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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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The muscle group nearest the vertebral column is the
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capitis
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Which of the following is a spinal extensor?
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iliocostalis lumborum
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Injury to what region of the vertebral column is usually most threatening?
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cervical
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The dens is a part of the
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axis
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The lumbar curvature of the spine serves mainly
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shifting the weight of the trunk to the hips and lower extremities
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Which of the following vertebral column levels has the thickest intervertebral disc?
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none (lumbar)
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Which of the following structures can most easily be felt on the dorsum?
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spinous process
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Which of the following can be found on cervical vertebrae only?
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multiple foramina
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Which of the following vertebral curvatures is convex anteriorly?
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cervical and lumbar
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The vertebral arches surround and protect the
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spinal cord
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The vertebral arch encloses
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the vertebral foramen
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osteoporosis can cause which of the following abnormal curvatures of the back?
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kyphosis
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The major function of the intervertebral foramina is
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providing a passageway for nerves
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The lumbar and cervical curves of the vertebral column are called
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secondary curves
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The part of the vertebra that transfers weight along the long axis of the vertebral column is (are) the
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vertebral body
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What event causes the cervical curve to begin development?
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an infant begins to lift his or her head
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Surgery of the spinal cord most often involves cutting of the
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lamina
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Medially, at the junction of the neck and the upper back, the ___ forms a bony projection
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vertebra prominens (C7)
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Motor fibers travel in the ___ of the spinal cord
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descending tract
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A needle used in a spinal tap must be inserted until its tip is in the
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subarachnoid space
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