Chiropractic Terminology ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
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Chiropractic Terminology ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Vertebra - Answer -One of the 33 bones forming the spinal or vertebral column
Disc - Answer -The mass of fibrocartilage between adjacent surfaces o...
Chiropractic Terminology ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Vertebra - Answer -One of the 33 bones forming the spinal or vertebral column
Disc - Answer -The mass of fibrocartilage between adjacent surfaces of most vertebrae
Nerve - Answer -A cordlike structure, visible to the naked eye, comprising a collection of
nerve fibers which convey impulses between a part of the central nervous system and
some other region of the body
Cervical - Answer -first seven vertebrae (neck)
Dorsal/Thoracic - Answer -twelve vertebrae of teh mid-back which attach to ribs
Lumbar - Answer -five vertebrae of the low back
Sacrum - Answer -a curved triangular bone composed of five united (or fused) vertebrae
situated below the fifth lumbar
Coccyx - Answer -the last bone of the vertebral column, formed by the union of four
vertebrae. Commonly called the tailbone
Atlas - Answer -first cervical vertebra
Axis - Answer -second cervical vertebrae
Subluxation - Answer -misalignment of the vertebra or vertebrae putting pressure on
nerve supply
Sprain - Answer -joint injury in which the ligaments are stretched or lacerated
Strain - Answer -Overstretching or overexertion of muscles
Degeneration - Answer -deterioration which causes saom degree of loss of original
function
Inflammation - Answer -morbid tissue reaction producing symptoms of swelling, heat,
redness or disordered function; a localized protective response elicited by injury or
destruction of tissues, which serves to destroy, dilute, or wall off both the injurious agent
and the injured tissue
, Anomaly - Answer -marked deviation from the normal standard, especially as a result of
congenital or hereditary defects
Aberration - Answer -deviation from the usual course or condition
Atrophy - Answer -a wasting away; a diminution in the size of a cell, tissue, organ
Congenital - Answer -existing at, and usually before, birth
Edema - Answer -soft tissue swelling that is the result of abnormal accumulation of fluid
Vertigo - Answer -an illusion of movement; a sensation as if the external world were
revolving around the patient
Lateral - Answer -side
Anterior - Answer -front
Posterior - Answer -back or behind
Flexion - Answer -the act of bending
Extension - Answer -a straightening out or moving of parts away from each other
Oblique - Answer -slanted; x-rays taken at 45 degree angle
Root words - Answer -Anatomy
Fascia - Answer -thin layer of tissue covering the muscles or organs of the body
Bursa - Answer -a small sac filled with fluid interposed between parts that move upon
one another
Radical - Answer -rootlike beginning of the nerve
Synovia - Answer -the clear fluid that is usually present in joint cavities
My(o) - Answer -muscle
Neur(o) - Answer -nerve
Spondyl(o) - Answer -vertebra
Osteo(o) - Answer -bone
Myel(o) - Answer -spinal cord
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