Bontrager-Chapter 8 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what plane is the vertebral column located? - CORRECT ANSWER - midsagittal
what does the spinal canal contain? - CORRECT ANSWER - spinal cord and CSF
where does the spinal canal begin/end? - CORRECT ANSWER - begins at the base of the
skull and extends into the scarum
where does the spinal cord begin/end? - CORRECT ANSWER - begins below the medulla
oblongata of the brain, and tapers off at the lower border of the first lumbar vetebra at a point
called the conus medullaris.
most common site for lumbar puncture? - CORRECT ANSWER - L3-L4
intervertebral disks - CORRECT ANSWER - tough fibrocartilaginous disks the seperate
the vertebrae. Absorbs shock
How many cervical vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
What do the thoracic vertebrae articulate with? - CORRECT ANSWER - ribs at facets and
demifacets
How many lumbar vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
, what are the largest and strongest vertebrae of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER - lumbar
vertebrae
how many sacral segments does a newborn have? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
how many coccygeal segments does a newborn have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-5
how many bones does a young child have in the vertebral column? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 33
after fusion of the sacrum and coccyx, how many bones does the adult vertebral column have? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 26
concave - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded inward/depressed surface
convex - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded outward/elevated surface
how are the sacral and thoracic curvatures of the spine described? - CORRECT
ANSWER - convex curvatures
how are the cervical and lumbar curvatures of the spine described? - CORRECT
ANSWER - concave/lordotic
first primary curve of the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic curvature
secondary primary curve of the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - sacral curvature
first compensatory curve of the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical curvature
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what plane is the vertebral column located? - CORRECT ANSWER - midsagittal
what does the spinal canal contain? - CORRECT ANSWER - spinal cord and CSF
where does the spinal canal begin/end? - CORRECT ANSWER - begins at the base of the
skull and extends into the scarum
where does the spinal cord begin/end? - CORRECT ANSWER - begins below the medulla
oblongata of the brain, and tapers off at the lower border of the first lumbar vetebra at a point
called the conus medullaris.
most common site for lumbar puncture? - CORRECT ANSWER - L3-L4
intervertebral disks - CORRECT ANSWER - tough fibrocartilaginous disks the seperate
the vertebrae. Absorbs shock
How many cervical vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
What do the thoracic vertebrae articulate with? - CORRECT ANSWER - ribs at facets and
demifacets
How many lumbar vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
, what are the largest and strongest vertebrae of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER - lumbar
vertebrae
how many sacral segments does a newborn have? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
how many coccygeal segments does a newborn have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-5
how many bones does a young child have in the vertebral column? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 33
after fusion of the sacrum and coccyx, how many bones does the adult vertebral column have? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 26
concave - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded inward/depressed surface
convex - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded outward/elevated surface
how are the sacral and thoracic curvatures of the spine described? - CORRECT
ANSWER - convex curvatures
how are the cervical and lumbar curvatures of the spine described? - CORRECT
ANSWER - concave/lordotic
first primary curve of the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic curvature
secondary primary curve of the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - sacral curvature
first compensatory curve of the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical curvature
