When palpating the spine of a patient during your assessment, you are feeling the:
A) spinous processes.
B) vertebral bodies.
C) transverse vertebral processes.
D) vertebral pedicles.

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When palpating the spine, you are feeling the spinous processes, which are the bony projections off of the vertebral arch that can be felt along the midline of the back. The vertebral bodies, transverse vertebral processes, and vertebral pedicles are not typically felt during this assessment.

When Palpating the Spine of a Patient During Your Assessment