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Spine and thorax
created by
angelaxio…
on 19 Apr 11, enabled by
jimmy
Health
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(55% of success)
24 questions - 2 612 players
Spine & thorax
1
How many vertebrae form the vertebral column?
16
18
22
24
2
Which section of the vertebral column is comprised of 12 vertebrae?
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Coccyx
3
Which section of the vertebral column is capable of the most movement?
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
4
Which portion of the spine is designed to support the weight of the upper body?
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Coccyx
5
The thorax is comprised of which two structures/
Vertebrae and rib cage
Sternum and rib cage
Sternum and clavicle
Transverse and spinous processes
6
How many ribs do we have on each side of the body?
8
10
12
14
7
How many 'true ribs' do we have on each side of the body?
5
7
8
12
8
Which vertebrae is often horizontal to the level of the inferior angle of the scapula?
T-2
C-7
T-12
T-7
9
Which vertebrae can be located at the base of the neck?
C-4
C-7
T-2
T-4
10
Which bony landmark is often horizontal to the level of the spinouse process of L-4?
Inferior angle of the scapula
Twelfth rib
PSIS
Top of the iliac spine
11
Which bony landmark is often horizontal to the level of the spinous processes of T-2?
Base of the neck
Superior angle of the scapula
Inferior angle of the scapula
Twelfth rib
12
The twelfth rib is often horizontal to the level of which vertebra?
T-2
T-7
T-12
L-1
13
What is the name of the anterior curve of the vertebral column in the neck?
Thoracic kyphosis
Thoracic lordosis
Cervical kyphosis
Cervical lordosis
14
What forms the visible row of bumps running down the center of the back?
Spinous processes
Transverse processes
Bodies of the vertebrae
Lamina groove
15
Which bones are deep to the ligamentum nuchae?
Sacrum and coccyx
Thoracic vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae
Lumbar vertebrae
16
Which vertebra does not have a spinous process?
C-1
C-2
T-1
L-5
17
With your partner seated, what movement of the spine could you ask him to perform so you can feel the movement of the spinous processes?
Rotation
Lateral flexion
Elevation
Flexion and extension
18
What type of ribs are the eleventh and twelfth?
False
Costal cartilage
Floating
True
19
As you palpate medical toward the vertebral column, you may lose contact with the twelfth rib because it is deep to which muscles?
Rotatores
Erector spinae
Trapezius
Multifidi
20
Which factor might have an affect on the position of the scapula?
A contracted pectoralis minor
A weak serratus anterior
An indiviual's body type
All of the above
21
Which two cervical vertebrae's spinous processes protrude further posteriorly than the other cervical vertebrae?
C-2 and C-7
C-1 and C-2
C-6 and C-7
C-5 and C-6
22
What is the trough-like space between the spinous and transverse processes of the vertebrae?
Transverse foramen
Lamina groove
Vertebral foramen
Superior facet
23
The jugular notch is located between which bones?
First ribs
Second ribs
Clavicles
Sternum and manubrium
24
What is the name of the superior portion of the sternum?
Manubrium
Sternal angle
Body of the sternum
Xiphoid process
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