CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION
COMPREHENSIVE ACTUAL CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Anatomy. Answer: The study of body structure (parts)
⩥ Physiology. Answer: The study of body function
⩥ Subluxation. Answer: spinal misalignment
⩥ Chiropractic adjustment. Answer: restoration of spinal function using
the hands or other instrument.
⩥ Osteoblasts. Answer: bone forming cells
⩥ Osteoclasts. Answer: Bone-destroying cells
⩥ Cartilage. Answer: slippery covering over surfaces that move against
other surfaces to reduce friction.
⩥ Cervical Spine. Answer: 7 movable vertebrae
, ⩥ Thoracic Spine. Answer: 12 movable vertebrae
⩥ Spinous process. Answer: most posterior part of the spine
⩥ Vertebral body. Answer: most anterior part of the spine
⩥ Intervertebral disc. Answer: cusions between vertebral bodies that
helps absorb shock and provides flexibility
⩥ intervertebral foramen. Answer: opening located between adjacent
vertebrae for exit of a spinal nerve
⩥ transverse process. Answer: "wings" that come off the sides of the
spine; points of attachment for muscle and ribs
⩥ Facet joints. Answer: 2 faces of spinous process and vertebral body
⩥ Scoliosis. Answer: abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
⩥ C1 (Atlas). Answer: top most vertebrae that holds skull; has no
spinous process; "ring of bone"
COMPREHENSIVE ACTUAL CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Anatomy. Answer: The study of body structure (parts)
⩥ Physiology. Answer: The study of body function
⩥ Subluxation. Answer: spinal misalignment
⩥ Chiropractic adjustment. Answer: restoration of spinal function using
the hands or other instrument.
⩥ Osteoblasts. Answer: bone forming cells
⩥ Osteoclasts. Answer: Bone-destroying cells
⩥ Cartilage. Answer: slippery covering over surfaces that move against
other surfaces to reduce friction.
⩥ Cervical Spine. Answer: 7 movable vertebrae
, ⩥ Thoracic Spine. Answer: 12 movable vertebrae
⩥ Spinous process. Answer: most posterior part of the spine
⩥ Vertebral body. Answer: most anterior part of the spine
⩥ Intervertebral disc. Answer: cusions between vertebral bodies that
helps absorb shock and provides flexibility
⩥ intervertebral foramen. Answer: opening located between adjacent
vertebrae for exit of a spinal nerve
⩥ transverse process. Answer: "wings" that come off the sides of the
spine; points of attachment for muscle and ribs
⩥ Facet joints. Answer: 2 faces of spinous process and vertebral body
⩥ Scoliosis. Answer: abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
⩥ C1 (Atlas). Answer: top most vertebrae that holds skull; has no
spinous process; "ring of bone"
