NBCE PART 2 – PRACTICES EXAM LATEST 2025-2026
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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• Candidates preparing for the NBCE Part 2 – Practices Exam.
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• Candidates working toward exam confidence, accuracy, and passing success.
List the Five-Component Model of Vertebral Subluxation Complex - answer-1. Neuropathiophysiology
2. Kinesiopathophysiology
3. Myopathology
4. Histopathology
5. Pathophysiology (Biomechanical)
Who is the creator of the Five-component model of vertebral subluxation complex? - answer-Faye
Neuropathophysiology (Faye model) - answer-biomechanical insult to nerve tissue is proposed to cause
neural dysfunction in three forms, individually or in combination
What is Irritation in regards Neuropathophysiology in the Faye model - answer-(sustained hyperactivity)
of nerve receptors or nerve tissue. This irritation results in FACILITATION.
,What is the result of Compression/Mechanical Insult in the Faye Neuropathophysiology component? -
answer-(pressure, stretching, angulation, or distortion) in the intervertebral foramina results in
DECREASED axoplasmic flow. End result being degen. which is exhibited as muscle atrophy, anethesia
and sympathetic atonia.
What is the result of decreased axoplasmic transport in regards to neuropathophysiology portion of
Faye's subluxation model? - answer-alters development, growth and maintenance of cells or structures
that are dependent on this TROPHIC (growth) influence expressed via the nerve.
What is kinesiopathophysiology in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-decreased as
hypomobility, diminished or absent joint play, or segmental hypermobility due to compensation.
What is myopathology in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-Includes spasm OR hypertonicity
of muscles as a result of compensation, facilitation, Hilton's Law or any combination. (acute = SPASM),
(chronic = ATROPHY)
What is Hilton's law? - answer-a nerve supplying a joint also supplies the muscles which moves the joint
and the skin covering the articular insertion of those muscles
What is Histopathology in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-inflammation, including pain,
heat and swelling and can results from trauma, hypermobile irritation, or can occur as part of the repair
process
What are the 5 signs of inflammation? - answer-redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), Pain
(dolor), and loss of function (funcito laesa)
What is pathophysiology (biochemical) in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-Hormonal and
chemical effects or imbalances related to the pre-inflammatory stress syndrome and the production of
histamines, prostaglandins and bradykinins.
What is the end result of the VSC? - answer-Dis-Ease
What are the acute and chronic reactions to the Posterior horn? - answer-acute = hyperesthesia
, (increase in sensations) chronic
= anethesia (hypo)
What is the acute and chronic reactions to the Anterior Horn? - answer-acute = hypertonicity/spasm
chronic = atrophy
What is the acute and chronic reactions to the Lateral Horn? - answer-acute = sympathetic vasomotor
chronic = sympathetic atonia
What are the four reflexes in the neurological reflex model? - answer-1. Somatosomatic
2. Viscerovisceral
3. Somatovisceral (somatoautonomic)
4. Viscerosomatic
What is the Neurological reflex model? - answer-a basic chiropractic hypothesis that abnormal spinal
biomechanics and muscle dysfunction have effects (via the nervous system) throughout the body and
that the chiropractic adjustment is applied not only to restore ROM and alignment but also to cause or
relive reflex effects in the nervous system.
What is the somatosomatic reflex? - answer-reflexes whose afferents and efferents are somatic nerve
fibers. (a muscle spasm with joint dysfunction)
What is the classic model for the somatosomatic reflex? - answer-Knee-Jerk Reflex
What is the viscerovisceral reflex? - answer-reflex whose afferent and efferents are visceral sensory and
autonomic nerve fibers
What is an example of the viscerovisceral reflex? - answer-kidney insuffiency leading to hypertension
What is the somatovisceral (somatoautonomic) reflex? - answer-reflex whose afferent are somatic
sensory fibers and whose efferents are autonomic efferent fibers.
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
✅ Key Features
• 200 real exam-based questions with verified correct answers.
• Detailed rationales/explanations provided for every answer.
• Newest 2025–2026 edition, fully aligned with NBCE Part 2 exam updates.
• Verified accuracy and graded A+ quality.
