the back and spinal cord

Question 1

how many cervical vertebrae are there

Answer 1

7

Question 2

how many thoracic vertebrae are there

Answer 2

12

Question 3

how many lumbar vertebrae are there

Answer 3

5

Question 4

how many sacral vertebrae are there?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

how many coccygeal vertebrae are there

Answer 5

4

Question 6

c1?

Answer 6

atlas

Question 7

c2

Answer 7

axis

Question 8

c7

Answer 8

vertebral prominence

Question 9

the intervertebral discs consist of?

Answer 9

nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosis

Question 10

what connects the laminae of adjacent vertebrae?

Answer 10

ligamentous flavum

Question 11

anterolateral aspects of the body and discs are connected by the

Answer 11

anterior longitudinal ligament

Question 12

the tips of the spinous processes are connected by

Answer 12

supraspinous ligament

Question 13

adjacent vertebrae are joined by

Answer 13

interspinous ligaments

Question 14

a lumbar puncture is performed in an adult

Answer 14

L3/L4

Question 15

a lumbar puncture is performed in a child

Answer 15

L4/L5

Question 16

thoracic region permits movement in the

Answer 16

coronal plane
rotation and lateral flexion
but also permits some flexion/extension in the lower regions

Question 17

lumbar region permits movement in the

Answer 17

sagittal plane
lateral flexion
extension
flexion

Question 18

cervical region permits movement in the

Answer 18

horizontal transverse plane 
flexion
lateral flexion
rotation
extension

Question 19

where does the spinal cord terminate in an adult

Answer 19

L1/L2

Question 20

where does the spinal cord terminate in a child

Answer 20

L3

Question 21

L2-C1 form

Answer 21

the cauda equina

Question 22

what structure is present at L2

Answer 22

conus medullaris

Question 23

what attaches and provides the spinal cord stability

Answer 23

the filum terminale

Question 24

the sympathetic nerves emerge from

Answer 24

T1-L2

Question 25

parasympathetic nerves emerge from

Answer 25

S2-S4 and cranial

Question 26

to what level does the dural sac descend to

Answer 26

S2

Question 27

the thoracic duct starts at the

Answer 27

cisterna chyli

Question 28

facet joints on the vertebrae are

Answer 28

synovial plane

Question 29

the joints with ribs are

Answer 29

synovial plane

Question 30

skull and atlas joint is

Answer 30

synovial ellipsoid

Question 31

synovial and axis joint is

Answer 31

synovial pivot

Question 32

thoracic sympathetic nerves emerge from

Answer 32

T1-T4

Question 33

abdominal sympathetic splanchnic nerves emerge from

Answer 33

T5-L3

Question 34

general autonomic sensory fibres from organs run with

Answer 34

parasympathetic fibres

Question 35

pain impulses from organ run with

Answer 35

sympathetic fibres

Question 36

autonomic sensory fibres enter through the

Answer 36

dorsal root of the spinal nerve.

Question 37

thoracic duct drains into

Answer 37

the junction of the left internal jugular and the left subclavian vein

Question 38

the right lymphatic duct drains into

Answer 38

the right internal jugular and right subclavian veins

Question 39

the spinal nerves exit the vertebral column through

Answer 39

through the intervertebral column

Question 40

the dorsal root ganglion contains

Answer 40

pseudo unipolar sensory nerves