BPK 241 Final Test Questions and Answers | Fall 2025/2026
Update | 100% Correct
Question 1
List the type/# vertebrae of the body
Correct Answer
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused), coccyx
Question 2
how many vertebrae are fused?
Correct Answer
9 (4 fuse to form coccyx)
Question 3
What are the curves in the spine?
Correct Answer
2 lordodic curves (Cervical and lumbar spine), 2 hypothic curves (thoracic and sacrum)
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,Question 4
list the features of the spine
Correct Answer
body, spinous process, lateral process (articulates with ribs, facet joints)
Question 5
neural arch
Correct Answer
opening in the middle of the spine (where your spinal cord travels through)
Question 6
what is everything on the back of your spine called?
Correct Answer
posterior element, vertebral body
Question 7
What kind of capsule is contained within the joints of the spine?
Correct Answer
synovial (fluid)
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,Question 8
Where do the IV discs lie?
Correct Answer
between vertebral bodies
Question 9
function of vertebral discs?
Correct Answer
stability, cushioning, shock absorbers
Question 10
features of fibrocartilage
Correct Answer
tough, strong
Question 11
what is fibrocartilage called?
Correct Answer
annulus fibrosus
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, Question 12
what is the gel of the spine?
Correct Answer
nucleus pulposus
Question 13
Where does the fibrocartilaginous joint of the spine lie?
Correct Answer
between discs and vertebral bodies
Question 14
Mini joints of the Synovial joint of the spine?
Correct Answer
facet joints (4 per vertebrae)
Question 15
List the ligaments of the spine
Correct Answer
anterior and posterior longitudinal, ligamenta flava, intertransverse, interspinous and supraspinous
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Update | 100% Correct
Question 1
List the type/# vertebrae of the body
Correct Answer
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused), coccyx
Question 2
how many vertebrae are fused?
Correct Answer
9 (4 fuse to form coccyx)
Question 3
What are the curves in the spine?
Correct Answer
2 lordodic curves (Cervical and lumbar spine), 2 hypothic curves (thoracic and sacrum)
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,Question 4
list the features of the spine
Correct Answer
body, spinous process, lateral process (articulates with ribs, facet joints)
Question 5
neural arch
Correct Answer
opening in the middle of the spine (where your spinal cord travels through)
Question 6
what is everything on the back of your spine called?
Correct Answer
posterior element, vertebral body
Question 7
What kind of capsule is contained within the joints of the spine?
Correct Answer
synovial (fluid)
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,Question 8
Where do the IV discs lie?
Correct Answer
between vertebral bodies
Question 9
function of vertebral discs?
Correct Answer
stability, cushioning, shock absorbers
Question 10
features of fibrocartilage
Correct Answer
tough, strong
Question 11
what is fibrocartilage called?
Correct Answer
annulus fibrosus
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, Question 12
what is the gel of the spine?
Correct Answer
nucleus pulposus
Question 13
Where does the fibrocartilaginous joint of the spine lie?
Correct Answer
between discs and vertebral bodies
Question 14
Mini joints of the Synovial joint of the spine?
Correct Answer
facet joints (4 per vertebrae)
Question 15
List the ligaments of the spine
Correct Answer
anterior and posterior longitudinal, ligamenta flava, intertransverse, interspinous and supraspinous
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