LRA 223 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ The joints between articular processes of vertebra are termed ______
joints. Answer: zygapophyseal
◉ Which of the following statements is true for a typical adult vertebra?
Answer: The transverse processes extend laterally from the junction of
the pedicles and laminae.
◉ What is it called when the soft inner part of the disk protrudes through
the outer fibrous layer of the intervertebral disk? Answer: herniated
nucleus pulposus
◉ Which of the following features makes the cervical vertebra unique as
compared with other vertebrae of the spine? Answer: Transverse
foramina and double (bifid) tips on spinous processes, Overlapping
vertebral bodies, ALL THE ABOVE
◉ Kyphosis is defined as a(an). Answer: abnormal thoracic curvature
with increased convexity
, ◉ Which term best defines or describes the vertebral body of C1?
Answer: There is no vertebral body at C1
◉ Intervertebral joints are classified as. Answer: cartilaginous,
amphiarthrodial
◉ The spinal cord tapers off to a point distally at the vertebral level of.
Answer: L1-L2
◉ Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal or exaggerated. Answer: lateral
curvature
◉ Where is the articullar pillar located on a cervical vertebra? Answer:
Between the superior and inferior articular processes
◉ The bony structures connected directly to the vertebral body are the.
Answer: pedicles
◉ Which aspect of the intervertebral disk is composed of semigelatinous
material? Answer: nucleus pulposus
◉ The most posterior aspect of a typical vertebra is the. Answer: spinous
process
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ The joints between articular processes of vertebra are termed ______
joints. Answer: zygapophyseal
◉ Which of the following statements is true for a typical adult vertebra?
Answer: The transverse processes extend laterally from the junction of
the pedicles and laminae.
◉ What is it called when the soft inner part of the disk protrudes through
the outer fibrous layer of the intervertebral disk? Answer: herniated
nucleus pulposus
◉ Which of the following features makes the cervical vertebra unique as
compared with other vertebrae of the spine? Answer: Transverse
foramina and double (bifid) tips on spinous processes, Overlapping
vertebral bodies, ALL THE ABOVE
◉ Kyphosis is defined as a(an). Answer: abnormal thoracic curvature
with increased convexity
, ◉ Which term best defines or describes the vertebral body of C1?
Answer: There is no vertebral body at C1
◉ Intervertebral joints are classified as. Answer: cartilaginous,
amphiarthrodial
◉ The spinal cord tapers off to a point distally at the vertebral level of.
Answer: L1-L2
◉ Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal or exaggerated. Answer: lateral
curvature
◉ Where is the articullar pillar located on a cervical vertebra? Answer:
Between the superior and inferior articular processes
◉ The bony structures connected directly to the vertebral body are the.
Answer: pedicles
◉ Which aspect of the intervertebral disk is composed of semigelatinous
material? Answer: nucleus pulposus
◉ The most posterior aspect of a typical vertebra is the. Answer: spinous
process
