CNIM Prep| 135 Questions| With Complete Solutions

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