Polestar Exam Review Questions and
Answers
What is "tripod WB" referring to in the spine? -
correct answer ✅disc in front and facets in back
Local muscles or deep local stabilizers primary job is -
correct answer ✅proprioception and stiffness -
These are muscles that have unique control over the posturing of
our head. -
correct answer ✅These deep local muscles: the Rectus Capitus
Posterior, the Oblique Capitus Superior and the Oblique Capitus
Inferior.
In anticipation of movement, the Transverse Abdominis -
correct answer ✅Activates sub-consciously and sub-threshold
The primary purpose of the rectus abdominis is to: -
correct answer ✅Accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of
the spine
The deep muscles of the back (multifidi and rotatores): -
correct answer ✅Create stiffness and control around the spine
based on the anticipated activity
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Which of the following is true regarding fascia? -
correct answer ✅Fascia is a living, dynamic, communicating tissue
in our body that links all of our cells together
Prevents collapse or shift forward of spinal vertebrae -
correct answer ✅The Anterior Longitudinal Ligament:
The ligamentum flavum is different from other ligaments as it is: -
correct answer ✅Yellow, elastic, made to stretch and expand
Pelvic ligaments: -
correct answer ✅Are extremely thick ligaments that connect the
ilium and sacrum together
wraps all the way around the body and connects to the posterior
lumbar
fascia, or the thoracolumbar fascia. It draws
on the rectus sheath and on the thoracolumbar
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fascia, which is filled with the erector spinae and the multifidi
muscles. -
correct answer ✅TA
The psoas major ascends
and has a relationship with our spine. -
correct answer ✅It ascends past the lumbar spine,
and has insertions up through the diaphragm
into the lower thoracic spine in the anterior body
or the anterior lateral body of the vertebra. This is very important.
What connects the arm to the thoracolumbar fascia? -
correct answer ✅the latissimus dorsi muscle
These pelvic floor sphincters are suspended
and held in place by this sling. -
correct answer ✅This is called the pubococcygeus muscle
The intervertebral disc -
correct answer ✅functions as a shock absorber
Answers
What is "tripod WB" referring to in the spine? -
correct answer ✅disc in front and facets in back
Local muscles or deep local stabilizers primary job is -
correct answer ✅proprioception and stiffness -
These are muscles that have unique control over the posturing of
our head. -
correct answer ✅These deep local muscles: the Rectus Capitus
Posterior, the Oblique Capitus Superior and the Oblique Capitus
Inferior.
In anticipation of movement, the Transverse Abdominis -
correct answer ✅Activates sub-consciously and sub-threshold
The primary purpose of the rectus abdominis is to: -
correct answer ✅Accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of
the spine
The deep muscles of the back (multifidi and rotatores): -
correct answer ✅Create stiffness and control around the spine
based on the anticipated activity
,Polestar Exam Review Questions and
Answers
Which of the following is true regarding fascia? -
correct answer ✅Fascia is a living, dynamic, communicating tissue
in our body that links all of our cells together
Prevents collapse or shift forward of spinal vertebrae -
correct answer ✅The Anterior Longitudinal Ligament:
The ligamentum flavum is different from other ligaments as it is: -
correct answer ✅Yellow, elastic, made to stretch and expand
Pelvic ligaments: -
correct answer ✅Are extremely thick ligaments that connect the
ilium and sacrum together
wraps all the way around the body and connects to the posterior
lumbar
fascia, or the thoracolumbar fascia. It draws
on the rectus sheath and on the thoracolumbar
, Polestar Exam Review Questions and
Answers
fascia, which is filled with the erector spinae and the multifidi
muscles. -
correct answer ✅TA
The psoas major ascends
and has a relationship with our spine. -
correct answer ✅It ascends past the lumbar spine,
and has insertions up through the diaphragm
into the lower thoracic spine in the anterior body
or the anterior lateral body of the vertebra. This is very important.
What connects the arm to the thoracolumbar fascia? -
correct answer ✅the latissimus dorsi muscle
These pelvic floor sphincters are suspended
and held in place by this sling. -
correct answer ✅This is called the pubococcygeus muscle
The intervertebral disc -
correct answer ✅functions as a shock absorber
