Spinal Column

Question 1

What is a herniated disk?
Also known as..

Answer 1

Also known as a slipped or ruptured disk, is the breaking apart of an intervertebral disk that results in pressure on spinal nerve roots.

Question 2

What is lumbago?
Also known as..

Answer 2

Also known as low back pain, is pain of lumbar region of spine (lumb means lumbar, and -ago means diseased condition).

Question 3

What is spondylolisthesis?

Answer 3

The forward slipping movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae on the vertebra or sacrum below it (spondyl/o means vertebrae, and -listhesis means slipping).

Question 4

What are the abnormal curvatures of the spine? (3)

Answer 4

Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis

Question 5

What is spina bifida?

Answer 5

Spina bifida is a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it. (Spina means pertaining to the spine. Bifida means split)

Question 6

What are some cases of spina bifida due to?

Answer 6

Lack of the nutrient folic acid during the early stages of pregnancy.

Question 7

What is kyphosis?

Answer 7

An abnormal increase in the OUTWARD curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side. (Kyph means hump, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease).

Question 8

Kyphosis condition also known as __________ or ________ ______ is frequently associated with aging.

Answer 8

Humpback or dowager’s hump

Question 9

What is lordosis?

Answer 9

An abnormal increase in the FORWARD curvature of the lumbar spine (lord means bent backward, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease). This condition is also known as swayback.

Question 10

What is scoliosis?

Answer 10

An abnormal lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine (scoli means curved, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease).