NBCE Part II Chiropractic principles 2025 What is Myopathology? - answer>>>Spasm or hypertonicity of muscles as a result of compensation, facilitation, Hilton's law(mm and joint supplied by same nerve) or any combination (acute=spasm, if chronic becomes atrophy) What is Histopathology? - answer>>>Damage on the cellular level via subluxation. This component relates to inflammation (release of histamines, prostagladins and kinins) Can cause 5 signs of inflammation: redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), pain (dolor), loss of function (functio laesa) cellular flow of inflamm proccess What is Pathophysiology? - answer>>>hormonal and chemical effects -imbalances- related to inflammation-stress syndrome end result of VSC=dis-ease What is the Neurological reflex model? - answer>>>All reflex arcs must involve the spinal cord. A reflex arc is where sensory meets motor. Reflexes are named by "cause then effect" Somatic (somato) - refers to skin, bone, muscle, nerve Visceral - autonomic - organs, blood, lymph Psycho - thinking about something ex. Gallstones refer pain to the right shoulder (viscerosomatic reflex) What is the Gate Control Theory of Pain? - answer>>>Within the substantia gelatinosa (lamina II of the gray matter), several factors are able to block or facilitate the transmission of pain-producing impulses to the thalamus, the degree of which