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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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1. What are the components of the neural arch of a vertebra?
A. transverse process, pedicles, vertebral body
B. pedicles, laminae
C. vertebral body, pedicles, laminae
D. intervertebral foramen, vertebral body, pedicles, laminae
2. Which vertebrae have a transverse foramen?
A. cervical vertebra
B. thoracic vertebra
C. lumbar vertebra
D. sacral vertebra
3. Which of the following is NOT a boundary of the vertebral foramen?
A. posterior portion of the vertebral body
B. pedicle of the vertebra
C. laminae of the vertebra
D. intervertebral disc
4. There are _______ intervertebral discs in the adult human.
A. 12
B. 18
C. 23
D. 26
5. The groove for the vertebral artery is located on the ___ aspect of the ____ of the
atlas.
Spinal Anatomy NBCE Mock Questions
, A. superior, posterior arch
B. superior, anterior arch
C. inferior, posterior arch
D. inferior, anterior arch
6. Which vertebra is called the epistropheus?
A. C1
B. C7
C. the fused sacral vertebrae
D. C2
7. How many articular surfaces are present on the first thoracic vertebra?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
8. The superior articular facets of T4 face in a ___ direction.
A. anterior B. posterior
C. anterolateral
D. posterolateral
9. Which of the following ligaments attaches the inion to the spinous process of C7?
A. ligamentum flavum
B. tectorial membrane
C. occipitocervical ligament
D. nuchal ligament
10. Which of the following muscles does NOT attach to the atlas?
A. levator scapulae m.
B. rectus capitis posterior minor m.
C. rectus capitis posterior major m.
D. obliquus capitis superior m.
11. There are ____ spinal nerves.
A. 23
B. 31
C. 56 D. 62
Spinal Anatomy NBCE Mock Questions
, 12. At what vertebral level is the spinal segment that gives rise to spinal nerve S1
found?
A. T1
B. T10
C. L1
D. S1
13. Which branch of the spinal nerve carries GSE information to the muscles of the
anterior and lateral trunk and all the muscles of the limbs?
A. recurrent meningeal nerve
B. anterior ramus
C. posterior ramus
D. rami communicantes
14. If the skin is pricked with a pin one-inch lateral to the spinous process of C7,
which branch of the spinal nerve carries this info to your spinal cord?
A. anterior ramus
B. medial branch of posterior rami
C. lateral branch of posterior rami
D. recurrent meningeal nerve
15. The roots of the brachial plexus combine to directly form ______.
A. divisions
B. terminal branches
C. trunks
D. cords
16. The internal voltage at which the neuron will spontaneously depolarize is called
_______.
A. resting membrane potential
B. depolarization
C. threshold
D. all or none response
A 58 year old man suffers an injury to the right shoulder during a biking accident.
An AP radiograph of the left shoulder reveals a complete dislocation of the shoulder
joint. The head of the humerus lies inferior and medial to the glenoid fossa. You
Spinal Anatomy NBCE Mock Questions
ANATOMY NEWEST TEST BANK
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+|REAL EXAM
1. What are the components of the neural arch of a vertebra?
A. transverse process, pedicles, vertebral body
B. pedicles, laminae
C. vertebral body, pedicles, laminae
D. intervertebral foramen, vertebral body, pedicles, laminae
2. Which vertebrae have a transverse foramen?
A. cervical vertebra
B. thoracic vertebra
C. lumbar vertebra
D. sacral vertebra
3. Which of the following is NOT a boundary of the vertebral foramen?
A. posterior portion of the vertebral body
B. pedicle of the vertebra
C. laminae of the vertebra
D. intervertebral disc
4. There are _______ intervertebral discs in the adult human.
A. 12
B. 18
C. 23
D. 26
5. The groove for the vertebral artery is located on the ___ aspect of the ____ of the
atlas.
Spinal Anatomy NBCE Mock Questions
, A. superior, posterior arch
B. superior, anterior arch
C. inferior, posterior arch
D. inferior, anterior arch
6. Which vertebra is called the epistropheus?
A. C1
B. C7
C. the fused sacral vertebrae
D. C2
7. How many articular surfaces are present on the first thoracic vertebra?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
8. The superior articular facets of T4 face in a ___ direction.
A. anterior B. posterior
C. anterolateral
D. posterolateral
9. Which of the following ligaments attaches the inion to the spinous process of C7?
A. ligamentum flavum
B. tectorial membrane
C. occipitocervical ligament
D. nuchal ligament
10. Which of the following muscles does NOT attach to the atlas?
A. levator scapulae m.
B. rectus capitis posterior minor m.
C. rectus capitis posterior major m.
D. obliquus capitis superior m.
11. There are ____ spinal nerves.
A. 23
B. 31
C. 56 D. 62
Spinal Anatomy NBCE Mock Questions
, 12. At what vertebral level is the spinal segment that gives rise to spinal nerve S1
found?
A. T1
B. T10
C. L1
D. S1
13. Which branch of the spinal nerve carries GSE information to the muscles of the
anterior and lateral trunk and all the muscles of the limbs?
A. recurrent meningeal nerve
B. anterior ramus
C. posterior ramus
D. rami communicantes
14. If the skin is pricked with a pin one-inch lateral to the spinous process of C7,
which branch of the spinal nerve carries this info to your spinal cord?
A. anterior ramus
B. medial branch of posterior rami
C. lateral branch of posterior rami
D. recurrent meningeal nerve
15. The roots of the brachial plexus combine to directly form ______.
A. divisions
B. terminal branches
C. trunks
D. cords
16. The internal voltage at which the neuron will spontaneously depolarize is called
_______.
A. resting membrane potential
B. depolarization
C. threshold
D. all or none response
A 58 year old man suffers an injury to the right shoulder during a biking accident.
An AP radiograph of the left shoulder reveals a complete dislocation of the shoulder
joint. The head of the humerus lies inferior and medial to the glenoid fossa. You
Spinal Anatomy NBCE Mock Questions
