NBME ANATOMY SHELF EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!!) NBME ANATOMY SHELF EXAM
Where and why are lumbar punctures performed? – ANSWER-
Spinal Block -> Anesthetic (into epidural space)
Spinal Tap -> CSF extraction (into subarachnoid space)W
B/W L3/L4 or L4/L5
NB: Posterior to this is *cauda equina*
Where does a *herniated intervertebral* disk occur? What causes
it? – ANSWER-Occurs b/w L4/L5 or *L5/S1* and C5/C6 or C6/C7
NB: affects lower spinal nerve #
Degeneration of annulus fibrosis followed by *sudden
compression* of nucleus pulposus
What is the difference b/w *retrolisthesis* and
*spondylolisthesis*? – ANSWER-Retro – backwards movement of
vertebral bone
Spondylo – forward movement of bone
What is *lordosis*? – ANSWER-exaggerated *L*umbar curvature
What is *kyphosis*? – ANSWER-exaggerated thoracic curvature
(can be seen w/osteoporosis)
What structures will be affected by a fracture of the *surgical
neck*? – ANSWER-axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex
artery
