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Bontrager ch 8 Exam Questions And Answers
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Number on bones cervical - Answer✔7
number on bones thoracic - Answer✔12
number on bones lumbar - Answer✔5
number on bones sacrum - Answer✔1
number on bones coccyx - Answer✔1
number on bones vertebral column - Answer✔26
2 primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column - Answer✔thoracic and
sacral
which 2 portions of the vertebral column are classified as secondary or compensatory curves -
Answer✔cervcial and lumbar
convex curve (with respect to posterior) - Answer✔thoracic spine and sacrum
concave curve (with respect to posterior) - Answer✔cervical spine and lumbar spine
secondary curve - Answer✔cervical spine and lumbar spine
primary curve - Answer✔thoracic spine and sacrum
develops as child learn to hold head erect - Answer✔cervical spine
abnormal, or exaggerated, "sway back" lumbar curvature is called - Answer✔lordosis
abnormal latral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is called - Answer✔scoliosis
two main parts of a typical vertebra are the - Answer✔body and vertebral arch
two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend posteriorly from each pedicle to join at the
midline - Answer✔lamina
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foramina are created by two small notches on the superior and inferior aspects of the pedicle -
Answer✔intervertebral
the opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is - 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 ____ - Answer✔medulla oblongata,
lower border of L1, and conus medullaris
structures that pass through the intervertebral foramina - Answer✔spinal nerves and blood
vessels
the following is found between the superior and inferior articular processes -
Answer✔zygapophyseal joints
only T1,T11, and T12 have full facets for articulation with ribs. - Answer✔true
the zygapophyseal joints of all cervical vertebrae are visualized only in a true lateral pos. -
Answer✔false ( between C1-C2 visualized on frontal or AP proj. )
outer and inner asepcts of the intervertebral disk - Answer✔annulus fibrosus and nucleus
pulposus
condition involving a "slipped disk" is correctly referred to as - Answer✔herniated nucleus
pulposus (HNP)
alternative names for C1 - Answer✔atlas
alternative names for C2 - Answer✔axis
alternative names for C7 - Answer✔vertebra prominens
3 features that make the cervical vertebrae unique - Answer✔transverse foramina, bifid
spinous process, and overlapping vertebral bodies
short column of bone found between the superior and articular processes in a typical cervical
vertebra - Answer✔articular pillar
what is the term for the same structure, identified in the previous ques. for the C1 vertebra
(articular pillar) - Answer✔lateral mass
the zygapophyseal joints for the second through seventh cervical vertebrae are at a ____ angle
to the midsagittal plane; the thoracic vertebrae are at a ____ to the midsagittal plane. -
Answer✔90 degree and 70-75 degree
what is the name of the joint found between the superior articular processes of C1 and the
occipital condyles of the skull - Answer✔occipitoatlantal articulation
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Bontrager ch 8 Exam Questions And Answers
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Number on bones cervical - Answer✔7
number on bones thoracic - Answer✔12
number on bones lumbar - Answer✔5
number on bones sacrum - Answer✔1
number on bones coccyx - Answer✔1
number on bones vertebral column - Answer✔26
2 primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column - Answer✔thoracic and
sacral
which 2 portions of the vertebral column are classified as secondary or compensatory curves -
Answer✔cervcial and lumbar
convex curve (with respect to posterior) - Answer✔thoracic spine and sacrum
concave curve (with respect to posterior) - Answer✔cervical spine and lumbar spine
secondary curve - Answer✔cervical spine and lumbar spine
primary curve - Answer✔thoracic spine and sacrum
develops as child learn to hold head erect - Answer✔cervical spine
abnormal, or exaggerated, "sway back" lumbar curvature is called - Answer✔lordosis
abnormal latral curvature seen in the thoracolumbar spine is called - Answer✔scoliosis
two main parts of a typical vertebra are the - Answer✔body and vertebral arch
two bony aspects of the vertebral arch that extend posteriorly from each pedicle to join at the
midline - Answer✔lamina
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foramina are created by two small notches on the superior and inferior aspects of the pedicle -
Answer✔intervertebral
the opening, or passageway, for the spinal cord is - 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 ____ - Answer✔medulla oblongata,
lower border of L1, and conus medullaris
structures that pass through the intervertebral foramina - Answer✔spinal nerves and blood
vessels
the following is found between the superior and inferior articular processes -
Answer✔zygapophyseal joints
only T1,T11, and T12 have full facets for articulation with ribs. - Answer✔true
the zygapophyseal joints of all cervical vertebrae are visualized only in a true lateral pos. -
Answer✔false ( between C1-C2 visualized on frontal or AP proj. )
outer and inner asepcts of the intervertebral disk - Answer✔annulus fibrosus and nucleus
pulposus
condition involving a "slipped disk" is correctly referred to as - Answer✔herniated nucleus
pulposus (HNP)
alternative names for C1 - Answer✔atlas
alternative names for C2 - Answer✔axis
alternative names for C7 - Answer✔vertebra prominens
3 features that make the cervical vertebrae unique - Answer✔transverse foramina, bifid
spinous process, and overlapping vertebral bodies
short column of bone found between the superior and articular processes in a typical cervical
vertebra - Answer✔articular pillar
what is the term for the same structure, identified in the previous ques. for the C1 vertebra
(articular pillar) - Answer✔lateral mass
the zygapophyseal joints for the second through seventh cervical vertebrae are at a ____ angle
to the midsagittal plane; the thoracic vertebrae are at a ____ to the midsagittal plane. -
Answer✔90 degree and 70-75 degree
what is the name of the joint found between the superior articular processes of C1 and the
occipital condyles of the skull - Answer✔occipitoatlantal articulation
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