Personal Trainer Education Exam Center

Back Injury Prevention Specialist CE Course Examination Answer Form

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Question 1. There are ________________ vertebrae that support the weight of your spine and protect your spinal cord.

a) 30
b) 32
c) 31
d) 27

Question 2. Each vertebra has ________________ that are designed to create more stability than to bear weight.

a) four discs
b) four facets
c) two discs
d) two ligaments

Question 3. A disk’s cushioning ability depends on how well the gel remains filled with:

a) water
b) synovium
c) sodium
d) foramen

Question 4. Disk pressure on the ________________ root causes sciatica pain.

a) L3-L4
b) L3-S1
c) L5-S1
d) L4-L5

Question 5. ______________ are strong bands of tissue that provide stability and restrain excessive movement of the spine.

a) ligaments
b) cartilage
c) tendons
d) facets

Question 6. This muscle draws the shoulder down and rotates the arm inward.

a) rhomboids
b) trapezius
c) latissumus dorsi
d) none of the above

Question 7. How someone walks gives information about power and balance. Individuals with stenosis tend to walk:

a) with a limp
b) leaning to one side
c) totally straight
d) bent over

Question 8. X-rays gives us complete information about disc herniations and stenosis.

a) true
b) false

Question 9. ______________ specialize in the rehabilitation of the musculosketal system and nervous system.

a) oncologists
b) neurosurgeons
c) neurologists
d) physiatrists

Question 10. Myofascial pain is the most common form of pain affecting the spine.

a) true
b) false

Question 11. ______________ can cause pain down the back of thigh if it is over used by repeatedly lifting things from the ground and then overhead or even from running.

a) gluteus maximus
b) gluteus minimus
c) piriformis
d) quadratus femoris

Question 12. Golfers are prime candidates for thoracic facet injury because of repetitive twisting motions as they swing the club.

a) true
b) false

Question 13. The facet joints are usually the problem with chronic whiplash pain.

a) true
b) false

Question 14. Most disk ruptures occur between the ages of:

a) 30 and 40
b) 40 and 50
c) 50 and 60
d) 20 and 30

Question 15. A herniated disk that compresses a nerve causes:

a) numbness
b) pain
c) weakness
d) all of the above

Question 16. Herniation of the C4-5 disk can cause tingling in the deltoid.

a) true
b) false

Question 17. The L5 root, if damaged, results in pain in the:

a) calf
b) arch of the foot
c) big toe
d) all of the above

Question 18. To reduce pressure on a herniated disk when sleeping:

a) lie on your stomach
b) lie on your back
c) lie on your back with a pillow under your knees
d) lie on your stomach pillow under your knees

Question 19. No matter what technique is used, the spinal and surrounding ligaments are permanently damaged and weakened by surgery.

a) true
b) false

Question 20. A narrowing of the spinal canal is most common in the:

a) lumbar area
b) cervical area
c) thoracic area
d) all of the above

Question 21. When we are young, calcium is absorbed and stored in the bone. The building cells called osteoclasts predominate.

a) true
b) false

Question 22. A fractured vertebra in the midspine is the first sign of serious osteoporosis.

a) true
b) false

Question 23. Vitamin D is needed to absorb calcium in the intestine.

a) true
b) false

Question 24. ______________ is a hormone produced by special cells of the thyroid gland.

a) calcitonin
b) tomoxifen
c) evista
d) forteo

Question 25. ______________ is an inflammation of the joints or arthritis of the spine.

a) fibromyalgia
b) spondylitis
c) psoriatic arthritis
d) coccydynia

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