Instumentation

Question 1

What are the purposes for instrumentation?

Answer 1

When to and when not to adjust

Satisfies the “tissue tone” of part

Question 2

What are the limitations for instrumentation?

Answer 2

Examiner reliability is initially low
Clinical presentation of epidermis
Physiological variability

Question 3

What are the clinical presentations of epidermis?

Answer 3

Burn
Blemish
Infection
Fever
Perspiration

Question 4

With instrumentation what are you assessing?

Answer 4

Vasomotor function
ANS
Dermal Microcvasculature

Question 5

Insturmenation is important for?

Answer 5

Ambient Control

Question 6

Ambient control is?

Answer 6

Dermatome specific

Question 7

Ambient control begins with cutaneous sensory input from the

Answer 7

Skin

Question 8

Warmth receptors are?

Answer 8

Unmyelinated

Question 9

Cold receptors are?

Answer 9

Myelinated (saltory)

Question 10

With neurological pathway the signal enters the cord as an?

Answer 10

Afferent sensory input and synapses in dorsal horn

Question 11

The tract of lissauer sorts between?

Answer 11

Pain and temperature

Question 12

The next synapse is from gray matter to white matter to become?

Answer 12

Lateral Spinothalamic Tract

Question 13

The lateral spinothalmic tract ascends into the brain carrying the cutaneous message and terminates at the?

Answer 13

Vental Posterolateral nucleus of thalamus

Question 14

The thalamus functions as a sorting?

Answer 14

Relay

Question 15

Thalamus synapses to?

Answer 15

Brodmann area 3,1,2

Question 16

Thalamus also synapses to?

Answer 16

Insular Cortex

Question 17

The anterior portion of the insular cortex regulates?

Answer 17

Viscero-autonomic function

Question 18

Insula forwards message to?

Answer 18

Hypothalmus

Question 19

Anterior hypothalamic nucleus regulates?

Answer 19

Autonomic Function

Question 20

Anterior hypothalamic nucleus becomes a?

Answer 20

Descending autonomic tract which passes through brainstem

Question 21

The descending autonomic tract travels to the original site of?

Answer 21

Dermatomal Thermoregulation

Question 22

The original site of dermatomal thermoregulation is the?

Answer 22

Preganglionic sympathetic fiber

Question 23

Preganglionic sympathetic fibers will synapse with the?

Answer 23

Sympathetic paravertebral ganglionic chain

Question 24

Preganglionic sympathetic fibers will neurotransmit AcH and stimulate a nicotinic postganglionic fiber which will tranmit?

Answer 24

Epinepherine

Question 25

This will terminate at the?

Answer 25

Tunica Media

Question 26

The descending autonomic tract passes through?

Answer 26

Brainstem