Module 3 Test 2- Spine Anatomy
What is the anatomic term used to describe the wing like lateral mass of the sacral body?
Ala
What is another name for the ring like, bodiless, first cervical vertebra?
Atlas
Which of the following vertebrae is referred to as the vertebra prominens?
C-7
What is the correct terminology for the region of the vertebral column that is found in the neck?
Cervical
What is the name of the tooth-like projection which projects upward from the body of C2?
Dens & odontoid process (both are names)
When looking at an oblique lumbar film, the Scottie dog sign is demonstrated. What does the eye of the dog represent?
Pedicle
What does the term "bifid" mean?
Split into two parts
Which of the following vertebrae have facets for rib articulations?
Thoracic
Which of the following best describes scoliosis?
an abnormal lateral spinal curve
What is the name of the joint that separates C-1 from C-2?
atlanto-axial joint
What are the "facets" of the thoracic vertebrae for?
costal articulation
The front leg of the "Scotty" is the ____________, and the ear is the _________.
inferior articular process, superior articular process
What is the name of the articular processes that project downward from the base of the transverse processes in the area of the junction of pedicle and lamina?
inferior articular processes
Which of the following permits articulation and provides cushioning between vertebral bodies?
intervertebral discs
Which of the following is best demonstrated on a left lateral projection of the lumbar spine?
intervertebral foramina
Which term best describes the condition of having an exaggerated abnormal thoracic curvature?
kyphosis
When viewing an open mouth odontoid film, what are the two block-like projections that lie superiorly on either side of the odontoid?
lateral masses of C-1
The lamina project ____________ and ____________ from each pedicle.
medially: posteriorly
Where are the transverse foramina located?
on the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae
The lamina is ________ to the pedicle.
posterior
What is the name of the posterior ring-like portion of the 1st cervical vertebra?
posterior vertebral arch
The pedicles in the lumbar vertebrae extend directly (90 degrees) ___________ from the vertebral body and so the intervertebral foramina are visualized on the _________.
posteriorly: Lateral projection
Which of the following curves of the spine are considered primary curves?
sacral and thoracic
Which of the following vertebrae would the dens be located on?
second cervical vertebra
If the right and left lamina do not unite in the area of the spinous process, a condition called ____________ exists.
spina bifida
When the body of one lumbar vertebra slips forward in relation to the body of the vertebra below it because of a structural defect at the pars interarticularis, it is termed:
spondylolisthesis
What are intervertebral foramina formed by?
superior and inferior articular processes
What does the nose of the Scottie dog represent?
transverse process
What is the name of the structures that project laterally from the junction of the pedicle and lamina?
transverse processes
The junction of the superior and inferior articular processes is termed the______.
zygapophyseal joint