Exam 38: Spinal Surgery

Which type of cautery is commonly used during spine surgery?

Which term defines the mineralization and solidification of a movable joint?

Which type of diagnostic tool is most effective at diagnosing spinal injuries?

For a patient undergoing a lumbar laminectomy,anesthesia induction would be performed in which position?

What part of the spine is formed by the connection of the posterior laminae?

Which is a benefit of placing a patient prone on a Jackson table during a spinal surgical procedure?

Which specific need of the spinal cord injury patient must be addressed after the injury?

What classification of spinal cord injury is evident when some sensory and motor impulses are still present?

What type of endoscopic procedure removes a herniated disk in order to relieve pressure on the spinal nerve root?

At what level of the spinal column must injury occur to cause quadriplegia?

Which type of spinal tumor is more common in females and common in the cervical and thoracic areas?

The patient lies supine and an abdominal incision is used to enter the peritoneal cavity in which type of lumbar spine procedure?

Which vertebrae are considered to carry the heaviest load of the vertebral column?

Which type of retractor is used in spinal surgery?

The spinal cord is composed of white matter on the outside and gray matter on the inside.

A hemangioblastoma is a vascular tumor more commonly found in the cervical or thoracic area.

Which of the following body systems can be affected by scoliosis?