by two small notches on the
superior and inferior aspects of the pedicles. Answer: Intervertebral
◉ The opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is the __________.
Answer: Vertebral (Spinal) Canal
◉ The spinal Cord begins with the (A)______ of the brain and extends
down to the (B)_______ vertebra, where it tapers and ends. This tapered
ending is called the (C)__________. Answer: A.Medulla oblongata
B. Lower border of L1
, C. Conus medullaris
◉ Which structures pass through the intervertebral foramina. Answer:
Spinal nerves and blood vessls
◉ Convex curve (with respect to posterior). Answer: Thoracic Spine &
Sacrum
◉ Concave curve (with respect to posterior). Answer: Cervical Spine &
Lumbar spine
◉ Secondary curve. Answer: Cervical Spine & Lumbar spine
◉ Primary Curve. Answer: Thoracic spine & Sacrum
◉ Develops as child learns to hold head erect. Answer: Cervical spine
◉ which of the follwoing is found between the superior and inferior
articular processes. Answer: Zygapophyseal joints
◉ T/F Only T1, T11 & T12 have full facets for articulation with ribs.
Answer: True
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ Thoracic. Answer: 12
◉ Lumbar. Answer: 5
◉ Sacrum. Answer: 1
◉ Coccyx. Answer: 1
◉ Total Adult vertebral column. Answer: 26
◉ two primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column.
Answer: Thoracic & Sacral
◉ Indicate which two portions of the vertebral column are classified as
secondary or compensatory curves. Answer: Cervical & Lumabr
,◉ An abnormal, or exaggerated, ''sway back'' lumbar curvature is called.
Answer: Lordosis
◉ An abnormal lateral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is
called. Answer: Scoliosis
◉ The two main parts of a typical vertebra are the _____ and the
________. Answer: Body & Vertebral arch
◉ the ____ are the two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend
posteriorly from each pedicle to join midline. Answer: Lamina
◉ The _______ foramina are created by two small notches on the
superior and inferior aspects of the pedicles. Answer: Intervertebral
◉ The opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is the __________.
Answer: Vertebral (Spinal) Canal
◉ The spinal Cord begins with the (A)______ of the brain and extends
down to the (B)_______ vertebra, where it tapers and ends. This tapered
ending is called the (C)__________. Answer: A.Medulla oblongata
B. Lower border of L1
, C. Conus medullaris
◉ Which structures pass through the intervertebral foramina. Answer:
Spinal nerves and blood vessls
◉ Convex curve (with respect to posterior). Answer: Thoracic Spine &
Sacrum
◉ Concave curve (with respect to posterior). Answer: Cervical Spine &
Lumbar spine
◉ Secondary curve. Answer: Cervical Spine & Lumbar spine
◉ Primary Curve. Answer: Thoracic spine & Sacrum
◉ Develops as child learns to hold head erect. Answer: Cervical spine
◉ which of the follwoing is found between the superior and inferior
articular processes. Answer: Zygapophyseal joints
◉ T/F Only T1, T11 & T12 have full facets for articulation with ribs.
Answer: True
