bontrager ch 8 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
number on bones cervical - CORRECT ANSWER -7
number on bones thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
number on bones lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER -5
number on bones sacrum - CORRECT ANSWER -1
number on bones coccyx - CORRECT ANSWER -1
number on bones vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWER - 26
2 primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column - CORRECT
ANSWER - thoracic and sacral
which 2 portions of the vertebral column are classified as secondary or compensatory curves -
CORRECT ANSWER - cervcial and lumbar
convex curve (with respect to posterior) - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic spine and
sacrum
concave curve (with respect to posterior) - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical spine and
lumbar spine
secondary curve - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical spine and lumbar spine
, primary curve - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic spine and sacrum
develops as child learn to hold head erect - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical spine
abnormal, or exaggerated, "sway back" lumbar curvature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - lordosis
abnormal latral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - scoliosis
two main parts of a typical vertebra are the - CORRECT ANSWER - body and vertebral
arch
two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend posteriorly from each pedicle to join at the
midline - CORRECT ANSWER - lamina
foramina are created by two small notches on the superior and inferior aspects of the pedicle -
CORRECT ANSWER - intervertebral
the opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is - CORRECT ANSWER - vertebral
(spinal) 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 ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - medulla
oblongata, lower border of L1, and conus medullaris
structures that pass through the intervertebral foramina - CORRECT ANSWER - spinal
nerves and blood vessels
the following is found between the superior and inferior articular processes - CORRECT
ANSWER - zygapophyseal joints
Questions and CORRECT Answers
number on bones cervical - CORRECT ANSWER -7
number on bones thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
number on bones lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER -5
number on bones sacrum - CORRECT ANSWER -1
number on bones coccyx - CORRECT ANSWER -1
number on bones vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWER - 26
2 primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column - CORRECT
ANSWER - thoracic and sacral
which 2 portions of the vertebral column are classified as secondary or compensatory curves -
CORRECT ANSWER - cervcial and lumbar
convex curve (with respect to posterior) - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic spine and
sacrum
concave curve (with respect to posterior) - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical spine and
lumbar spine
secondary curve - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical spine and lumbar spine
, primary curve - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic spine and sacrum
develops as child learn to hold head erect - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical spine
abnormal, or exaggerated, "sway back" lumbar curvature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - lordosis
abnormal latral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - scoliosis
two main parts of a typical vertebra are the - CORRECT ANSWER - body and vertebral
arch
two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend posteriorly from each pedicle to join at the
midline - CORRECT ANSWER - lamina
foramina are created by two small notches on the superior and inferior aspects of the pedicle -
CORRECT ANSWER - intervertebral
the opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is - CORRECT ANSWER - vertebral
(spinal) 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 ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - medulla
oblongata, lower border of L1, and conus medullaris
structures that pass through the intervertebral foramina - CORRECT ANSWER - spinal
nerves and blood vessels
the following is found between the superior and inferior articular processes - CORRECT
ANSWER - zygapophyseal joints
