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Chapter 4- Back

Clinically Oriented Anatomy 6th Edition Moore - Agur - Dalley

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12. Spina bifida cystica refers to a congenital anomaly characterized by:
  A) an asymptomatic bifurcation of the cauda equina.
  B) a division of the L5 vertebral body that is often associated with sciatica.
  C) a developmental defect of one more lumbar vertebral arches that may be associated with limb paralysis and deficiencies in bowel/bladder control.
  D) an abnormal division of spinal nerves so that lower limb movement control is disturbed.
  E) the spinous processes of all of the presacral vertebral column being bifid.
  Ans: C

 

 

13. Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to IV discs?
  A) They are traversed by blood vessels that are branches of the anterior and posterior spinal arteries.
  B) They differ in thickness in different parts of the vertebral column.
  C) Cervical and lumbar discs are thicker anteriorly than posteriorly.
  D) The nucleus pulposus is primarily composed of water.
  E) The annulus fibrosus is composed of concentric lamellae of fibrocartilage.
  Ans: A

 

 

14. Which of the following is correct pertaining to the longitudinal ligaments of the vertebral column?
  A) Both tend to limit hyperflexion.
  B) Both tend to limit hyperextension.
  C) The anterior limits hyperextension whereas the posterior limits hyperflexion.
  D) The anterior limits hyperflexion whereas the posterior limits hyperextension.
  E) Both limit lateral flexion.
  Ans: C

 

 

15. Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to herniation of the nucleus pulposus?
  A) usually occurs posterolaterally
  B) may produce lumbago
  C) may produce sciatica
  D) tends to occur acutely in an elderly person
  E) typically occurs at or near the lumbosacral junction
  Ans: D

 

 

16. Typically, cervical disc herniation:
  A) results from forcible hyperextension.
  B) affects the spinal nerve exiting at the level of the affected disc (C5 nerve affected with C4/C5 disc herniation).
  C) is associated with vertebral body fracture.
  D) is associated with osteoarthritis of the facet joints.
  E) is associated with rupture of the ligamentum flavum.
  Ans: B

 

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