Introduction to Cranial

Question 1

If the cranial rhythmic impulse was compared to a structure of an animal, it would most appropriately be compared to a _________.

Answer 1

Fish’s gills

Question 2

Similar to the circulation of lymphatics in the body being promoted by muscle contraction, the flow of CSF in the cranium is promoted by the ________.

Answer 2

Craniosacral mechanism

Question 3

One of the goals of cranial OMT is to treat ________ somatic components.

Answer 3

Facilitated

Question 4

Circulatory stasis of the cerebral vasculature is most likely due to ________.

Answer 4

Venous congestion

Question 5

“The collection of components when operating in synchrony produce what is the most basic motion which supports and sustains life” describes the ________.

Answer 5

Primary Respiratory Mechanism

Question 6

Strain of the petrosphenoid ligament is associated with dysfunction of the ________.

Answer 6

Extrinsic eye muscles

Question 7

________ was responsible for discovering the cranial mechanisms and essentially creating cranial OMT.

Answer 7

William Sutherland

Question 8

Strain of the dural extension is associated with ________.

Answer 8

Circulatory obstruction