The Spine

Question 1 of 10

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The spinal curvatures (2) that allow for the most movement are:

Select one or more of the following:

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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The lumbar and cervical spinal curvatures are ( lordotic, kyphotic ). The thoracic and sacral spinal curvatures are ( kyphotic, lordotic ).

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Label each of the stages of disc herniation:

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Normal

Bulge

Prolapse

Extrusion

Sequestration

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

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Anterior pelvic tilt ( exaggerates, flattens ) the lumbar lordotic curve and puts pressure on the ( facet joints, intervertebral discs ).
Posterior pelvic tilt ( flattens, exaggerates ) the lumbar lordotic curve and puts pressure on the ( intervertebral discs, facet joints ).

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Question 5 of 10

1

Which of the following is NOT a cause of low-back pain?

Select one of the following:

Sciatica
Endometriosis
Spondylolithesis
Meningitis

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Question 6 of 10

1

When doing a physical exam for low back pain, a straight leg raise is testing for sciatic nerve irritation.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 7 of 10

1

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The dermatomes for the lower legs are:
( L1-L5, S1-S2, S3-S5 ) supply the anterior leg, dorsal and plantar foot
( S1-S2, L1-L5, S3-S5 ) supply the posterior leg
( S3-S5, L1-L5, S1-S2 ) supplies the buttocks

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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A young gymnast has fractured her left L5 pars interarticularis. On her referral form, what would appear as the name of her injury?

Select one of the following:

Osteroporosis
Spondylolysis
Spondylolithesis
Scoliosis

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Scoliosis can be classified by:

Select one or more of the following:

Shape of curve
Location of curve
Direction of curve
Magnitude of curve

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Canadian women are at a particularly high risk for osteoporosis given the geographical low levels of natural Vitamin D and lack of calcium in diet. An elderly woman who has osteoporosis in her thoracic vertebral bodies may develop what:

Select one of the following:

Rheumatoid arthritis
Dowager's hump
Swan neck deformity
Hyperlordosis

	Created by Robin Sommerfeld about 6 years ago

Questions based on Biomechanics lectures 8 and 9

Question 1 of 10

The spinal curvatures (2) that allow for the most movement are:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The lumbar and cervical spinal curvatures are lordotic kyphotic( lordotic, kyphotic ). The thoracic and sacral spinal curvatures are kyphotic lordotic( kyphotic, lordotic ).

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Label each of the stages of disc herniation:

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

Which of the following is NOT a cause of low-back pain?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

When doing a physical exam for low back pain, a straight leg raise is testing for sciatic nerve irritation.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The dermatomes for the lower legs are: L1-L5 S1-S2 S3-S5( L1-L5, S1-S2, S3-S5 ) supply the anterior leg, dorsal and plantar foot S1-S2 L1-L5 S3-S5( S1-S2, L1-L5, S3-S5 ) supply the posterior leg S3-S5 L1-L5 S1-S2( S3-S5, L1-L5, S1-S2 ) supplies the buttocks

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

A young gymnast has fractured her left L5 pars interarticularis. On her referral form, what would appear as the name of her injury?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Scoliosis can be classified by:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Canadian women are at a particularly high risk for osteoporosis given the geographical low levels of natural Vitamin D and lack of calcium in diet. An elderly woman who has osteoporosis in her thoracic vertebral bodies may develop what:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

The lumbar and cervical spinal curvatures are ( lordotic, kyphotic ). The thoracic and sacral spinal curvatures are ( kyphotic, lordotic ).

The dermatomes for the lower legs are:
( L1-L5, S1-S2, S3-S5 ) supply the anterior leg, dorsal and plantar foot
( S1-S2, L1-L5, S3-S5 ) supply the posterior leg
( S3-S5, L1-L5, S1-S2 ) supplies the buttocks