Question 1811
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":8996,"text":"facet joint space is better seen on a lateral image than a frontal image"},{"id":8997,"text":"inferior vertebral endplates are concave"},{"id":8998,"text":"spinous processes are often bifid"},{"id":8999,"text":"superior vertebral endplates are flat"},{"id":9000,"text":"transverse processes of C7 point slightly upwards "}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":9000,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe C7 transverse processes point horizontally or slightly downwards whereas the T1 transverse processes\u0026nbsp;point superiorly. This\u0026nbsp;can be useful to know when trying to distinguish between a C7 cervical rib and a hypoplastic first rib. All the other answer statements are correct.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","id":1811,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/1816","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/cervical-spine/questions/919","relatedArticles":[{"id":51498,"title":"Cervical spine (AP view)","link":"/articles/cervical-spine-ap-view?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":804,"kind":"Course","title":"X-ray Interpretation: Cervical Spine - page 804","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/x-ray-interpretation-cervical-spine/pages/804"},{"id":804,"kind":"Course","title":"Emergency Radiology Course - Melbourne - page 804","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/emergency-radiology-course-melbourne-2022/pages/804"},{"id":804,"kind":"Course","title":"Emergency Radiology Course - Brisbane - page 804","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/emergency-radiology-course-brisbane-2022/pages/804"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich is \u003cstrong\u003eFALSE\u003c/strong\u003e regarding normal cervical spine radiographic anatomy?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1811"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"9000","percentage":72},{"alternativeId":"8999","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"8998","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"8996","percentage":7},{"alternativeId":"8997","percentage":4}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"cervical-spine"}