Physiology of OMM II

Question 1

Which bone is an example of a tensegrity structure composed of prestressed and triangulated components?

Answer 1

Femur

Question 2

How mechanical forces and tensions are transmitted through tissue and extracellular matrix is known as ________.

Answer 2

Mechanotransduction

Question 3

________ pathways from the brain modulate input by either suppressing or enhancing our sensitivity to pain.

Answer 3

Descending

Question 4

Among the peptides that are involved in the composition of linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton (LINC), ________ is an example of tensegrity on a small scale.

Answer 4

Lamin

Question 5

What structures does the endocannabinoid system affect?

Answer 5

Spinal cord

Cerebellum

Cerebral cortex

Amygdala

Hippocampus

Hypothalamus

Basal ganglia

Question 6

In biotensegrity, the ________ are homologous to the tension elements.

Answer 6

Muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia

Question 7

At what level does nociception become conscious perception of pain?

Answer 7

Thalamocortical

Question 8

Forces that impact the body with residual effects result in ________.

Answer 8

Injury

Question 9

The ________ system is part of the body’s inherent complex self-regulatory homeostatic system.

Answer 9

Endocannabinoid

Question 10

________ is a chronic state of disordered homeostasis that allows survival fo the organism at the expense of its well-being.

Answer 10

Allostasis

Question 11

In biotensegrity, the ________ are homologous to the discontinuous compression resistant struts.

Answer 11

Bones