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level: Quiz Spine

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level questions: Quiz Spine

Question	Answer
How many vertebrae are there in the cervical spine?	7
How many vertebrae are there in the thoracic spine?	12
How many vertebrae are there in the lumbar spine?	5
How many fused vertebrae are there in the sacral spine?	5
How many fused vertebrae are there in the coccyx?	3-5 varies
They have transverse foramen, holes within the transverse processes where the vertebral artery passes	Cervical spine uniqueness
Injuries to which part of the spine tend to be the most serious or potentially harmful?	Cervical spine
The number of ribs correspond and connect to which part of the spine?	Thoracic spine
In the abnormal case of “extra ribs,” where do they attach?	C7
They are not connected to the sternum in any way	Floating ribs
3 are connected to the cartilage of ribs above, 2 are not connected at all	False ribs
The intervertebral formamen are the notches or canals on either side of the vertebrae where nerves and arteries pass through, the vertebral foramen are holes the middle of the cervical vertebrae	True
Bony part of the spine that you can feel at the midline when you rub your back	Spinous process
When someone tells you they have a lower back pain, what is the most common “hot spot” where the pain originates?	L4/L5/S1
When people wake up in the morning, they are slightly taller—as much as 1/4 inch taller	True
The standardized language used for anatomical terminology derived from Greek and Latin	Terminologia Anatomica
Medial means __________ and lateral means __________	Inside / outside
A vertebra with an anterior displacement, has moved _______	Forward
When reading a student’s posture and looking for lordosis or kyphosis, you’d want to view them from the ____________	Sagittal Plane
Scoliosis is most visible from which view?	Coronal Plane
Geometrically, what is the shape of spine if you traced the outline of its shape lengthwise?	4 stacked pyramids
How many intervertebral discs are there?	23
When doing a backbend, you’re doing:	Extension
The intervertebral disc includes: Nucleous pulposus and annulus fibrosus	True
How many people over the age of 40 have some intervertebral disc degeneration?	60%
Where the sacrum meets the ilium in the pelvic bowl	SI Joint
It’s the only muscle that originates on the spine, crosses the pelvis and inserts at the femur	Psoas
Using natural methods such as gravity or physical manipulation (body work) to relieve or reverse pressure on the spine	Spinal traction
What do Gravity Boots, Inversion Tables, and the Yoga Trapeze all have in common?	Spinal traction tools