CPA 1 Material

Question 1

Where are all of your fingers for vault contact?

Answer 1

Index - greater sphenoid wings
Middle - anterior to ear
Ring - on mastoid process
Pinky - occiput

Palms- lightly rests on parietals
Thumbs- gently contacts frontal

Question 2

What is the lateral strain named for?

Answer 2

Direction of the BASE of the sphenoid

Question 3

What are the axes for a lateral strain? Which direction do they move in?

Answer 3

Two vertical axes

Same direction

Question 4

What is a vertical strain named for?

Answer 4

The direction of the BASE of the sphenoid

Question 5

What are the axes for a vertical strain? Same or opposite directions?

Answer 5

Two axes that are horizontal

Same direction

Question 6

What is torsion based on?

Answer 6

Named for the GREATER WING of the sphenoid

Question 7

What axes are in torsion? What direction are they moving in?

Answer 7

There is one anterior posterior axis for torsion

They move in opposite directions

Question 8

What is the sidebending rotation named for?

Answer 8

The convexity developed in the cranium

Question 9

What are the axes in sidebending? What directions?

Answer 9

3 axes: 1 anterior posterior and 2 vertical

Same direction for anterior posterior

Opposite for verticals

Question 10

Location and muscle associated with: pc1 inion

Answer 10

Inferior nuchal line, lateral to inion

Muscle: rectus capitis minor

Question 11

Location and muscle associated with: pc1 occiput

Answer 11

Inferior nuchal line, between inion and mastoid

Obliquus capitis superior

Question 12

Location and muscle associated with: pc2 occiput

Answer 12

Inferior nuchal line, between inion and mastoid (in the middle between pc1 inion and occiput)

Semispinalis capitis

Question 13

Location and muscle associated with: pc2

Answer 13

Superior aspect of c2

Rectus capitis and obliquus capitis inferior

Question 14

Where are your fingers for the frontal occipital contact hold

Answer 14

Occipital hand is resting on the table and cradling the patient’s head and occiput

Frontal hand:
Thumb is on the greater sphenoid wing, just inferior to the frontozygomatic suture

Index or middle finger is on the other greater wing

Palm rests gently on the anterior aspect of the frontal bone

Question 15

What is the hold for becker contact

Answer 15

Thumbs on greater sphenoid wings

Index - mastoid processes

Middle to pinky fingers- rest on occiput with middle finger posterior to OM suture

Palms cup the occiput and posterior aspect of the parietals