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Name three ways to help you in a situation if someone makes a negative comment to or about you.
1. Don't get angry or defensive. 2. The person who made the comment may just be kidding. 3. If a comment is truly out of line, take the opportunity to educate. 4. People are often fearful of what they do not understand. 5. Learn to walk away. (e.g. from pages 8 & 9 of Ethics book)
If a client is uncomfortable, what are some ways they might express this during a massage?
1. Muscles tensing in other parts of the body, 2. pulling the drape more tightly around them, 3. fidgeting on the table, 4. making a fist, 5. holding their breath, 6. talking nervously, 7. bouncing their foot. (e.g. from page 13 of Ethics book)
What will teaching your client to perform certain exercises between massage sessions on his or her own do?
A&B only (help to stretch and strengthen their muscles, and enhance the results of the deep tissue therapy)
What will teaching your client to perform certain exercises between massage sessions on his or her own do?
A&B only (help to stretch and strengthen their muscles, enhance the results of the deep tissue therapy)
Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex hormones results in skin bronzing, feeling of burn-out, and suppression of the immune system; this condition is known as:
Addision's disease
Which of the following statements is correct?
All of the above (A. The rectus abdominus muscle assists the hamstrings of the posterior thigh in pulling the base of the pelvis anteriorly. B. The quadratus lumborum is the deepset abdominal muscle and forms the back wall of the abdominal cavity. C. The quadratus lumborum counterbalances the rectus abdominus by elevating the iliac crests and moving the base of the pelvis posteriorly. D. The abdominal muscles provide support for the lower spine and assist in holding the viscera in place.)
Through which of the following ways do human beings receive energy?
All of the above (the air we breathe, the sensory input received by the nervous system and sense organs, the food we eat)
Which of the following statements is correct?
All of the above are correct statements. (The rectus abdominus muscle assists the hamstrings of the posterior thigh in pulling the base of the pelvis anteriorly. The quadratus lumborum is the deepest abdominal muscle and forms the back wall of the abdominal cavity. The quadratus lumborum counterbalances the rectus abdominus by elevating the iliac crests and moving the base of the pelvis posteriorly.The abdominal muscles provide support for the lower spine and assist in holding the viscera in place.
Release of the cranial, facial, and jaw muscles completes the balance of the upper pole and integrates the head to the neck. What does relaxation of this area do?
B&C only (It reduces mental agitation. It diminishes stress levels.)
Release of the cranial, facial, and jaw muscles completes the balance of the upper pole and integrates the head to the neck. What does relaxation of this area do?
B&C only (it reduces mental agitation, it diminishes stress levels)
Whay would you assess factors such as the client's facial expressions, vocal tone, and gestures both while receiving bodywork and afterward?
Because you want to determine the client's pain tolerance level.
Why would you assess factors such as the client's facial expressions, vocal tone, and gestures both while receiving bodywork and afterward?
Because you want to determine the client's pain tolerance level.
Who is credited as the founder of neuromuscular therapy or trigger point release work?
Dr. Janet Travell
Who is creditied as the founder of neuromuscular therapy or trigger point release work?
Dr. Janet Travell
After the integrated deep tissue session, what should the therapist do?
Encourage the client to reflect on their feelings and sensations.
T/F An increased firing of the parasympathetic nervous system causes increased cardiac output.
FALSE
T/F Blood drained from the heart after cardiac circulation returns to the left atrium of the heart.
FALSE
T/F Cardiac output is calculated by multiplying the stroke volume by the systolic blood pressure.
FALSE
T/F Diastolic pressure is the blood pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular contraction.
FALSE
T/F Hypotension is diastolic blood pressure below 100mmHg.
FALSE
T/F Massage therapist are able to diagnose and treat medical conditions as well as provide psychological evauations and counseling.
FALSE
T/F Massage therapists are able to diagnose and treat medical conditions as well as provide psycological evaluations and counseling.
FALSE
T/F Stretching on one's own after receiving a deep tissue therapy treatment is contraindicated.
FALSE
T/F The brachial artery branches to form the femoral and popliteal arteries.
FALSE
T/F The portion of the aorta in the abdominopelvic cavity is know as the thoracic aorta.
FALSE
T/F The semilunar valves prevent the backflow of blood into the artia when the ventricles are contracting.
FALSE
The _____ are nerve receptors within the tendons that determine the degree of tone in the muscle.
Golgi tendon organs
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding integrated deep tissue therapy?
It combines several modalities that emphasize different aspects and qualities of the myofascial system.
Why is integrated deep tissue therapy not considered to be a form of structural integration in the Rolfing tradition?
It does not follow the progressive, 10-session series plan characteristic of Rolfing.
Why is the integrated deep tissue therapy not considered to be a form of structural integration in the Rolfing tradition?
It does not follow the progressive, 10-session series plan characteristic of Rolfing.
Which one of the following is NOT true of color blindness?
It occurs most often in women.
_____ is a style of bodywork that encourages the flow of Qi (life energy) through channels know as meridians.
Shiatsu
_____is a style of bodywork that encourages the flow of Qi (life energy) through channels known as meridians.
Shiatsu
What are the techniques used to warm up the myofascia and enhance metabolic functioning by increasing blood flow through the body?
