CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT VERIFIED/DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/26
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
atlantoaxial joint - CORRECT ANSWERS synovial gliding and pivot articulations
atlantooccipital joint - CORRECT ANSWERS articulation between atlas and occipital
bone
What type of joint is the atlantooccipital joint? - CORRECT ANSWERS synovial
ellipsoidal
C7 - CORRECT ANSWERS vertebral prominens
Lateral projection shows - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical: Apophyseal joints
Thoracic: Intervertebral foramina
Oblique projection shows - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical: Intervertebral foramina
Thoracic: Apophyseal joints
Demifacet - CORRECT ANSWERS half of a facet
Typical thoracic vertebrae increase in side from - CORRECT ANSWERS T1 to T12
Typical Thoracic vertebrae have - CORRECT ANSWERS costal facets for rib articulation
zygapophyseal joints angled - CORRECT ANSWERS 15-20 degrees from MSP
Intervertebral foramina seen best on - CORRECT ANSWERS Lateral projection
, CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT VERIFIED/DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/26
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
CAL - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical
Apophyseal Joints
Lateral Projection
TIL - CORRECT ANSWERS Thoracic
Intervertebral Foramina
Lateral Projection
Costovertebral joints - CORRECT ANSWERS rib articulates with vertebral bodies
Costotransverse joints - CORRECT ANSWERS rib articulates with transverse process
Landmark for odontoid - CORRECT ANSWERS occlusal plane (lower incisors to mastoid
tip)
Cervical and thoracic AP obliques visualize the - CORRECT ANSWERS up side
Body - CORRECT ANSWERS Solid anterior part of a vertebra
Laminae - CORRECT ANSWERS Connects the transverse process with the spinous
process
Pedicles - CORRECT ANSWERS Process extending laterally and posteriorly from the
body
CORRECT VERIFIED/DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/26
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
atlantoaxial joint - CORRECT ANSWERS synovial gliding and pivot articulations
atlantooccipital joint - CORRECT ANSWERS articulation between atlas and occipital
bone
What type of joint is the atlantooccipital joint? - CORRECT ANSWERS synovial
ellipsoidal
C7 - CORRECT ANSWERS vertebral prominens
Lateral projection shows - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical: Apophyseal joints
Thoracic: Intervertebral foramina
Oblique projection shows - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical: Intervertebral foramina
Thoracic: Apophyseal joints
Demifacet - CORRECT ANSWERS half of a facet
Typical thoracic vertebrae increase in side from - CORRECT ANSWERS T1 to T12
Typical Thoracic vertebrae have - CORRECT ANSWERS costal facets for rib articulation
zygapophyseal joints angled - CORRECT ANSWERS 15-20 degrees from MSP
Intervertebral foramina seen best on - CORRECT ANSWERS Lateral projection
, CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT VERIFIED/DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/26
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
CAL - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical
Apophyseal Joints
Lateral Projection
TIL - CORRECT ANSWERS Thoracic
Intervertebral Foramina
Lateral Projection
Costovertebral joints - CORRECT ANSWERS rib articulates with vertebral bodies
Costotransverse joints - CORRECT ANSWERS rib articulates with transverse process
Landmark for odontoid - CORRECT ANSWERS occlusal plane (lower incisors to mastoid
tip)
Cervical and thoracic AP obliques visualize the - CORRECT ANSWERS up side
Body - CORRECT ANSWERS Solid anterior part of a vertebra
Laminae - CORRECT ANSWERS Connects the transverse process with the spinous
process
Pedicles - CORRECT ANSWERS Process extending laterally and posteriorly from the
body
