NBCE Part 2 Chiropractic Board Exam Review Test

pg. 1 NBCE Part 2 Chiropractic Board Exam Review Test Bank Newest 2025 with 700 Questions and Correct Answers (100% correct answers)| NBCE Part II Chiropractic Board Practice Exam Test Bank

If a patient presents with low back pain that continues into the buttock and leg to below the knee, what is the most likely diagnosis?

• lumbar facet syndrome
• nerve root irritation due to disc, stenosis, or tumor
• cauda equina syndrome
• muscle strain - ANSWER-b. nerve root irritation due to disc, stenosis, or tumor

In ankylosing spondylitis, which symptom is NOT commonly associated with the condition?

• increases in stiffness with activity
• onset of back pain before the age of 40
• the presence of morning stiffness
• men are affected 3 times more often than women - ANSWER-a. increases in

stiffness with activity

If a 25-year-old patient presents with chronic, localized neck pain or stiffness

aggravated by specific movements, the most likely diagnosis is:

• torticollis 1 / 4

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• osteoarthritis of the cervical spine
• cervical subluxation
• cervical disc lesion - ANSWER-c. cervical subluxation

Sway-back posture is usually associated with:

• decreased thoracic kyphosis
• shortened hamstring muscles
• anterior tilt of the pelvis
• flexion of the knees - ANSWER-b. shortened hamstring muscles

Movement within the "spinal motion unit" occurs within a three-joint complex.What proportion of the axial compressive load is carried by the intervertebral discs?

• 40% to 60%
• 50% to 70%
• 60% to 80%
• 70% to 90% - ANSWER-c. 60% to 80%

Postural findings of a high mastoid with level shoulders and no head rotation is

suggestive of:

• a superior occiput on the high side or an inferior occiput on the low side
• a posterior occiput on the high side
• a posterior C1 on the low side
• a posterior and inferior C2 on the high side - ANSWER-a. a superior occiput on

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Accessory joint motions can best be described as:

• involuntary movements necessary for normal joint function
• involuntary movements not necessary for normal joint function
• voluntary movements necessary for normal joint motion
• voluntary movements not necessary for normal joint function - ANSWER-a.

involuntary movements necessary for normal joint function

All of the following are true pertaining to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis except:

• hueter-volkmann principle may be present
• this occurs most commonly in females 12-16 years of age
• a right convex thoracic type scoliosis is most common
• this is the least common type of idiopathic scoliosis - ANSWER-D. This the

least common type of idiopathic scoliosis

The knee is flexed fully in which projection?

• AP ankle
• tangenital projection
• lateral knee
• tunnel projection - ANSWER-B. Tangenital projection

The tube tilt is ________ degrees in the AP ankle film.

• 15
• 0
• 20 3 / 4

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• 45 - ANSWER-B. 0

The dorsiplantar foot radiographic projection does not demonstrate the

• cuneiforms
• metatarsals
• phalanges
• posterior tubercle of the calcaneus - ANSWER-D. Posterior tubercle of the

calcaneus

The tube tilt is cephalad in which of the following?

• tangenital view
• dorsiplantar foot view
• medial oblique foot view
• AP knee view - ANSWER-D. AP knee view

Which view has a central ray of the 3rd metatarsal?

• medial oblique foot

b.lateral foot

• lateral ankle
• skyline projection - ANSWER-A. Medial oblique foot

Which is not true of the lateral ankle view?

• demonstrates ankle joint, fibula, tibia and talus
• central ray is through medial malleolus
• taken on a 11 x 14 film
• there is not tube tilt - ANSWER-C. Taken on a 11 x 14 film
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