Swedish and cross fiber techniques
What are two techniques used to warm up the myofascia and enhance metabolic functioning by increasing blood flow through the body?
Swedish and cross fiber techniques
T/F An increase in blood vessel diameter causes arterial blood pressure to decrease.
TRUE
T/F Arteries always carry blood away from the heart.
TRUE
T/F Capillaries are composed only of tunica intima.
TRUE
T/F Deep tissue stroke should not only be done on the affected muscles but also on the surrounding muscles to release fascial adhering a nd reduce the build-up of scar tissue.
TRUE
T/F Deep tissue strokes should not only be done on the affected muschles but also on the surrounding muscles to release fascial adhering and reduce the buil-up of scar tissue.
TRUE
T/F Deep tissue strokes should not only be done on the affected muscles but also on the surrounding muscles to release fascial adhering and reduce the build-up of scar tissue.
TRUE
T/F Exchanges between blood and tissue cells occur in capillary beds.
TRUE
T/F For changes brought about by deep tissue therapy to become permanent, the client must activate the recalibrated reflex arcs through volitional movement based on the body's new alignment.
TRUE
T/F For changes brought about by deep tissue therapy to become permanent, the clinet must activate the recalibrated reflex arcs through volitional movement based on the body's new alignment.
TRUE
T/F Reductions in venous return cause reductions in both stroke volume and cardiac output.
TRUE
T/F The alternate name fo the bicuspid valve is the mitral valve.
TRUE
T/F The application of strokes running perpendicular to the direction of the muscle fibers is referred to as a cross fiber technique.
TRUE
T/F The average heart beats aproximately 75 times each minute at rest.
TRUE
T/F The hepatic veins drain the blood from the liver and returns it to the inferior vena cava.
TRUE
T/F The overriding goal of integrated deep tissue therapy is to establish an internal environment whereby energy may be taken into the body, utilized, and dissipated back into the environment in a fluid, efficient manner.
TRUE
T/F The three branches of the aortic arch are the brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
TRUE
T/F The umbilical vein carries blood rich in nutrients and oxygen to the fetus.
TRUE
The Wellness Model proposed by Dr. John Travis was centered on which concept?
That optimal health and well-being may be achieved by integrated systems working synergistically.
Dr. Ida Rolf developed a 10-session method of bodywork that involves manipulation of which of the following?
The fascial network to realign the vertical axis of the body to the Earth's gravitational field
Which of the following statements is true?
The principle of counterbalancing relationships applies not only over a series of bodywork session but also within each session.
Which of the following statements is true?
The principle of counterbalancing relationships applies not only over a series of bodywork sessions but also within each session.
What is the primary function of deep tissue therapy?
To reduce the level of stress on the body resulting from chronically shortened muscles
What is the primary function of deep tissue therapy?
To reduce the level of stress on the body resulting from chronically shortened muscles.
The core includes which of the following areas?
abdomen, thigh, and pelvis
Showing the responsibility or proof of performing a task or duty:
accountability
Through which of the following ways do human beings recieve energy?
all of the above (the air we breathe, sensory input received by the nervous system and sense organs, the foot we eat)
Generalized vasoconstriction occurs as a result of:
an increase in sympathetic nervous system firing
Chest pain resulting from the loss of oxygen to heart cells is called;
angina pectoris
Which one of the following is NOT an anterior pituitary hormone?
antidiuretic
Diabetes insipidus is caused by hyposecretion of:
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
The path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system is:
arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, venules, veins
Which hormone, released by the heart, prevents aldosterone release in order to lower blood pressure?
atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
What you personally feel is true:
beliefs
The thyroid gland is located:
below the Adam's apple
Insulin is produced by cells of the pancreatic islets called:
beta cells
Limits between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors is:
boundaries
The pancreas is located:
close to the stomach
A document stating an individual's or group's beliefs, standards, and ethical expectations:
code of ethics
The membrane that covers the outer surface of the eye and lines the eyelids is the...
conjunctiva
Which one of the following correctly lists the order of the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye:
cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor
A therapist attributing thoughts or feelings about another person to the client is called:
countertransference
Hyposecretion of thyroxine in childhood leads to a disease known as:
cretinism
The customary beliefs, habits, and traits of a racial, religious, or social group, often depending on one's country and language:
culture
Limits for keeping therapeutic sessions focused on the client's body rather than on emotions:
emotional boundaries
Which system produces chemical messagers know as hormones?
endocrine system
Pressure on trigger points may instigate release of two natural pain fighters, called enkephalin and _____.
endorphines
Pressure on trigger points may instigate release of two natural pain fighters, called enkephalin and _____.
endorphins
The "fight-or-flight" response triggers the release of:
epinephrine
Which of the following increases heart rate?
epinephrine
Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla?
epinephrine
An individual's or group's standards of behavior:
ethics
The six muscles attached to the outer surface of the eye that produce gross eye movements and make it possible for the eyes to follow objects are the...
