Free board review book · Dr. Akash Garg, DC
Chiropractic Boards Part I: Basic Sciences Review
Fourteen chapters that follow the six Part I domains and their weights on the published test plan. Every chapter has original labeled diagrams, high-yield tables, board tips, clinical links to chiropractic practice, a glossary and a self check.
General Anatomy 20%Spinal Anatomy 22%Physiology 18%Chemistry 13%Pathology 16%Microbiology 11%
Chapter 1 · General AnatomyTopographical Anatomy and the Appendicular SkeletonPlanes, terminology and the body's regions; The integument; Osteology of the upper limb; Osteology of the lower limb; Arthrology and syndesmology of the appendicular skeletonChapter 2 · General AnatomyAppendicular Muscles, Nerves and VesselsMuscles of the shoulder girdle and arm; Muscles of the forearm and hand; Brachial plexus and the vessels of the upper limb; Muscles of the hip, thigh, leg and foot; Lumbosacral plexus and the vessels of the lower limbChapter 3 · General AnatomyVisceral Anatomy: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Digestive, Urogenital and Endocrine SystemsThe heart, great vessels and lymphatic system; The respiratory system; The digestive system; The urogenital system; The endocrine glandsChapter 4 · Spinal AnatomyThe Vertebral Column: Bones, Joints, Ligaments and MusclesOsteology of the axial skeleton; Arthrology of the spine; Syndesmology: the ligaments of the spine and pelvis; Myology of the axial skeleton; Development and variants of the spineChapter 5 · Spinal AnatomyThe Spinal Cord and Central Nervous SystemMeninges, cerebrospinal fluid and the ventricles; Gross and internal anatomy of the spinal cord; Ascending and descending tracts; The brainstem and cranial nerve nuclei; Cerebrum, diencephalon, cerebellum and their blood supplyChapter 6 · Spinal AnatomyPeripheral and Autonomic Nervous Systems and the Special SensesSpinal nerves, rami, dermatomes and myotomes; The cranial nerves; The autonomic nervous system; The eye and vision; The ear, balance, taste and smellChapter 7 · PhysiologyNeurophysiology and Muscle PhysiologyMembranes, resting potential and the action potential; Synapses and neurotransmitters; Sensory and motor physiology; Skeletal muscle physiology; Smooth and cardiac muscle and muscle energeticsChapter 8 · PhysiologyCardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal PhysiologyThe heart as a pump; Hemodynamics and blood pressure control; Respiratory physiology; Renal physiology; Body fluids, electrolytes and acid base balanceChapter 9 · PhysiologyGastrointestinal, Endocrine, Reproductive and Exercise PhysiologyGastrointestinal physiology; Endocrine physiology I: hormone signaling and the hypothalamic pituitary axes; Endocrine physiology II: metabolic and calcium regulating hormones; Reproductive physiology; Exercise and sports physiologyChapter 10 · ChemistryBiomolecules: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Enzymes and Nucleic AcidsCarbohydrates; Lipids; Amino acids, peptides and proteins; Enzymes; Nucleotides and nucleic acidsChapter 11 · ChemistryMetabolism, Bioenergetics, Hormones, Vitamins and MineralsBiochemical energetics; Carbohydrate metabolism and its control; Lipid and amino acid metabolism; Biochemistry of hormones; Vitamins and mineralsChapter 12 · PathologyGeneral Pathology: Cell Injury, Inflammation, Neoplasia, Genetics and ImmunopathologyFundamentals of pathology: cell injury, adaptation and death; Inflammation, repair and hemodynamic disorders; Neoplasia; Genetic and congenital disorders; Immune, environmental and nutritional disordersChapter 13 · PathologySystemic Pathology: Musculoskeletal, Nervous and Organ System DiseaseDisorders of bone; Disorders of joints, connective tissue and muscle; Disorders of the nervous system; Cardiovascular and respiratory disease; Gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine and hematologic diseaseChapter 14 · MicrobiologyMicrobiology, Immunology and Public HealthImmunology; Bacteria; Viruses and prions; Fungi and parasites; Epidemiology and disease control