Polestar Exam Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is "tripod WB" refering 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
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
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
axial elongation places the vertebrae in their optimal position , minimizing destructive forces to
the disc
WB inc. compressive forces on disc
compression/decompression necessary for disc health
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is "tripod WB" refering 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
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
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
axial elongation places the vertebrae in their optimal position , minimizing destructive forces to
the disc
WB inc. compressive forces on disc
compression/decompression necessary for disc health
