Please answer all of the questions.
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Which one of the following regions of the spinal column is in correct order from inferior to superior? |
| | A) | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx |
| | B) | sacrum, coccyx, lumbar, thoracic, cervical |
| | C) | thoracic, cervical, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx |
| | D) | coccyx, sacrum, lumbar, thoracic, cervical |
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The straight leg raise test ____________. |
| | A) | applies pressure to the SI joint |
| | B) | can be used to assess problems with the low back |
| | C) | is utilized to determine the presence of sciatic nerve injury |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Movement of the vertebral column includes all of the following except : |
| | A) | flexion |
| | B) | extension |
| | C) | abduction |
| | D) | lateral flexion |
| | E) | rotation |
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Which of the following are mechanisms of injury for the cervical spine? |
| | A) | flexion |
| | B) | hyperextension |
| | C) | rotation and flexion |
| | D) | lateral flexion |
| | E) | all of the above |
| | F) | none of the above |
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A blow to the top of an athlete's head while in flexion is called: |
| | A) | atlas loading |
| | B) | axis loading |
| | C) | linear loading |
| | D) | axial loading |
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Acute torticollis occurs when: |
| | A) | a small piece of nucleus puplosus is impinged or trapped between the cervical vertebrae |
| | B) | a small piece of synovial membrane lining the joint capsule is impinged or trapped between the cervical vertebrae |
| | C) | a defect occurs in the articular processes of the cervical vertebrae |
| | D) | a compression of the nerve root is impinged or trapped between the cervical vertebrae |
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Brachial plexus injuries ______________. |
| | A) | are often the result of stretch or compression of the brachial plexus |
| | B) | present with no loss of function |
| | C) | no paresthesia |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Spondylolysis refers to __________. |
| | A) | slippage of a vertebrae |
| | B) | degeneration of a vertebrae due to a congenital condition |
| | C) | fracture of a transverse process |
| | D) | none of the above |
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