POLESTAR EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Whatitisit"tripoditWB"itreferingittoitinittheitspine?it-
itanswersdiscitinitfrontitanditfacetsitinitback
Localitmusclesitoritdeepitlocalitstabilizersitprimaryitjobitisit-
itanswersproprioceptionitanditstiffnessit-
Theseitareitmusclesitthatithaveituniqueitcontrolitoverittheitposturingitofitourithead.it-
itanswersTheseitdeepitlocalitmuscles:ittheitRectusitCapitusitPosterior,ittheitObliqueitCapitu
sitSuperioritandittheitObliqueitCapitusitInferior.
Initanticipationitofitmovement,ittheitTransverseitAbdominisit-itanswersActivatesitsub-
consciouslyitanditsub-threshold
Theitprimaryitpurposeitofittheitrectusitabdominisitisitto:it-
itanswersAccelerateitoritdecelerateitflexionitanditextensionitofittheitspine
Theitdeepitmusclesitofittheitbackit(multifidiitanditrotatores):it-
itanswersCreateitstiffnessitanditcontrolitaroundittheitspineitbaseditonittheitanticipateditact
ivity
Whichitofittheitfollowingitisittrueitregardingitfascia?it-
itanswersFasciaitisitaitliving,itdynamic,itcommunicatingittissueitinitouritbodyitthatitlinksitalli
tofitouritcellsittogether
Preventsitcollapseitoritshiftitforwarditofitspinalitvertebraeit-
itanswersTheitAnterioritLongitudinalitLigament:
, Theitligamentumitflavumitisitdifferentitfromitotheritligamentsitasitititis:it-
itanswersYellow,itelastic,itmadeittoitstretchitanditexpand
Pelvicitligaments:it-
itanswersAreitextremelyitthickitligamentsitthatitconnectittheitiliumitanditsacrumittogether
wrapsitallittheitwayitaroundittheitbodyitanditconnectsittoittheitposterioritlumbar
fascia,itorittheitthoracolumbaritfascia.itItitdraws
onittheitrectusitsheathitanditonittheitthoracolumbar
fascia,itwhichitisitfilleditwithittheiterectoritspinaeitandittheitmultifidiitmuscles.it-
itanswersTA
Theitpsoasitmajoritascends
andithasitaitrelationshipitwithitouritspine.it-itanswersItitascendsitpastittheitlumbaritspine,
andithasitinsertionsitupitthroughittheitdiaphragm
intoittheitloweritthoracicitspineitinittheitanterioritbody
orittheitanterioritlateralitbodyitofittheitvertebra.itThisitisitveryitimportant.
Whatitconnectsittheitarmittoittheitthoracolumbaritfascia?it-
itanswerstheitlatissimusitdorsiitmuscle
Theseitpelvicitflooritsphinctersitareitsuspended
andithelditinitplaceitbyitthisitsling.it-itanswersThisitisitcalledittheitpubococcygeusitmuscle
Theitintervertebralitdiscit-itanswersfunctionsitasitaitshockitabsorber
axialitelongationitplacesittheitvertebraeitinittheiritoptimalitpositionit,itminimizingitdestructi
veitforcesittoittheitdisc
WBitinc.itcompressiveitforcesitonitdisc
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Whatitisit"tripoditWB"itreferingittoitinittheitspine?it-
itanswersdiscitinitfrontitanditfacetsitinitback
Localitmusclesitoritdeepitlocalitstabilizersitprimaryitjobitisit-
itanswersproprioceptionitanditstiffnessit-
Theseitareitmusclesitthatithaveituniqueitcontrolitoverittheitposturingitofitourithead.it-
itanswersTheseitdeepitlocalitmuscles:ittheitRectusitCapitusitPosterior,ittheitObliqueitCapitu
sitSuperioritandittheitObliqueitCapitusitInferior.
Initanticipationitofitmovement,ittheitTransverseitAbdominisit-itanswersActivatesitsub-
consciouslyitanditsub-threshold
Theitprimaryitpurposeitofittheitrectusitabdominisitisitto:it-
itanswersAccelerateitoritdecelerateitflexionitanditextensionitofittheitspine
Theitdeepitmusclesitofittheitbackit(multifidiitanditrotatores):it-
itanswersCreateitstiffnessitanditcontrolitaroundittheitspineitbaseditonittheitanticipateditact
ivity
Whichitofittheitfollowingitisittrueitregardingitfascia?it-
itanswersFasciaitisitaitliving,itdynamic,itcommunicatingittissueitinitouritbodyitthatitlinksitalli
tofitouritcellsittogether
Preventsitcollapseitoritshiftitforwarditofitspinalitvertebraeit-
itanswersTheitAnterioritLongitudinalitLigament:
, Theitligamentumitflavumitisitdifferentitfromitotheritligamentsitasitititis:it-
itanswersYellow,itelastic,itmadeittoitstretchitanditexpand
Pelvicitligaments:it-
itanswersAreitextremelyitthickitligamentsitthatitconnectittheitiliumitanditsacrumittogether
wrapsitallittheitwayitaroundittheitbodyitanditconnectsittoittheitposterioritlumbar
fascia,itorittheitthoracolumbaritfascia.itItitdraws
onittheitrectusitsheathitanditonittheitthoracolumbar
fascia,itwhichitisitfilleditwithittheiterectoritspinaeitandittheitmultifidiitmuscles.it-
itanswersTA
Theitpsoasitmajoritascends
andithasitaitrelationshipitwithitouritspine.it-itanswersItitascendsitpastittheitlumbaritspine,
andithasitinsertionsitupitthroughittheitdiaphragm
intoittheitloweritthoracicitspineitinittheitanterioritbody
orittheitanterioritlateralitbodyitofittheitvertebra.itThisitisitveryitimportant.
Whatitconnectsittheitarmittoittheitthoracolumbaritfascia?it-
itanswerstheitlatissimusitdorsiitmuscle
Theseitpelvicitflooritsphinctersitareitsuspended
andithelditinitplaceitbyitthisitsling.it-itanswersThisitisitcalledittheitpubococcygeusitmuscle
Theitintervertebralitdiscit-itanswersfunctionsitasitaitshockitabsorber
axialitelongationitplacesittheitvertebraeitinittheiritoptimalitpositionit,itminimizingitdestructi
veitforcesittoittheitdisc
WBitinc.itcompressiveitforcesitonitdisc