spine

Question 1

how many bones are in the spinal column

Answer 1

33

Question 2

how many true movable vertebra are there

Answer 2

24

Question 3

how many sections are in the vertebral column

Answer 3

4

Question 4

how many bones are in the cervical spine

Answer 4

7

Question 5

how many bones are in the thoracic spine

Answer 5

12

Question 6

how many bones are in the lumbar spine

Answer 6

5

Question 7

how far does spinal canal extend

Answer 7

from base of the skull (medulla oblongata) to into the sacrum

Question 8

what does the spinal canal contain

Answer 8

spinal cord and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid

Question 9

what are in between the vertebrae

Answer 9

vertebral disks

Question 10

what are vertebral disks

Answer 10

tough fibro-cartilaginous disks that separate typical adult vertebrae ; these cushion like disks allow flexibility and stability in the spinal column

Question 11

the thoracic zygopophyseal joints are seen on what view

Answer 11

oblique projections ; aligned at 70 degrees to the sagittal plane

Question 12

the thoracic intervertebral foramina are seen on what view

Answer 12

lateral projection ; aligned at 90 degrees to the sagittal plane

Question 13

at what level is the vertebral prominence

Answer 13

C7

Question 14

at what level is the jugular notch at

Answer 14

T2 - T3

Question 15

at what level is the sternal angle at

Answer 15

T4

Question 16

at what level is the angle of the scapula at

Answer 16

T7

Question 17

at what level is the xiphoid tip at

Answer 17

T10

Question 18

why is a lead strip placed on the back of the patient for a lateral Thoracic spine

Answer 18

absorption of scatter radiation

Question 19

where is the top of the IR for AP T-spine

Answer 19

1 1/2 to 2 inches above shoulders

Question 20

what kind of curve does the cervical region have

Answer 20

lordotic

Question 21

what kind of curve does the thoracic region have

Answer 21

kyphotic

Question 22

what kind of curve does the lumbar region have

Answer 22

lordotic

Question 23

what kind of curve does the pelvic region have

Answer 23

kyphotic

Question 24

what two regions are called primary curves in the spine

Answer 24

thoracic and pelvic

Question 25

what two regions are called secondary curves in the spine

Answer 25

cervical and lumbar

Question 26

why are the thoracic and pelvic curves called primary curves

Answer 26

because they are present at birth

Question 27

why are the cervical and lumbar curves called secondary curves

Answer 27

because they develop after birth

Question 28

what is the name of first cervical vertebra

Answer 28

C1 or Atlas

Question 29

what is the name of the second cervical vertebra

Answer 29

C2 or Axis

Question 30

true or false : C1 has no body

Answer 30

true

Question 31

what is clay shovelers fracture

Answer 31

fracture of the spinous process of C7 due to hyper flexion ; can happen to C7, C6, T1

Question 32

what is an odontoid fracture

Answer 32

an avulsion fracture of the odontoid tip

Question 33

what is a hangman's fracture

Answer 33

fracture of the pars interarticularis on the pedicle of the C2 vertebra

Question 34

what is a jefferesons fracture

Answer 34

fracture of the anterior and posterior arches of the C1 vertebra

Question 35

what is spondylothesis

Answer 35

a condition in which one of the bones of the spine slips out of place onto the vertebra below it

Question 36

what is herniated nucleus pulpous

Answer 36

when the nucleus breaks through the annulus fibrosis of an intervertebral disc

Question 37

what is kyphosis

Answer 37

is a convex curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back leading to a hunchback or slouching posture

Question 38

the cervical intervertebral foramina are seen in what view

Answer 38

oblique ; 45 degrees

Question 39

the cervical zygapophyseal joints are seen in what view

Answer 39

lateral ; 90 degrees

Question 40

the lumbar intervertebral foramina are seen in what view

Answer 40

lateral ; 90 degrees

Question 41

the lumbar zygopophyseal joints are seen in what view

Answer 41

oblique ; 45 degrees

Question 42

the vertebral column articulates with the hip bone at the

Answer 42

sacroiliac joint (SI)

Question 43

when viewed from the side, the vertebral column presents how many curves

Answer 43

4

Question 44

where is the CR for a LAT cervical spine

Answer 44

4th cervical vertebra

Question 45

one fourth of the length of the vertebral column is made up of the

Answer 45

intervertebral disks

Question 46

on which projection of the spine is the scottie dog configuration demonstrated

Answer 46

oblique projection of the lumbar spine