AA Exam 1 Questions And Answers 2024/2025
There are ______cervical vertebrae, _______thoracic vertebrae, ______lumbar vertebrae,_______sacral
vertebrae, and ________segments of the coccyx. - ANS_7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4
segments of the coccyx
The part of the vertebrae that muscles attach and allow movement of the spine?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
This part of the vertebrae supports the weight of the body and the posterior longitudinal ligament is
attached to the posterior part of this structure to form part of the wall for the spinal column?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_A. the body
This part of the vertebrae restricts dangerous movement of the spinal column?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_D. the facets (superior and inferior articular)
,This part of the vertebrae that spans the bridge between the transverse process to the spinous process,
protects the spinal cord, and the ligamentum flavor attaches to these?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_B. the lamina
The part of the vertebrae that connects the body of the vertebrae to the processes is the pedicles.
True or False - ANS_True
The vertebral lamina and pedicles form the vertebral foramen.
True or False - ANS_True
The intervertebral foramen is where
A. spinal nerves emerge to go out to different parts of the body
B. provides cushion for the disc
C. houses CSF fluid
D. spinal arteries and veins emerge to provide blood supply to the cord - ANS_A. spinal nerves emerge
to go out to different parts of the body
All thoracic vertebrae have transverse foramina.
True or False - ANS_False: All CERVICAL vertebrae have transverse foramina
The first cervical vertebrae is called the
A. Access
B. Atlas
,C. Axis
D. Acre - ANS_B. Atlas
The Transverse Foramen allow
A. spinal nerves emerge to go out to different parts of the body
B. provides cushion for the disc
C. houses CSF fluid
D. spinal arteries and veins emerge to provide blood supply to the brain - ANS_D. spinal arteries and
veins emerge to provide blood supply to the brain
Most all cervical vertebrae have a
A. dens
B. bifid spinous process
C. transverse foramina
D. Elongated spinous process
E. B & C - ANS_E.B & C- all have transverse foramina, though some may be very small, and most all have
a bifid tip of the spinous process.
The dens is only on C2.
C1 has a large vertebral body for the head to sit on.
True or False - ANS_False: C1 does not have a vertebral body
What does C1 articulate with?
A. superiorly to the frontal bone and inferiorly to C2
B. superiorly to the transverse bone and inferiorly to C2
C. superiorly to the occipital bone and inferiorly to C2
, D. none of the above - ANS_C. superiorly to the occipital bone and inferiorly to C2
C2 articulates superiorly to C1 and allows what?
A. rotation of the thoracic and lumbar spine
B. rotation of the shoulders
C. rotation of the neck
D. all of the above - ANS_C. rotation of the neck
The dens of C2 projects from the
A. superior body
B superior lamina
C. inferior body
D. inferior lamina - ANS_a. superior body
Other name for C2 is
A. Access
B. Atlas
C. Axis
D. Acre - ANS_C. Axis
All Thoracic vertebrae have
A. 2-3 pairs of costal facets
B. short spinous processes
C. long spinous processes
D. articulate with ribs
There are ______cervical vertebrae, _______thoracic vertebrae, ______lumbar vertebrae,_______sacral
vertebrae, and ________segments of the coccyx. - ANS_7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4
segments of the coccyx
The part of the vertebrae that muscles attach and allow movement of the spine?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
This part of the vertebrae supports the weight of the body and the posterior longitudinal ligament is
attached to the posterior part of this structure to form part of the wall for the spinal column?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_A. the body
This part of the vertebrae restricts dangerous movement of the spinal column?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_D. the facets (superior and inferior articular)
,This part of the vertebrae that spans the bridge between the transverse process to the spinous process,
protects the spinal cord, and the ligamentum flavor attaches to these?
A. the body
B. the lamina
C. the processes (spinous and transverse)
D. the facets (superior and inferior articular) - ANS_B. the lamina
The part of the vertebrae that connects the body of the vertebrae to the processes is the pedicles.
True or False - ANS_True
The vertebral lamina and pedicles form the vertebral foramen.
True or False - ANS_True
The intervertebral foramen is where
A. spinal nerves emerge to go out to different parts of the body
B. provides cushion for the disc
C. houses CSF fluid
D. spinal arteries and veins emerge to provide blood supply to the cord - ANS_A. spinal nerves emerge
to go out to different parts of the body
All thoracic vertebrae have transverse foramina.
True or False - ANS_False: All CERVICAL vertebrae have transverse foramina
The first cervical vertebrae is called the
A. Access
B. Atlas
,C. Axis
D. Acre - ANS_B. Atlas
The Transverse Foramen allow
A. spinal nerves emerge to go out to different parts of the body
B. provides cushion for the disc
C. houses CSF fluid
D. spinal arteries and veins emerge to provide blood supply to the brain - ANS_D. spinal arteries and
veins emerge to provide blood supply to the brain
Most all cervical vertebrae have a
A. dens
B. bifid spinous process
C. transverse foramina
D. Elongated spinous process
E. B & C - ANS_E.B & C- all have transverse foramina, though some may be very small, and most all have
a bifid tip of the spinous process.
The dens is only on C2.
C1 has a large vertebral body for the head to sit on.
True or False - ANS_False: C1 does not have a vertebral body
What does C1 articulate with?
A. superiorly to the frontal bone and inferiorly to C2
B. superiorly to the transverse bone and inferiorly to C2
C. superiorly to the occipital bone and inferiorly to C2
, D. none of the above - ANS_C. superiorly to the occipital bone and inferiorly to C2
C2 articulates superiorly to C1 and allows what?
A. rotation of the thoracic and lumbar spine
B. rotation of the shoulders
C. rotation of the neck
D. all of the above - ANS_C. rotation of the neck
The dens of C2 projects from the
A. superior body
B superior lamina
C. inferior body
D. inferior lamina - ANS_a. superior body
Other name for C2 is
A. Access
B. Atlas
C. Axis
D. Acre - ANS_C. Axis
All Thoracic vertebrae have
A. 2-3 pairs of costal facets
B. short spinous processes
C. long spinous processes
D. articulate with ribs
