ANAT315 FINAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS

ANAT315 FINAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS




ANAT315
FINAL EXAM
PREP
QUESTIONS


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ANAT315 FINAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
First test: weeks 1-5 the upper limb.
Week 1
• Vertebral structure (know the parts of each vertebrae)
• Curvatures of the spine
• Ligaments of the vertebral column
• Intrinsic muscles of the spine
1. What are the sections of the vertebral column in order?
a. Thoracic, sacrum, lumbar, cervical.
b. Cervical, thoracic, sacrum, lumbar.
c. Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum.
d. Lumbar, cervical, thoracic, sacrum.
2. How can one differentiate between a cervical vertebra and a lumbar vertebra?
a. Lumbar vertebrae have a bifid spinous process.
b. Lumbar vertebrae and cervical vertebrae have large bodies.
c. Cervical vertebrae have kidney shaped bodies.
d. Cervical vertebrae have bifid spinous processes and a transverse foramen.
3. Where does the spinal cord pass through?
a. Transverse foramen.
b. Intervertebral foramen.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Interspinous foramen.
4. What is the outer cortex of the interverbal disc called?
a. Annulus fibrous.
b. Fibrous.
c. Nucleus pulpous.
d. Vertebrae.
5. What is a facet joint?
a. 2 superior articular processes articulating.
b. The inferior articular process of the superior vertebrae articulating with the
superior articular process of the inferior vertebrae.
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c. The body of one vertebra articulating with another.
d. The joint between the head and the first vertebra.
6. What forms the intervertebral notch?
a. Vertebral foramen.
b. Infravertebral notch.
c. Transverse foramen.
d. Spinous processes of the vertebra.
7. What is the name of the first vertebrae?
a. Atlas
b. Axis
c. Cervical vertebrae
d. Vertebral arch
8. What passes through the transverse foramen?
a. Nerves.




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b. Carotid artery.
c. Vertebral artery and vein.
d. Spinal nerves.
9. What ligament holds the dens in place?
a. Dens ligament.
b. Transverse ligament.
c. Anterior longitudinal ligament
d. Intertransverse ligament.
10. What is the joint that is formed between the skull and the first vertebra?
a. Axiskull joint
b. Atlantooccipital joint.
c. Axioccipital joint.
d. Cervoccipital joint.
11. How can one differentiate between a thoracic vertebra and cervical vertebra?
a. Thoracic has a giraffe like spinous process and the cervical have a bifid
spinous process.
b. Both have heart shaped bodies.
c. Cervical have a transverse foramen whereas thoracic have a transverse
process.
d. A and C are correct.
12. What is a condition pregnant woman are more prone to?
a. Kyphosis.
b. Lordosis.
c. Scoliosis.
d. Lower back pain.
13. What forms the sacroiliac joint?
a. The ilium and the sacrum.
b. The lumbar spine and the ilium.
c. The ribs and the thoracic spine.
d. The auricular surface of the sacrum and the ilium.
14. What is the name of the joint formed between the vertebra and the ribs?
a. Thoracocosto joint.
b. Costovertebral joint.
c. Verterbalrib joint.
d. Apophyseal joint.
15. Where are the primary curvatures of the spine located?
a. Sacral and thoracic.
b. Thoracic and cervical.
c. Cervical.
d. Lumbar and thoracic.
16. In what spinal disorders is there 2 curvatures of the spine?
a. Lordosis.
b. Kyphosis.
c. Scoliosis.
d. Backophis.
17. What are the secondary curvatures of the spine?

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