CNIM Prep questions with correct answers

Which of the following pathways decussate below the brainstem? - Answer Spinothalamic The vertebral artery travels through the cervical spine in an opening called - Answer Transverse foramen What part of the spinal cord is supplied by the anterior spinal artery? - Answer The ventral 2/3 of the spinal cord Ankylosis - Answer Fused joint Burst fractures of the spine most commonly occur - Answer At the thoracolumbar junction The L3 nerve root enters the spinal cord at what approximate vertebral level? - Answer T11 The spinal cord ends approximately where? - Answer L2 Annular disruption - Answer Herniated disc After decussation in the medulla, the ascending SSEP transmission travels through the - Answer Lateral lemniscus Which of the following is the most common form of scoliosis? - Answer Idiopathic The conus medularis is located near (vertebral level) - Answer L1 The original Harrington rod system was used to treat