Bontrager ch8 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
List the number of bones found in each division in the adult vertebral column:
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccyx
Total - CORRECT ANSWER - Cervical- 7
Thoracic- 12
Lumbar- 5
Sacrum- 1
Coccyx- 1
Total- 26
List the 2 primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Thoracic
Sacral
Indicate which two portions of the vertebral column are classified as secondary or compensatory
curves. - CORRECT ANSWER - Cervical
Lumbar
An abnormal, or exaggerated, "sway back" lumbar curvature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lordosis
An abnormal lateral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Scoliosis
,The two main parts of a typical vertebra are the ___ and the ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Body; Vertebral arch
The ___ are two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend posteriorly from each pedicle to
join at the midline. - CORRECT ANSWER - Lamina
The ___ foramina are created by 2 small notches on the superior and inferior aspects of the
pedicles - CORRECT ANSWER - Intervertebral
The opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is the ___. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vertebral Canal
The spinal cord begins with the ___ of the brain and extends down to the ___ vertebra, where it
tapers and ends. This tapered ending is called the ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Medulla
Oblongata;
Lower border of L1;
Conus Medullaris
Which structures pass through the intervertebral foramina? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Spinal nerves and blood vessels
Which of the following is found between the superior and inferior articular processes?
a.) Intervertebral joints
b.) Articular joints
c.) Zygapophyseal joints
d.) Intervertebral facets - CORRECT ANSWER - c.) Zygapophyseal joints
True/False
, Only T1, T11, and T12 have full facets for articulation with ribs - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
True/False
The zygapophyseal joints of all cervical vertebrae are visualized only in a true lateral position -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
(Between C1 & C2 visualized on frontal or AP projection)
List the outer and inner aspects of the intertebral disks - CORRECT ANSWER - Outer
aspect: Annulus fibrosus
Inner aspect: Nucleus pulposus
The condition involving a "slipped disk" is correctly referred to as - CORRECT
ANSWER - HNP- Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
List the alternative names for the following cervical vertebrae:
C1
C2
C7 - CORRECT ANSWER - C1: atlas
C2: axis
C7: Vertebra prominens
List three features that make the cervical vertebrae unique - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transverse formina
Bifid spinous process
Overlapping vertebral bodies
A short column of bone found between the superior and articular processes in a typical cervical
vertebra is called:
and CORRECT Answers
List the number of bones found in each division in the adult vertebral column:
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccyx
Total - CORRECT ANSWER - Cervical- 7
Thoracic- 12
Lumbar- 5
Sacrum- 1
Coccyx- 1
Total- 26
List the 2 primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Thoracic
Sacral
Indicate which two portions of the vertebral column are classified as secondary or compensatory
curves. - CORRECT ANSWER - Cervical
Lumbar
An abnormal, or exaggerated, "sway back" lumbar curvature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lordosis
An abnormal lateral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Scoliosis
,The two main parts of a typical vertebra are the ___ and the ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Body; Vertebral arch
The ___ are two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend posteriorly from each pedicle to
join at the midline. - CORRECT ANSWER - Lamina
The ___ foramina are created by 2 small notches on the superior and inferior aspects of the
pedicles - CORRECT ANSWER - Intervertebral
The opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is the ___. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vertebral Canal
The spinal cord begins with the ___ of the brain and extends down to the ___ vertebra, where it
tapers and ends. This tapered ending is called the ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Medulla
Oblongata;
Lower border of L1;
Conus Medullaris
Which structures pass through the intervertebral foramina? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Spinal nerves and blood vessels
Which of the following is found between the superior and inferior articular processes?
a.) Intervertebral joints
b.) Articular joints
c.) Zygapophyseal joints
d.) Intervertebral facets - CORRECT ANSWER - c.) Zygapophyseal joints
True/False
, Only T1, T11, and T12 have full facets for articulation with ribs - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
True/False
The zygapophyseal joints of all cervical vertebrae are visualized only in a true lateral position -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
(Between C1 & C2 visualized on frontal or AP projection)
List the outer and inner aspects of the intertebral disks - CORRECT ANSWER - Outer
aspect: Annulus fibrosus
Inner aspect: Nucleus pulposus
The condition involving a "slipped disk" is correctly referred to as - CORRECT
ANSWER - HNP- Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
List the alternative names for the following cervical vertebrae:
C1
C2
C7 - CORRECT ANSWER - C1: atlas
C2: axis
C7: Vertebra prominens
List three features that make the cervical vertebrae unique - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transverse formina
Bifid spinous process
Overlapping vertebral bodies
A short column of bone found between the superior and articular processes in a typical cervical
vertebra is called:
