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