Crianal II

Question 1

Flexion head

Answer 1

. Transverse diameter widened and AP diameter shortened 
. Sphenoid and occiput low 
. Ears flare out 
. Orbits wide and protruding 
. Palate flat and wide 
. Wide flat cheekbones

Question 2

Extension head

Answer 2

. Transverse diameter narrowed, AP elongated
. Sphenoid and occiput high
. Ears close to head

. Orbits narrow and recessed
. Palate high and arched
. Narrow high cheek bones

Question 3

SBS compression

Answer 3

. Basisphenoid and basiocciput are held forced together
. Limits SBS motion
. CRI minimal or no motion

Question 4

Cranial torsion

Answer 4

. Dysfunction named for high great wing of sphenoid
. Left torsion: left moves ant-inf. And right moves post-sup., combined motion is torquing w/ sphenoid rotating to the right (making left side higher) and occiput rotating left
. Right torsion: opposite
. If torsion present, it will move freer in direction of torsion
. Torsion causes orbit tto be higher and wider, maxillae externally rotated, and palate wide and flat on side of high greater wing

Question 5

Sidebending-rotations in cranial

Answer 5

. Sphenoid and occiput rotate in same direction about AP axis while sidebending in opposite directions about 2 vertical axes
. Named for concavity
. Concavity side moves down and out (more wide), other side move up and in (more narrow)

Question 6

Cranial lateral strain

Answer 6

. Lateral displacement of SBS
. Translate sphenoid to right and left, named in direction of freer motion
. Produces parallelogram head

Question 7

Cranial vertical strain

Answer 7

. Great wings move opposite the direction of basisphenoid
. Inf. Strain: index fingers sup., pinkies move inf. About signal plane
. Sup. Strain: index fingers move inf., pinkies move sup, (dump out bucket)