AK Neurological Reflex Integration & Brain-Body Connection Flashcards

The Bennett's vascular neurolymphatic reflexes in AK are located primarily on the:

Answer: Skull

Bennett's reflexes are contact points found on the skull that, when held, are believed to improve vascular circulation to associated organs and muscles.

Which of the following best describes the role of the reticular activating system (RAS) in AK muscle testing?

Answer: It regulates arousal and alertness, influencing the overall tone and reliability of muscle responses

The RAS modulates cortical arousal; low arousal states can produce global muscle weakness unrelated to local structural dysfunction.

In AK, the concept of 'ocular lock' describes:

Answer: How eye position can facilitate or inhibit specific muscle groups during testing

Eye position influences tonic neck reflex patterns and cerebellar-cortical pathways, causing certain muscles to strengthen or weaken depending on gaze direction.

The proprioceptive system most relevant to AK's muscle testing validity is the:

Answer: Muscle spindle (la afferent fibers)

Muscle spindles detect changes in muscle length and send la afferent signals that directly influence the gamma motor system and tone assessed during AK testing.

A hypertonic 'facilitated segment' in the spinal cord causes:

Answer: Abnormally low stimulation threshold that keeps associated muscles in a state of excess tone

A facilitated segment has a lowered threshold so that almost any afferent input triggers excessive efferent output, maintaining chronic hypertonicity in segmentally related muscles.

In AK, the term 'cloacal reflex' or 'cloacal dysfunction' refers to:

Answer: Neurological disorganization linked to pelvic floor reflex imbalance affecting whole-body muscle testing

Cloacal dysfunction is a form of neurological disorganization involving pelvic floor reflexes that can produce system-wide testing inconsistencies in AK.