Chapter 25|82 SMARTBOOK Exam
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_____ has the highest incidence of cervical fracture - ✔ ✔ Rugby
_____ individual bones of the vertebral column are classified as immovable - ✔ ✔ Nine
_____ individual bones of the vertebral column are classified as movable - ✔ ✔ Twenty-four
_____ involves an anterior shifting of the entire pelvis that results in hip extension - ✔ ✔ A swayback
posture
_____ is a degeneration of the vertebrae and a defect in the pars interarticularis, which is the region
between the superior and inferior articulating facets of a vertebra - ✔ ✔ Spondylolysis
_____ is a lateral curvature of the spine - ✔ ✔ Scoliosis
_____ is a term used to indicate brachial plexus neuropraxia - ✔ ✔ Stinger
_____ is characterized by an increased curve in the lumbar spine and an increase both in anterior tilt of
the pelvis and in hip flexion - ✔ ✔ Lordotic posture
_____ can more accurate results during posture screening - ✔ ✔ A grid
The _____ forms the periphery of an intervertebral disk - ✔ ✔ annulus fibrosus
The _____ muscle attaches to the coccyx posteriorly - ✔ ✔ gluteus maximus
The _____ muscles extend from one vertebra to another - ✔ ✔ deep
The _____ muscles extend from the vertebrae to ribs - ✔ ✔ superficial
The _____ muscles include the interspinales, multifidus, rotatores, semispinalis, and splenius - ✔ ✔
deep
The ______ and ______ curves are convex anteriorly - ✔ ✔ cervical; lumbar
The ________ _________ are a group of paired muscles that consist of three columns, or bands - ✔ ✔
erector spinae
The lumbar roots and the sacral nerves form a horselike tail called _____ - ✔ ✔ the cauda equina
, The neck can be seriously injured by _____ - ✔ ✔ a lateral flexion force
Thoracic fractures may occur in _____ - ✔ ✔ tobogganing
To ensure accuracy of observation in posture evaluation, _____ may be of use - ✔ ✔ a plumb line
True or false: Injuries to the thoracic region of the spine have a much higher incidence than do injuries
to the cervical or lumbar region - ✔ ✔ False
True or false: Maintenance of a neutral position has no effect on increasing the stability of the spine - ✔
✔ False
_____ contusions rank third to strains and sprains in incidence - ✔ ✔ Back
_____ disease is characterized by kyphosis that results from wedge fractures of 5 degrees or greater in
three or more consecutive vertebral bodies, with associated disk space abnormalities and irregularity of
the epiphyseal endplates - ✔ ✔ Scheuermann's
_____ is considered a complication of spondylolysis - ✔ ✔ Spondylolisthesis
_____ is second only to foot problems in order of incidence in humans throughout their life span - ✔
✔ Low back pain
_____ is the most inferior part of the vertebral column - ✔ ✔ Coccyx
_____ is the portion of the central nervous system that is contained within the vertebral canal of the
spinal column - ✔ ✔ The spinal cord
_____ may be prescribed to relieve pain and muscle spasm in a whiplash injury - ✔ ✔ Mechanical
traction
_____ sprain typically occurs when a patient bends forward and twists while lifting or moving some
object - ✔ ✔ Facet joint
______ ______ ______ is a syndrome characterized by a narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical
region that can impinge the spinal cord - ✔ ✔ Cervical spine stenosis
_____, resulting from stretching or compression of the brachial plexus, is the most common of all
cervical neurological injuries - ✔ ✔ Transient neuropraxia
A herniated lumbar disk that progressively degenerates may develop into a(n) _____ disk, in which the
nucleus moves completely through the annulus - ✔ ✔ prolapsed
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_____ has the highest incidence of cervical fracture - ✔ ✔ Rugby
_____ individual bones of the vertebral column are classified as immovable - ✔ ✔ Nine
_____ individual bones of the vertebral column are classified as movable - ✔ ✔ Twenty-four
_____ involves an anterior shifting of the entire pelvis that results in hip extension - ✔ ✔ A swayback
posture
_____ is a degeneration of the vertebrae and a defect in the pars interarticularis, which is the region
between the superior and inferior articulating facets of a vertebra - ✔ ✔ Spondylolysis
_____ is a lateral curvature of the spine - ✔ ✔ Scoliosis
_____ is a term used to indicate brachial plexus neuropraxia - ✔ ✔ Stinger
_____ is characterized by an increased curve in the lumbar spine and an increase both in anterior tilt of
the pelvis and in hip flexion - ✔ ✔ Lordotic posture
_____ can more accurate results during posture screening - ✔ ✔ A grid
The _____ forms the periphery of an intervertebral disk - ✔ ✔ annulus fibrosus
The _____ muscle attaches to the coccyx posteriorly - ✔ ✔ gluteus maximus
The _____ muscles extend from one vertebra to another - ✔ ✔ deep
The _____ muscles extend from the vertebrae to ribs - ✔ ✔ superficial
The _____ muscles include the interspinales, multifidus, rotatores, semispinalis, and splenius - ✔ ✔
deep
The ______ and ______ curves are convex anteriorly - ✔ ✔ cervical; lumbar
The ________ _________ are a group of paired muscles that consist of three columns, or bands - ✔ ✔
erector spinae
The lumbar roots and the sacral nerves form a horselike tail called _____ - ✔ ✔ the cauda equina
, The neck can be seriously injured by _____ - ✔ ✔ a lateral flexion force
Thoracic fractures may occur in _____ - ✔ ✔ tobogganing
To ensure accuracy of observation in posture evaluation, _____ may be of use - ✔ ✔ a plumb line
True or false: Injuries to the thoracic region of the spine have a much higher incidence than do injuries
to the cervical or lumbar region - ✔ ✔ False
True or false: Maintenance of a neutral position has no effect on increasing the stability of the spine - ✔
✔ False
_____ contusions rank third to strains and sprains in incidence - ✔ ✔ Back
_____ disease is characterized by kyphosis that results from wedge fractures of 5 degrees or greater in
three or more consecutive vertebral bodies, with associated disk space abnormalities and irregularity of
the epiphyseal endplates - ✔ ✔ Scheuermann's
_____ is considered a complication of spondylolysis - ✔ ✔ Spondylolisthesis
_____ is second only to foot problems in order of incidence in humans throughout their life span - ✔
✔ Low back pain
_____ is the most inferior part of the vertebral column - ✔ ✔ Coccyx
_____ is the portion of the central nervous system that is contained within the vertebral canal of the
spinal column - ✔ ✔ The spinal cord
_____ may be prescribed to relieve pain and muscle spasm in a whiplash injury - ✔ ✔ Mechanical
traction
_____ sprain typically occurs when a patient bends forward and twists while lifting or moving some
object - ✔ ✔ Facet joint
______ ______ ______ is a syndrome characterized by a narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical
region that can impinge the spinal cord - ✔ ✔ Cervical spine stenosis
_____, resulting from stretching or compression of the brachial plexus, is the most common of all
cervical neurological injuries - ✔ ✔ Transient neuropraxia
A herniated lumbar disk that progressively degenerates may develop into a(n) _____ disk, in which the
nucleus moves completely through the annulus - ✔ ✔ prolapsed
