PTAP 1400 Test #4: Thoracic/Lumbar Spine, Head/Neck.
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Cervical Vertebra correct answers Atlas C1, Axis C2, C3-C7
Thoracic Vertebrae correct answers T1-T12
Lumbar Vertebrae correct answers L1-L5
Sacrum correct answers S1-S5 fused
Coccyx correct answers Usually 4 fused
Typical vertebra (anterior) correct answers Vertebral body
Intervertebral disc
Annulus fibrosis
Nucleus pulposus
Annulus Fibrosus correct answers Cartilaginous and nucleus is gelatinous material that dries out
with aging.
Typical vertebra (posterior) correct answers Pedicle (1 pair)
Lamina (1 pair)
Superior and inferior articular facets (2 pairs)
Spinous process
Transverse process (1 pair)
, vertebral foramen (spinal canal) correct answers Spinal cord location
Intervertebral Foramen correct answers Hole formed by 2 vertebrae.
Spinal nerves exit through it.
Narrowing due to bone Spurs (osteophytes) can result in nerve compression.
Atlas C1 correct answers Anterior and posterior arches.
Transverse forearm (C1-C7).
Facet for dens.
Axis C2 correct answers Dens
Spinal Nerves correct answers Spinal nerves carry sensory information from the periphery to the
spinal cord and motor information from the spinal cord to the periphery.
Dermatomes correct answers Localized area of skin that has its sensation via a single spinal
nerve root.
Myotome correct answers A group of muscles innervated by a single nerve root.
Ligamentous support correct answers Anterior/Posterior longitudinal ligament
Ligamentum Flavum
Interspinous Ligament
Supraspinous ligament
Motions in T-L Spine correct answers Flexion
Extension
Lateral Flexion
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Cervical Vertebra correct answers Atlas C1, Axis C2, C3-C7
Thoracic Vertebrae correct answers T1-T12
Lumbar Vertebrae correct answers L1-L5
Sacrum correct answers S1-S5 fused
Coccyx correct answers Usually 4 fused
Typical vertebra (anterior) correct answers Vertebral body
Intervertebral disc
Annulus fibrosis
Nucleus pulposus
Annulus Fibrosus correct answers Cartilaginous and nucleus is gelatinous material that dries out
with aging.
Typical vertebra (posterior) correct answers Pedicle (1 pair)
Lamina (1 pair)
Superior and inferior articular facets (2 pairs)
Spinous process
Transverse process (1 pair)
, vertebral foramen (spinal canal) correct answers Spinal cord location
Intervertebral Foramen correct answers Hole formed by 2 vertebrae.
Spinal nerves exit through it.
Narrowing due to bone Spurs (osteophytes) can result in nerve compression.
Atlas C1 correct answers Anterior and posterior arches.
Transverse forearm (C1-C7).
Facet for dens.
Axis C2 correct answers Dens
Spinal Nerves correct answers Spinal nerves carry sensory information from the periphery to the
spinal cord and motor information from the spinal cord to the periphery.
Dermatomes correct answers Localized area of skin that has its sensation via a single spinal
nerve root.
Myotome correct answers A group of muscles innervated by a single nerve root.
Ligamentous support correct answers Anterior/Posterior longitudinal ligament
Ligamentum Flavum
Interspinous Ligament
Supraspinous ligament
Motions in T-L Spine correct answers Flexion
Extension
Lateral Flexion
