Kinesiology, 10/e

Nancy Hamilton, University of Northern Iowa
Kathryn Luttgens, Northeastern University

The Spinal Column and Thorax

True-False Quiz

Please answer the following questions


1	Another name for fibrocartilages is intervertebral discs.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The anterior longitudinal ligament starts as a wide band and narrows as it descends from the occipital bone to the sacrum.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The upper facets of the vertebrae present slightly concave surfaces, and the lower facets convex.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The lateral flexion of the spine is a sideward bending in the frontal plane about a sagittal-horizontal axis.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	When performed from an erect position, rotation of the spine occurs almost entirely in the thoracic region.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Circumduction is another term for rotation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The prevertebral muscles are located in the cervical region of the anterior aspect.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Movement of the spine in the horizontal plane about a vertical axis is called rotation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Lateral flexion is always accompanied by a certain amount of torsion.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The movements of the spinal column resemble those of a ball-and-socket joint.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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