RAD 112 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
An abnormal lateral curvature of the thoracic spine is called:
Lordosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Gomphosis - answers :scoliosis
The normal concave posterior curvature of the cervical and lumbar regions is
Kyphotic curve
Scoliotic curve
Lordotic curve
Gomphotic curve - answers :lordotic curve
The processes on each vertebra which make up the zygapophyseal joints are
Superior articular processes
Inferior articular processes
Transverse processes
Superior articular processes and inferior articular processes
Superior articular processes and transverse processes - answers :superior articular
processes and inferior articular processes
Which vertebral curvature develops when children learn to walk
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral - answers :lumbar
The lumbar curvature would be called a
Primary curvature
Secondary curvature
Tertiary curvature - answers :secondary curvature
The pointed tip of the coccyx is the
Base
Apex
Cornua
Body - answers :apex
,The anterior border of the body of the first sacral segment is called the
Sacral cornua
Sacral base
Sacral hiatus
Sacral promontory - answers :sacral promontory
Name the anatomic feature that distinguishes any cervical vertebra from all other
vertebrae
Zygapophyseal joints
Transverse foramen
Rib facets
Vertebral canal - answers :transverse foramen
Name the anatomic feature that distinguishes any thoracic vertebra from all other
vertebrae
Zygapophyseal joints
Transverse foramen
Rib facets
Vertebral canal - answers :rib facets
The joint between the head of a rib and the body of a thoracic vertebra is the
Intervertebral joint
Costovertebral joint
Zygapophyseal joint
Costotransverse joint - answers :costovertebral joint
Which of the following vertebrae posses one full costal facet on each side of the body
T1
T3
T10
T1 and t3
T1 and t10 - answers :t1 and t10
Another name for c1 is the
Dens
Axis
Cornua
Atlas - answers :atlas
,Another name for c2 is the
Dens
Axis
Cronua
Atlas - answers :axis
Which of the cervical vertebrae does not possess a body
C1
C2
C4
C7 - answers :c1
A conical process projecting superior from c2, around which the head rotates, is the
Superior articular process
Lateral mass
Odontoid process
Apophyseal process - answers :odontoid process
The structure located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae is the
Annulus fibrosis
Intervertebral disk
Nucleus pulposus
Intervertebral foramen - answers :intervertebral disk
The large anterior cylindrical bone mass of a typical vertebra is the
Lamina
Articular facet
Lateral mass
Pedicle
Body - answers :body
The process originating from the junction of the two lamina posteriorly is the
Transverse process
Spinous process
Superior articular process
Inferior articular process - answers :spinous process
The process extending laterally from the junction of the pedicle and lamina is the
Transverse process
Spinous process
, Superior articular process
Inferior articular process - answers :transverse process
An inferior vertebral notch of one vertebra and a superior vertebral notch of the vertebra
below forms the
Intervertebral foramen
Vertebral foramen
Intervertebral space
Vertebral canal - answers :intervertebral foramen
The outer fibrous portion of an intervertebral disk is called the
Nucleus pulposus
Annulus fibrosis
Cornua
Pars interarticularis - answers :annulus fibrosis
There are ____ cervical vertebrae
1
5
7
12 - answers :7
There are ____ thoracic vertebrae
1
5
7
12 - answers :12
There are ____ lumbar vertebrae
1
5
7
12 - answers :5
Which single vertebra least resembles a "typical" vertebra
C1
C4
T8
L1 - answers :c1
An abnormal lateral curvature of the thoracic spine is called:
Lordosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Gomphosis - answers :scoliosis
The normal concave posterior curvature of the cervical and lumbar regions is
Kyphotic curve
Scoliotic curve
Lordotic curve
Gomphotic curve - answers :lordotic curve
The processes on each vertebra which make up the zygapophyseal joints are
Superior articular processes
Inferior articular processes
Transverse processes
Superior articular processes and inferior articular processes
Superior articular processes and transverse processes - answers :superior articular
processes and inferior articular processes
Which vertebral curvature develops when children learn to walk
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral - answers :lumbar
The lumbar curvature would be called a
Primary curvature
Secondary curvature
Tertiary curvature - answers :secondary curvature
The pointed tip of the coccyx is the
Base
Apex
Cornua
Body - answers :apex
,The anterior border of the body of the first sacral segment is called the
Sacral cornua
Sacral base
Sacral hiatus
Sacral promontory - answers :sacral promontory
Name the anatomic feature that distinguishes any cervical vertebra from all other
vertebrae
Zygapophyseal joints
Transverse foramen
Rib facets
Vertebral canal - answers :transverse foramen
Name the anatomic feature that distinguishes any thoracic vertebra from all other
vertebrae
Zygapophyseal joints
Transverse foramen
Rib facets
Vertebral canal - answers :rib facets
The joint between the head of a rib and the body of a thoracic vertebra is the
Intervertebral joint
Costovertebral joint
Zygapophyseal joint
Costotransverse joint - answers :costovertebral joint
Which of the following vertebrae posses one full costal facet on each side of the body
T1
T3
T10
T1 and t3
T1 and t10 - answers :t1 and t10
Another name for c1 is the
Dens
Axis
Cornua
Atlas - answers :atlas
,Another name for c2 is the
Dens
Axis
Cronua
Atlas - answers :axis
Which of the cervical vertebrae does not possess a body
C1
C2
C4
C7 - answers :c1
A conical process projecting superior from c2, around which the head rotates, is the
Superior articular process
Lateral mass
Odontoid process
Apophyseal process - answers :odontoid process
The structure located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae is the
Annulus fibrosis
Intervertebral disk
Nucleus pulposus
Intervertebral foramen - answers :intervertebral disk
The large anterior cylindrical bone mass of a typical vertebra is the
Lamina
Articular facet
Lateral mass
Pedicle
Body - answers :body
The process originating from the junction of the two lamina posteriorly is the
Transverse process
Spinous process
Superior articular process
Inferior articular process - answers :spinous process
The process extending laterally from the junction of the pedicle and lamina is the
Transverse process
Spinous process
, Superior articular process
Inferior articular process - answers :transverse process
An inferior vertebral notch of one vertebra and a superior vertebral notch of the vertebra
below forms the
Intervertebral foramen
Vertebral foramen
Intervertebral space
Vertebral canal - answers :intervertebral foramen
The outer fibrous portion of an intervertebral disk is called the
Nucleus pulposus
Annulus fibrosis
Cornua
Pars interarticularis - answers :annulus fibrosis
There are ____ cervical vertebrae
1
5
7
12 - answers :7
There are ____ thoracic vertebrae
1
5
7
12 - answers :12
There are ____ lumbar vertebrae
1
5
7
12 - answers :5
Which single vertebra least resembles a "typical" vertebra
C1
C4
T8
L1 - answers :c1
