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