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CHAPTER 7.8-
Describe the disorders that affect the axial skeleton.
1)What is the term for a birth defect caused by abnormal formation of the vertebral
column?
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2)What type of injury has occurred in this diagram?
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3)What is the term for an abnormal curve of the vertebral column?
scoliosis
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4)Which of the following is a type of abnormal curve in the vertebral column?
5)Your patient has back and leg pain. After running tests, you’ve discovered that the
spinal canal in the vertebrae in the lumbar region of her back has narrowed. Which of
the following would be an appropriate diagnosis for this patient?
6)A health-care practitioner who cares for disorders related to the axial skeleton, but
7)Your patient is a newborn baby who has a cyst on her back. Examination of the cyst
shows it to be at the level of L5; the cyst contains cerebrospinal fluid and the meninges
that surround the spinal cord, but not the spinal cord itself. Which of the following
would be an appropriate diagnosis for this baby?