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ChiroBoards2: Ligaments, Joints, Palpation, and Nervous System

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Holds dens in fovea dentalis of atlas   Transverse Ligament  
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C0 to body of C2, Cross-shaped   Cruciate Ligaments  
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Sides of dens to occipital condyles   Alar ligament  
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Alar Ligament: aka   check ligament  
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Alar Ligament: its purpose is to limit...   rotation of C2  
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Apex of dens to anterior aspect of foramen   Apical Dental Ligament  
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Apical Dental Ligament: its purpose it to limit...   flexion/extension of C2  
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ligaments connecting pia to dura along the spinal cord   Dentate Ligaments  
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Dentate Ligaments: How many?   21 pairs  
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front of vertebral bodies from the sacrum to C2   ALL  
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Continuation of the ALL from ATLAS to OCCIPUT   Anterior atlanto-occipital lig.  
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Anterior atlanto-occipital lig. limits....   extension  
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Runs posteriorly against the vertebral bodies   PLL  
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PLL: wide and thin portions?   wider in cervicals; thinner in lumbars (thinnest at L5)  
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PLL: limits...   flexion  
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Continuation of the PLL from C2 to OCCIPUT   Tectorial membrane  
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Tectorial membrane limits....   flexion  
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Makes up 25% of height of spine   IVD  
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IVD is made of:   Fibrocartilage  
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Lamina to Lamina   Ligamentum Flavum  
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Ligamentum Flavum limits...   flexion  
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Continuation of Ligamentum Flavum from C2 to C1   Posterior Atlantoaxial ligament  
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Continuation of Ligamentum Flavum from C1 to C0   Posterior Atlantooccipital ligament  
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Calcified Posterior Atlantooccipital ligament: aka   Arcuate Foramen  
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Between articular processes   capsular ligament  
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Between intertransverse processes   intertransverse ligament  
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Between spinous processes   Interspinous ligaments  
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From spinous to spinous   Supraspinous ligaments  
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Continuation of the supraspinous ligament from C7 to OCCIPUT   Ligamentum Nuchae  
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A alpha: Sensory fiber   Muscle spindle: joint position sense, vibration sense, 2 point descrimination  
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A alpha: Type of nerve fiber   Muscle spindle detects stretch; 1a motor;  
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A beta: type of sensory fiber   1B Golgi Tendon Organ: senses tension and touch pressure receptor afferents  
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A gamma   Muscle spindle efferent; gamma motor neuron  
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A delta: Fiber type and type of sense   III ; Fast pain (pressure pain, ex. pinch)  
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B fiber   Preganglionic autonomic efferent; white rami communicantes  
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C fiber: Fiber type and type of sense   IV ; slow pain, temperature afferent; postganglionic autonomic efferent; gray rami communicantes  
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Rubrospinal fxn   proximal muscle flexors of upper extremities  
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Reticulospinal fxn   extensor mm. of back and arms (except any back muscles innervated by a plexus)  
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Tectospinal fxn   neck muscles reflexive to light and sound  
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Vestibulospinal fxn   Extensors of back and legs  
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Corticospinal fxn   flexors of distal extremities  
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Corticospinal: special type of large cells   Giant Cells of Betz  
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Spinothalamic Lateral fxn   pain and temperature  
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Spinothalamic Ventral fxn   crude touch and pressure  
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Receptors of the Dorsal Columna (3)   Meissner's/Merkel's, Pacinian, Ruffini  
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Dorsal Column fxn (4)   CONSCIOUS proprioception; vibration; joint position sense; 2 point discrimination  
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Meissner's/Merkel's receptor   Touch  
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Pacinian receptor   vibration  
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Ruffini receptor   joint position sense  
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Spinocerebellar   UNCONSCIOUS proprioception  
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Muscle Spindle Cell: Type and Fxn   Type 1a fiber; picks up STRETCH  
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Golgi Tendon Organ: Type and Fxn   Type 1b fiber; picks up TENSION  
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Astrocytes store   glucose (also forms blood brain barrier)  
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Microglia aka   Macrophages (in the brain)  
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Ependymal cells line what structures?   ventricles and produce CSF  
