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Multiple Choice Questions (For each question, select the one BEST answer) Back 1. Which part of the vertebra would connect to the three other parts: the body, the lamina and the transverse process? A. inferior articular facet B. superior articular facet C. lamina D. pedicle E. body 2. The anterior wall of the vertebral canal is formed by: A. ligamenta flava B. interspinal ligaments C. posterior longitudinal ligament D. anterior longitudinal ligament E. ligamentum nuchae 3. A typical vertebra contains all of the following EXCEPT a: A. body B. transverse foramen C. vertebral foramen D. spine E. lamina 4. How many lumbar vertebrae are there? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7 E. 12 5. How many spinal nerves are there? A. 30 B. 31 C. 32 D. 33 E. 34 6. Concerning the cervical vertebrae, the right description is: A. All cervical vertebrae have vertebral body and articular process. B. The first cervical vertebra has no transverse foramen. C. The end of the spinous process of the cervical vertebrae bifurcate entirely. D. The articular facets are relatively horizontal. E. The first cervical vertebra is called axis. 7. Concerning the thoracic vertebrae, the right description is: A. They have transverse foramen. B. They bifurcate at the end of the transverse process. C. They have relatively sagittal articular facets. D. They have no transverse costal fovea. E. They have costal fovea on the vertebral body laterally. 8. Concerning the lumbar vertebrae, the right description is: A. the body is small B. they have costal fovea on the vertebral body laterally C. they have transverse foramen D. the articular facets are relatively sagittal E. the spinous processes point obliquely downward 9. Concerning the sacrum, the right description is: A. it is made up of four fused vertebrae B. the base of it is downward C. the auricular surface is on the anterior surface D. the anterior sacral foramina is not communicating with sacral canal E. It has fo