NBCE SPINAL ANATOMY EXAM REVIEW 2023

NBCE SPINAL ANATOMY EXAM REVIEW 2023 What are the components of the neural arch of a vertebra? - Answer-pedicles, laminae Which verebrae have a transverse foramen? - Answer-cervical vertebra Which of the following is NOT a boundary of vertebral foramen? A. posterior portion of the vertebral body B. pedicle of the vertebra C. laminae of the vertebra D. intervertebral disc - Answer-inter-vertebral disc There are ________ intervertebral discs in the adult human. - Answer-23 The groove for the vertebral artery is located on the ___ aspect of the ___ of the atlas. - Answer-superior, posterior arch Which vertebra is called epistropheus? - Answer-C2 How many articular surfaces are present on the first thoracic vertebra? - Answer-12 The superior articular facets of T4 face in a ____ direction. - Answer-posterior Which of the following ligaments attaches the inion to the spinous process of C7? - Answer-nuchal ligament Which of the following muscles does NOT attach to the atlas? A. levator scapulae m. B. rectus capitis posterior minor m. C. rectus capitis posterior major m. D. obliquus capitis superior m. - Answer-Rectus capitis posterior major m. There are _______ spinal nerves. - Answer-62 At what vertebral level is the spinal segment that gives rise to spinal nerve S1 found? - Answer-L1 Which branch of the spinal nerve carries GSE information to the muscles of the anterior and lateral trunk and all the muscles of the limbs? - Answer-anterior ramus If the skin is pricked with a pin one-inch lateral to the spinous process of C7, which branch of the spinal nerve carries this info to your spinal cord?...