Examination of the Spine and Sensory Testing

Question 1

What are the three sensory modalities

Answer 1

Discriminative touch
Pain & temperature
Proprioception

Question 2

Discriminative touch travels via which tract?

Answer 2

Ipsilateral dorsal column

Question 3

Pain and temperature travels via which tract?

Answer 3

Contralateral spinothalamic tract

Question 4

Proprioception travels via which tract?

Answer 4

Ipsilateral dorsal column

Question 5

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Answer 5

7

Question 6

State the two joints located in the upper cervical spine and what they articulate with

Answer 6

Atlantoaxial joint (C1 with C2)
Atantooccipital joint (C1 with Occiput)

Question 7

Hyperextension / hyperflexion of the neck can cause what to fracture?

Answer 7

Fracture of Odontoid / Dens

Question 8

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Answer 8

12

Question 9

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

Which group of vertebrae have kidney shaped bodies?

Answer 10

Lumbar

Question 11

Which vertebrae has the most prominent process?

Answer 11

C7

Question 12

What passes through the foramina transversarium of the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 12

Vertebral artery and vein

Sympathetic nerves

Question 13

The sciatic nerve arises from which nerve root?

Answer 13

L5-S2

Question 14

The fermoral nerve arises from which nerve root?

Answer 14

L2-L4