Anatomy Quiz #1

Which structure would be trapped between the dura and the vertebral body by the swelling of the spinal cord?

• Alar Ligament

• ALL

• Cruciform Ligament

• PLL

Which of the following is not in Layer 2 of the back muscles?

• Levator Scapulae

• Rhomboid Minor

• Serratus Posterior Superior

• Rhomboid Major

Which movement is shown?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

• Adduction

What plane divides the body into front and back?

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Coronal

• Oblique

The vertebral foramen contains all of the following except

• Dorsal root ganglion

• spinal root

• spinal meninges

• Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

You are working in family practice and seeing a patient complaining about upper back pain. You decide to palpate his thoracic spine using the rule of 3’s. According to this, the T8 spinous process is located where in relation to the transverse process?

• SP at same level as TP

• SP halfway between the same level TP and the level below TP

• SP 1 full level below TP

• none of the above

Which anatomical landmark is incorrectly matched when considering the anatomy for a thoracentesis (chest tube):

• Anterior Intercostal vein: costal groove

• Collateral artery: costal groove

• Posterior intercostal artery: inferior border of the rib

• Collateral nerve: superior border of rib

You are a PA student on rotations and your preceptor is performing a diagnostic lumbar puncture. When performing the procedure, she explains that the patient may feel some pain with the procedure. What is the most likely path a pain fiber from this area would follow to get to the spinal cord?

• Ventral ramus→ spinal nerve→ dorsal root ganglion→ lateral horn

• Dorsal Ramus→ spinal nerve→ dorsal root ganglion→ dorsal horn

• Spinal nerve→ dorsal ramus → ventral root→ ventral horn

• Dorsal Ramus→ spinal nerve→ ventral root---> ventral horn

A surgeon is working on a trauma case and asks you to avoid a specific artery that feeds T10 to L1 spinal cord level and is one of the longitudinal arteries. You remember Dr. CBC telling you to be careful of which artery?

• Anterior Spinal A

• Posterior Spinal A

• Posterior Segmental Medullary A

• Great Anterior Segmental Medullary A of Adamkiewicz

Which of the following anatomical landmarks is matched correctly to its placement?

• Suprasternal Notch --- T3

• Xiphoid Process --- T8

• Angle of Louis --- T5

• All of the above

• None of the above