Quiz Questions Final

Question 1

What is the greek word for vertebra?

Answer 1

Spondylos

Question 2

What is the definition of the suffix “osis”?

Answer 2

condition

Question 3

What is the definition of the suffix “lysis”?

Answer 3

cleavage or separation

Question 4

What is the definition of the suffix “listhesis”?

Answer 4

slippage

Question 5

What is the definition of spondylosis?

Answer 5

a vertebral condition

Question 6

What is the definition of spondylolysis?

Answer 6

a vertebral separation or vertebral cleavage

Question 7

What is the definition of spondylolisthesis?

Answer 7

a vertebral slippage

Question 8

What is the current limited definition of spondylosis?

Answer 8

a vertebral condition that is acquired or age-related.

Question 9

What is the definition of spondylolysis?

Answer 9

a vertebral separation or vertebral cleavage.

Question 10

What are some of the causes of spondylolysis?

Answer 10

congential, acquired during development, the result of aging, or the result of trauma.

Question 11

What are some locations of spondylolysis?

Answer 11

between the right and left sides of the vertebral body, between the vertebral body and pedicle, between the parts of the pars interarticularis, between the right and left lamina.

Question 12

What is the location of spondylolysis that will be stressed in Spinal II?

Answer 12

a separation along the pars interarticularis (defect in the pars interarticularis or pars defect)

Question 13

What parts of a vertebra are separated as a result of a pars defect?

Answer 13

the anterior element from the posterior element.

Question 14

What specific parts of the vertebra are separated as a result of a pars defect?

Answer 14

the vertebral body, pedicle, and articular process are separated from the other articular process, lamina, and spinous process.

Question 15

What is the incidence of spondylolysis in the general population?

Answer 15

2.6% TO 10%` (Alaskans are 50%)

Question 16

Lumbar spondylolysis has not been reported in what groups of individuals?

Answer 16

fetuses, newborns, rarely in children under five years old patients who have never walked and in non-erect species.

Question 17

Lumbar spondylolysis has only been reported in what groups of individuals?

Answer 17

those species that walk erect; humans

Question 18

What does lumbar spondylolysis appear to be related to?

Answer 18

the uniquely human upright stance or erect posture.

Question 19

What is the gender bias and locational bias associated with lumbar spondylolysis?

Answer 19

men at L5/S1; Women at L4/L5

Question 20

What motion(s) is particularly associated with lumbar spondyloysis?

Answer 20

hyper-extension coupled with rotation.

Question 21

What fills the space in a lumbar spondylolysis?

Answer 21

fibrocartilagenous material.

Question 22

What types of neural function(s) have been associated with the spondylolysis ligament?

Answer 22

nociception, neuromodulation and autonomic function.

Question 23

What is the appearance of the lumbar veterbra upon oblique X-ray view?

Answer 23

a Scotty Dog.

Question 24

What is the appearance of a pars defect in a lumbar vertebra upon oblique X-ray view?

Answer 24

a collared scotty dog

Question 25

What is the appearance of a spondylolysis in a lumbar vertebra upon oblique X-ray view?

Answer 25

a collared scotty dog.

Question 26

What part of a lumbar veretebra forms the neck of a scotty dog?

Answer 26

the pars interarticularis below the superior articular process.

Question 27

In an oblique x-ray, spondlyoloysis below the superior articular procdess of a lumbar pars interarticularis is associated with what part of the scotty dog?

Answer 27

the neck of the Scotty dog.

Question 28

What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the eye of a scotty dog?

Answer 28

the pedicle.

Question 29

What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the ear of a scotty dog?

Answer 29

the superior articular process

Question 30

What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the nose of a scotty dog?

Answer 30

the transverse process.