MSC Spine Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
How many segments are in the cevical region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅7
What is another name for C1? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Atlas
What is another name for C2? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Axis
What is the cervical only list? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Atypical C1/C2
Lateral Mass
Football shaped endplates
Bifid Spinous process
Uncinate Processes
Transverse foramen
What is EOP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅External occipital protuberance
Where can you put pedicle screws in the cervical region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C2
And C7
What makes up the 3 joint complex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅one disc and 2 facets
What are the three functions of the intervertebral disc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅shock
absorber
spacer
movement/ pivot
,The nucleus pulposus naturally sits more - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅posteriorly
When you flex the nucleus pulposus moves - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅posteriorly
What looks like a bony column in the lateral view - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lateral mass
What is the most problematic of the cervical spine because osteophytes can grow on them -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Uncinate processes
What is the average lordosis of the cervical spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅20-40
degrees
What is the average lordosis of the lumbar spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30-50
degrees
What is the average kyphosis in the thoracic spine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅20-40
degrees
What is the average kyphosis in the sacrum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅No "normal"
degrees
What are the names of the areas where the spine changes form lordosis to kyphosis vise versa -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅neutral, straight or transition zones
What is another name for a facet joint? and some descriptions - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Zygapophyseal joint
gliding joint
synovial joint
provides motion: flexion/ extension rotation
, The facets carry _____ load, the vertebral body carries ____ of the load - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅facets - 20%
vertebral body - 80%
What are the three culprits in the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅osteophytes
herniated disc
thickened ligaments
What are Sharpey's fibers? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The outer 2 most layers of the
"disc"
attaches 1/2 way up at the waist of the vertebral body
The disc is.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avascular
Anerobic
Innervated at the posterior side
What is subsidence? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When the cage breaks through the
endplate. sinking into the vertebral body
How many segments are in the lumbar region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅5
What is the apophyseal ring? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Significant rim of cortical bone
that surrounds the vertebral body beneath portions of the end plate
What is adjacent segment disease? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅superior disc to the plate
starts breaking down before the inferior disc
What is arthroplasty? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅surgical reconstruction or replacement
of a jount
Correct Answers
How many segments are in the cevical region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅7
What is another name for C1? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Atlas
What is another name for C2? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Axis
What is the cervical only list? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Atypical C1/C2
Lateral Mass
Football shaped endplates
Bifid Spinous process
Uncinate Processes
Transverse foramen
What is EOP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅External occipital protuberance
Where can you put pedicle screws in the cervical region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C2
And C7
What makes up the 3 joint complex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅one disc and 2 facets
What are the three functions of the intervertebral disc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅shock
absorber
spacer
movement/ pivot
,The nucleus pulposus naturally sits more - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅posteriorly
When you flex the nucleus pulposus moves - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅posteriorly
What looks like a bony column in the lateral view - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lateral mass
What is the most problematic of the cervical spine because osteophytes can grow on them -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Uncinate processes
What is the average lordosis of the cervical spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅20-40
degrees
What is the average lordosis of the lumbar spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30-50
degrees
What is the average kyphosis in the thoracic spine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅20-40
degrees
What is the average kyphosis in the sacrum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅No "normal"
degrees
What are the names of the areas where the spine changes form lordosis to kyphosis vise versa -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅neutral, straight or transition zones
What is another name for a facet joint? and some descriptions - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Zygapophyseal joint
gliding joint
synovial joint
provides motion: flexion/ extension rotation
, The facets carry _____ load, the vertebral body carries ____ of the load - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅facets - 20%
vertebral body - 80%
What are the three culprits in the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅osteophytes
herniated disc
thickened ligaments
What are Sharpey's fibers? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The outer 2 most layers of the
"disc"
attaches 1/2 way up at the waist of the vertebral body
The disc is.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avascular
Anerobic
Innervated at the posterior side
What is subsidence? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When the cage breaks through the
endplate. sinking into the vertebral body
How many segments are in the lumbar region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅5
What is the apophyseal ring? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Significant rim of cortical bone
that surrounds the vertebral body beneath portions of the end plate
What is adjacent segment disease? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅superior disc to the plate
starts breaking down before the inferior disc
What is arthroplasty? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅surgical reconstruction or replacement
of a jount