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Oligodendrocytes produce   myelin in the cns  
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MS   demyelination of CNS  
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Schwann cells   come from neural crest cells to produce myelin in the PNS  
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Meissner's and Auerbach's plexuses   From neural crest cells and allows for peristalsis  
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Meissner's vs. Auerback's: histology   Meissner's = Mucosal ; Auerbach's = muscular  
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Renshaw cells   from neural crest cells and inhibit alpha motor neuron (-) feedback  
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4 parasympathetic CN's   CN III, VII, IX, X  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart : T1-T4   Heart and lungs  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart: T5-T9   Stomach (GERD)  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart: T4   Gallbladder  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart: T6-T10   Liver, Pancreas, GALLBLADDER  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart: T10-T12   Kidney (UTI)  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart: L1-L2   Ovary, Colon (sympathetically driven)  
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Meric (DumDum) Chart: Sacrum   Colon, Uterus (parasympathetically driven)  
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IVF Boundaries: anterior   bodies and IVD  
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IVF Boundaries: superior and inferior   Pedicles  
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IVF Boundaries: Posterior   facet joints  
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Nerve root sheaths occupy___________% of the IVF   35-50%  
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50-65% of the IVF foramen contains the following: (6 structures)   Loose areolar tissue, adipose tissue, spinal artery, veins, lymphatics, an recurrent meningeal nerve.  
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Compression of IVF : (4 affected structures)   Fat/V.A.N (Veins, arteries, nerves)  
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Structure that is inside the IVF that is MOST sensitive to compression and MOST affected by subluxation.   Dorsal Root Ganglia  
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Least to Greatest Pressure Changes in Disc: Based on body positioning   Recumbent-->Standing-->Sitting-->Sitting with forward lean--> Jumping  
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Weakest part of the disc   posterolateral aspect (due to narrower PLL)  
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Compressive load on disc causes fracture of this structure first   End plate (with no herniation)  
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Nutrition to the disc by way of______________   imbibition (motion)  
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Ankylosis   pathological fusion of bones across a joint  
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Allodynia   perception of pain from a normally non painful stimulus  
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Axonotmesis   Type II nerve injury; disruption of axon with Wallerian degeneration, resulting in temporary paralysis and sensory changes.  
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Hyperemia   presence of excess blood in the vessels supplying a particular region of the body  
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Hysteresis   loss of energy during cyclic loading and unloading of viscoelastic substance, i.e. jumping  
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Meniscoid   intra-articular synovial tabs  
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Muscle spindle   receptor sensitive to stretch (length) of intrafusal fibers  
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Neuropraxia: definition   Type I nerve injury; local nerve conduction block (nerve pressure or blunt trauma) with no physical disruption of axon  
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Neuropraxia: results in   transient paralysis, slight sensory changes, and no reaction of degeneration.  
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Neuropraxia: recovery time range   hours to days  
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Axonotmesis: recovery time range   weeks to months  
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Neurotmesis: definition   Type III nerve Injury; partial or complete severance of the nerve. Full reaction of degeneration with no recovery possible  
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Sinu-vertebral nerve: aka   Recurrent meningeal nerve  
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Sinu-vertrebral nerve: afferents supply   Free nerve endings connected to fascia, ligaments, periosteum, intervertebral joints, and IVD  
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Sinu-vertebral nerve: goes to which ligaments and tissue? (3)   PLL; Ligamentum Flavum; and Anterior Dura (NOT THE ALL)  
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Soma (somatic) refers to   refers to skin, bone, nerve, and muscle  
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Vertebral arteries begin at what nerve root?   C6  
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Viscera refers to   autonomic organs, blood, and lymph  
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Vitalism   The principle that maintains the laws of physics and chemistry cannot explain the nature of life.  
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Hilton's Law   Trunk of a nerve sends branches to a particular muscle; the joint moved by the muscle and skin overlying the muscle insertion.  
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Hilton's Law: Patho application   Altered nerve activity to a muscle may be associated with altered nerve activity to the segmentally related spinal joints.  
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Heuter Volkmann's Law   Increased epiphyseal pressure leads to decreased growth and vice versa. (Scheuermann's Dx**)  
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Bell-Magendie   Anterior horn of the cord is motor while the posterior horn is sensory  
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