MSC Spine Anatomy Exam Questions and Correct Answers

MSC Spine Anatomy Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
3 anatomical elements of the spine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅spinal column
neural structures
supporting structures


what does the spinal column consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bones
discs


what does the neural column consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅spinal cord
nerve roots


what does the supporting column consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ligaments
muscles


the spinal surrounding anatomy contains? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bones
ligaments
nerves
muscles
vessels
viscera (organs)


coronoal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅



Sagital plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅divides the body into left and right halves

, transverse or axial plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅That which divides the body
horizontally, into the superior (above the waist) and inferior (below the waist) planes.


how many spinal columns are there - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅5
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacrum
coccyx


How many vertebrae are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅33



what does the spinal column do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-provides main support for
body
-protects the spinal cord
-allows movement


what columns are fused bones - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅sacrum and coccyx



cervical column - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-c1-c7
-supports weight of head
-greatest range of motion
-atlas (c1)
-axis (c2)
-no disk in between c1 and c2
-normal lordosis (20-40 degree)


Thoracic column - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-t1-t12