GLOBUS 201 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What lengths do the blades come in?
Select the correct response:
30mm to 70mm
15mm and 20mm
35mm to 100mm - ANS 30mm to 70mm
How are the blades held in place in the retractor?
Select the correct response:
Vice Mechanism
Spring-Loaded Lock
Tension from the tissue - ANS Tension from the tissue
What sets are required for a case using the Table Arm?
Select the correct response:
ACDF Retractor Set (9138.9001)
MARS Instruments II (932.902)
Both 1 & 2 - ANS Both 1 & 2
What material are the blades made of?
Select the correct response:
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,Aluminum
Titanium
Stainless Steal - ANS Titanium
The MARS ACDF Retractor Set (9138.9001) contains all of the following, except:
Select the correct response:
Blades
Retractor Frame
Depth Gauge
Distractor - ANS Distractor
COALITION: You can flip as a rescue option and get new screw hole paths. - ANS False
COALITION is FDA cleared for two levels in the cervical spine. - ANS True
COALITION: The anterior portion of the plate should be flush or up to 1mm recessed on final
positioning. - ANS True
COALITION: The set screw needs to be turned 90° to be in the locked position. - ANS True
COALITION: Which of the two sizes is the width on a 12x14 implant? - ANS 14
Are these screws variable or fixed? - ANS Variable
COALITION: Select the number that corresponds to the 7°, 6mm, 14 x 16mm trial. - ANS 2
Are these screws self-tapping or self-drilling? (Same picture) - ANS Self-tapping
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,What length are blue screws? - ANS 14mm
COALITION AGX: Allograft must be hydrated prior to assembly? - ANS True
COALITION AGX: The allograft spacer is available in three footprints. - ANS True. 12x14,
14x16, 15x18
COALITION AGX: After finding the correct footprint size on the assembly press, the plate should
slide down the gold track. - ANS False
COALITION AGX: How many Nm does it take for the set screw positioner, 2.0mm Hex to torque
out?
Select the correct response:
0.3Nm
0.1Nm
0.2Nm
3Nm - ANS 0.3 Nm
COALITION AGX: What size plates do the gold midline holders go with in the Standard
Instrument set?
Select the correct response:
(Small) 12x14mm
(Small) 14x16mm
Both
Neither - ANS Both
COALITION MIS: Anchors should be selected to match the respective color-coordinated spacer.
Select the correct response:
True
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, False - ANS False
COALITION MIS: The spacer should always be implanted as far posterior as possible so that the
positive stop on the Double Anchor Guide contacts the vertebrae.
Select the correct response:
True
False - ANS False
COALITION MIS: How can you ensure an anchor is correctly loaded into the Double Barrel
Anchor Guide?
Select the correct response:
Lay instrument flat on table
Slide center rib of anchor into the slot of the anchor port
Use rounded end of Hex Driver to press on anchor head to secure in instrument
Confirm that a click was felt and/or heard
Check that no part of Anchor head protrudes from instrument
All of the above - ANS All of the above
COALITION MIS: Each anchor is to be incrementally impacted one at a time, using fluoroscopy to
monitor the advancement of each Anchor.
Select the correct response:
True
False - ANS True
COALITION MIS: If an Anchor needs to be removed from the spacer once implanted, what
should you advice the surgeon before the removal?
Select the correct response:
Confirm that the set screw has been rotated to the open position
Confirm that the Freehand Inserter is attached to the spacer
Confirm that the Anchor Removal Tool is fully threaded into the Anchor
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What lengths do the blades come in?
Select the correct response:
30mm to 70mm
15mm and 20mm
35mm to 100mm - ANS 30mm to 70mm
How are the blades held in place in the retractor?
Select the correct response:
Vice Mechanism
Spring-Loaded Lock
Tension from the tissue - ANS Tension from the tissue
What sets are required for a case using the Table Arm?
Select the correct response:
ACDF Retractor Set (9138.9001)
MARS Instruments II (932.902)
Both 1 & 2 - ANS Both 1 & 2
What material are the blades made of?
Select the correct response:
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,Aluminum
Titanium
Stainless Steal - ANS Titanium
The MARS ACDF Retractor Set (9138.9001) contains all of the following, except:
Select the correct response:
Blades
Retractor Frame
Depth Gauge
Distractor - ANS Distractor
COALITION: You can flip as a rescue option and get new screw hole paths. - ANS False
COALITION is FDA cleared for two levels in the cervical spine. - ANS True
COALITION: The anterior portion of the plate should be flush or up to 1mm recessed on final
positioning. - ANS True
COALITION: The set screw needs to be turned 90° to be in the locked position. - ANS True
COALITION: Which of the two sizes is the width on a 12x14 implant? - ANS 14
Are these screws variable or fixed? - ANS Variable
COALITION: Select the number that corresponds to the 7°, 6mm, 14 x 16mm trial. - ANS 2
Are these screws self-tapping or self-drilling? (Same picture) - ANS Self-tapping
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,What length are blue screws? - ANS 14mm
COALITION AGX: Allograft must be hydrated prior to assembly? - ANS True
COALITION AGX: The allograft spacer is available in three footprints. - ANS True. 12x14,
14x16, 15x18
COALITION AGX: After finding the correct footprint size on the assembly press, the plate should
slide down the gold track. - ANS False
COALITION AGX: How many Nm does it take for the set screw positioner, 2.0mm Hex to torque
out?
Select the correct response:
0.3Nm
0.1Nm
0.2Nm
3Nm - ANS 0.3 Nm
COALITION AGX: What size plates do the gold midline holders go with in the Standard
Instrument set?
Select the correct response:
(Small) 12x14mm
(Small) 14x16mm
Both
Neither - ANS Both
COALITION MIS: Anchors should be selected to match the respective color-coordinated spacer.
Select the correct response:
True
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, False - ANS False
COALITION MIS: The spacer should always be implanted as far posterior as possible so that the
positive stop on the Double Anchor Guide contacts the vertebrae.
Select the correct response:
True
False - ANS False
COALITION MIS: How can you ensure an anchor is correctly loaded into the Double Barrel
Anchor Guide?
Select the correct response:
Lay instrument flat on table
Slide center rib of anchor into the slot of the anchor port
Use rounded end of Hex Driver to press on anchor head to secure in instrument
Confirm that a click was felt and/or heard
Check that no part of Anchor head protrudes from instrument
All of the above - ANS All of the above
COALITION MIS: Each anchor is to be incrementally impacted one at a time, using fluoroscopy to
monitor the advancement of each Anchor.
Select the correct response:
True
False - ANS True
COALITION MIS: If an Anchor needs to be removed from the spacer once implanted, what
should you advice the surgeon before the removal?
Select the correct response:
Confirm that the set screw has been rotated to the open position
Confirm that the Freehand Inserter is attached to the spacer
Confirm that the Anchor Removal Tool is fully threaded into the Anchor
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