NBCE Boards Part II – Chiropractic Practice Exam 2025: Complete
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If the pedicle shadows of T8 appear wider on one side than on the other, it would suggest:
a. posterior body rotation
b. spinous rotation
c. laterality
d. extension - ANSWER-a. posterior body rotation
Interruption in George's line on a lateral plain film view would suggest:
a. retrolisthesis
b. laterolisthesis
c. lateral flexion
d. rotation - ANSWER-a. retrolisthesis
A measurement differing by more than 3 mm from anterior to posterior using Van Akkerveeken's lines
suggests:
,a. instability
b. scoliosis
c. extension malposition
d. stenosis - ANSWER-a. instability
Division of the sacral base into four quadrants on the lateral projections to determine the anterior
displacement of a spondylolisthesis is called:
a. Risser-Ferguson method
b. Harrison method
c. Meyerding method
d. Eisenstein method - ANSWER-c. Meyerding method
An anterior divergence between the atlas plane line and the odontoid perpendicular line would indicate
what listing?
a. AS
b. AI
c. PS
d. PI - ANSWER-a. AS
If the measurement from the base of the spinous process to the lateral margin of the vertebra is greater
on the right, what would it indicate?
a. body rotation on the left
b. body rotation on the right
c. convexity to the left
d. convexity to the right - ANSWER-b. body rotation on the right
, On the lateral cervical view, what do lines that cross closely to the spinous suggest?
a. flexion malposition
b. extension malposition
c. lateral flexion malposition
d. rotation - ANSWER-b. extension malposition
What would be the preferred method of quantifying the degrees of scoliosis?
a. Chamberlain's method
b. McGregor's method
c. McRae's method
d. Cobb's method - ANSWER-d. Cobb's method
On the weight-bearing A-P pelvic x-ray projection, a measurement from the top of the iliac crest to the
inferior margin of the ischial tuberosity that is decreased would suggest:
a. PI ilium
b. AS ilium
c. IN ilium
d. EX ilium - ANSWER-b. AS ilium
With respect to postural landmarks of a person in the prone position, which of the following statements
is true?
a. the inferior borders of the scapula are at the level of T2-T3
b. the femoral heads are at the level of the L4-L5 interspace
c. the inferior border of the ribs are at the level of T10-T11
Study Guide, Practice Questions, Clinical Scenarios & Proven
Strategies to Pass the NBCE Part II Boards
Prepare for NBCE Boards Part II – Chiropractic Practice with this comprehensive 2025 study guide.
Includes practice questions, clinical scenarios, exam reviews, and proven strategies to help chiropractic
students pass the NBCE Part II licensure exam on their first attempt
• NBCE Boards Part II
• NBCE Part II Chiropractic Practice
• NBCE Part II exam prep
• NBCE chiropractic boards Part II
If the pedicle shadows of T8 appear wider on one side than on the other, it would suggest:
a. posterior body rotation
b. spinous rotation
c. laterality
d. extension - ANSWER-a. posterior body rotation
Interruption in George's line on a lateral plain film view would suggest:
a. retrolisthesis
b. laterolisthesis
c. lateral flexion
d. rotation - ANSWER-a. retrolisthesis
A measurement differing by more than 3 mm from anterior to posterior using Van Akkerveeken's lines
suggests:
,a. instability
b. scoliosis
c. extension malposition
d. stenosis - ANSWER-a. instability
Division of the sacral base into four quadrants on the lateral projections to determine the anterior
displacement of a spondylolisthesis is called:
a. Risser-Ferguson method
b. Harrison method
c. Meyerding method
d. Eisenstein method - ANSWER-c. Meyerding method
An anterior divergence between the atlas plane line and the odontoid perpendicular line would indicate
what listing?
a. AS
b. AI
c. PS
d. PI - ANSWER-a. AS
If the measurement from the base of the spinous process to the lateral margin of the vertebra is greater
on the right, what would it indicate?
a. body rotation on the left
b. body rotation on the right
c. convexity to the left
d. convexity to the right - ANSWER-b. body rotation on the right
, On the lateral cervical view, what do lines that cross closely to the spinous suggest?
a. flexion malposition
b. extension malposition
c. lateral flexion malposition
d. rotation - ANSWER-b. extension malposition
What would be the preferred method of quantifying the degrees of scoliosis?
a. Chamberlain's method
b. McGregor's method
c. McRae's method
d. Cobb's method - ANSWER-d. Cobb's method
On the weight-bearing A-P pelvic x-ray projection, a measurement from the top of the iliac crest to the
inferior margin of the ischial tuberosity that is decreased would suggest:
a. PI ilium
b. AS ilium
c. IN ilium
d. EX ilium - ANSWER-b. AS ilium
With respect to postural landmarks of a person in the prone position, which of the following statements
is true?
a. the inferior borders of the scapula are at the level of T2-T3
b. the femoral heads are at the level of the L4-L5 interspace
c. the inferior border of the ribs are at the level of T10-T11