• Comprehensive coverage of chiropractic clinical practices, patient management,
diagnostics, and treatment planning.
🎯 Who This Resource Is For
• Candidates preparing for the NBCE Part 2 – Practices Exam.
• Learners aiming to strengthen clinical decision-making and chiropractic practice
skills.
• Educators and mentors seeking a reliable test prep resource.
• Candidates working toward exam confidence, accuracy, and passing success.
List the Five-Component Model of Vertebral Subluxation Complex - answer-1. Neuropathiophysiology
2. Kinesiopathophysiology
3. Myopathology
4. Histopathology
5. Pathophysiology (Biomechanical)
Who is the creator of the Five-component model of vertebral subluxation complex? - answer-Faye
Neuropathophysiology (Faye model) - answer-biomechanical insult to nerve tissue is proposed to cause
neural dysfunction in three forms, individually or in combination
What is Irritation in regards Neuropathophysiology in the Faye model - answer-(sustained hyperactivity)
of nerve receptors or nerve tissue. This irritation results in FACILITATION.
,What is the result of Compression/Mechanical Insult in the Faye Neuropathophysiology component? -
answer-(pressure, stretching, angulation, or distortion) in the intervertebral foramina results in
DECREASED axoplasmic flow. End result being degen. which is exhibited as muscle atrophy, anethesia
and sympathetic atonia.
What is the result of decreased axoplasmic transport in regards to neuropathophysiology portion of
Faye's subluxation model? - answer-alters development, growth and maintenance of cells or structures
that are dependent on this TROPHIC (growth) influence expressed via the nerve.
What is kinesiopathophysiology in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-decreased as
hypomobility, diminished or absent joint play, or segmental hypermobility due to compensation.
What is myopathology in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-Includes spasm OR hypertonicity
of muscles as a result of compensation, facilitation, Hilton's Law or any combination. (acute = SPASM),
(chronic = ATROPHY)
What is Hilton's law? - answer-a nerve supplying a joint also supplies the muscles which moves the joint
and the skin covering the articular insertion of those muscles
What is Histopathology in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-inflammation, including pain,
heat and swelling and can results from trauma, hypermobile irritation, or can occur as part of the repair
process
What are the 5 signs of inflammation? - answer-redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), Pain
(dolor), and loss of function (funcito laesa)
What is pathophysiology (biochemical) in regards Faye's subluxation complex? - answer-Hormonal and
chemical effects or imbalances related to the pre-inflammatory stress syndrome and the production of
histamines, prostaglandins and bradykinins.
What is the end result of the VSC? - answer-Dis-Ease
What are the acute and chronic reactions to the Posterior horn? - answer-acute = hyperesthesia
, (increase in sensations) chronic
= anethesia (hypo)
What is the acute and chronic reactions to the Anterior Horn? - answer-acute = hypertonicity/spasm
chronic = atrophy
What is the acute and chronic reactions to the Lateral Horn? - answer-acute = sympathetic vasomotor
chronic = sympathetic atonia
What are the four reflexes in the neurological reflex model? - answer-1. Somatosomatic
2. Viscerovisceral
3. Somatovisceral (somatoautonomic)
4. Viscerosomatic
What is the Neurological reflex model? - answer-a basic chiropractic hypothesis that abnormal spinal
biomechanics and muscle dysfunction have effects (via the nervous system) throughout the body and
that the chiropractic adjustment is applied not only to restore ROM and alignment but also to cause or
relive reflex effects in the nervous system.
What is the somatosomatic reflex? - answer-reflexes whose afferents and efferents are somatic nerve
fibers. (a muscle spasm with joint dysfunction)
What is the classic model for the somatosomatic reflex? - answer-Knee-Jerk Reflex
What is the viscerovisceral reflex? - answer-reflex whose afferent and efferents are visceral sensory and
autonomic nerve fibers
What is an example of the viscerovisceral reflex? - answer-kidney insuffiency leading to hypertension
What is the somatovisceral (somatoautonomic) reflex? - answer-reflex whose afferent are somatic
sensory fibers and whose efferents are autonomic efferent fibers.