extrinsic or external eye muscles
Which one of the following nerves serves the anterior tongue:
facial
The hormones that stimulates follicle development by female ovaries and sperm development by male testes is:
follicle-stimulating hormone
How does treatment of the shoulder and upper arm proceed?
from proximal to distal
The eye condition resulting from the inability of the aqueous humor to drain from the eye is called...
glaucoma
An enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from a deficiency of dietary iodine is called:
goiter
The _____ are nerve receptors within the tendons that determine the degree of tone in the muscle.
golgi tendon organs
Hearing receptors within the spiral organ of Corti are called:
hair cells
Which of these events is NOT associated with ventricular systole?
heart is relaxed
Most endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones; this type of stimulus is called:
hormonal stimulus
Equilibrium receptors are located in the:
inner ear
Which of the following hormones decreases blood glucose levels?
insulin
A form used in most practices in which clients provide information about their health, contact information, and other information that a therapist or other health care provider deems pertinent:
intake form
What sturcture divides the left from the right ventricle?
interventricular septum
The element necessary in the diet for proper thyroid function is:
iodine
The right and left renal veins empty blood from the:
kidneys
Rules established and enforced by governing bodies that protect or restrict actions by all citizens or specific parties:
laws
The pointed apex of the heart is oriented toward the:
left hip
Stimulation of sour receptors occurs in response to:
lemons
The biconvex structure that focuses light on the retina is the...
lens
What structure of the eye focuses light on the retina?
lens
Prostaglandins are:
lipid hormones manufactured in cell plasma membranes
Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the:
lungs
Which of the following is NOT an effect of testosterone:
maintenance of pregnancy
The pathway of vibrations through the ossicles from the tympanic membran, or eardrum, to the oval window is:
malleus, incus, stapes
The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep-awake cycles is:
melatonin
The pineal gland produces:
melatonin
Which one of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes mellitus:
moon face
Beliefs about what is right and wrong or good or bad:
morals
Our sense of staticequilibrium is created by the:
movement of otoliths along hair cells
Muscle fibers that cannot lengthen are more likely to be torn during a rapid, forceful movement. Injury is most likely to occur at the _____ junction, or where the tendon blends with the periosteum of the bone.
muscle tendonous
Muscle fibers that cannot lengthen are more likely to be torn during a rapid, forceful movement. Injury is most likely to occur at the _____ junctions, or where the tendon blends with the periosteum of the bone.
musculotendinous
The inability to see distant objeccts is termed "nearsighted" or:
myopia
The external carotid artery serves the skin and muscles of the head and:
neck
Veins:
often have valves to prevent the backflow of blood
The umbilical vein carries:
oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the fetus
Which of the following hormones is NOT classified as a steroid hormone?
oxytocin
Tetany resulting from uncontrolled muscle spasms may indicate a malfunction of the:
parathyroid glands
What forms the body's center of gravity because it attaches the upper and lower portion of the body? (Sensory awareness of this part of the body facilitates well-coordinated full-body movement.)
pelvis
Which of the following is common for right sided congestive heart failure:
peripheral congestion and edema
The friction blood encounters as it flows through the vessels is called:
peripheral resistance
Optimal health and well-being are contingent on the integration of which of the following systems?
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
What is the most important assessment tool that the therapist uses to evaluate a client?
postural evaluation
The shift of authority that can exist in the client-therapist relationship:
power differential
The limits of acceptable professional behavior:
professional boundaries
Growth hormone:
promotes growth in long bones and skeletal muscles
Which one of the following blood vessels carries oxygenated blood?
pulmonary vein
Which one of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation:
pungent
Nerve impulses traveling along the "facilitated nerve pathways" activate pain sensations in a specific portion of the muscle stimulated by their particular nerves. The areas of pain affected by trigger points are called _____ pain zones.
referred
Nerve impulses traveling along the "fascilitated nerve pathways" activate pain sensations in a specific portion of the muscle stimulated by their particular nerves. The areas of pain affected by trigger points are called _____ pain zones.
reffered
Integrated deep tissue therapy is primarilly a nonverbal form of communication with the body's nervous system and soft tissue components, designed to re-educate the _____ to produce more effective movement patterns.
reflex arc
Integrated deep tissue therapy is primarily a nonverbal form of communication with the body's nervous system and soft tissue components, designed to re-educate the _____ to produce more effective movement patterns.
reflex arc
Glucocorticoids do all of the following EXCEPT:
regulate salt content of the blood
Most hormones are:
released upon stimulation by other hormones
Which one of the following areas is NOT a pressure point?
renal artery
The innermost sensory layer of the eye that contains bipolar cells and ganglion cells is the...
retina
The tricuspid valve is located between the:
right atrium and right ventricle
The client's physical areas that a therapist may touch without provoking anxiety; also referred to as the client's "comfort zone":
safety zone
A definition or set of parameters for activities a professional is or is not allowed to perform as defined by t he professional's competency, training, and/or laws and regulations is:
scope of practice
Limits to previent ever sexualizing any aspect of bodywork:
sexual boundaries
Gustatory hairs are to taste as olfactory hairs are to:
smell
Limits for keeping the relationship with clients professional rather than social:
social boundaries
Massage therapists are trained to work on the body's _____ to reduce and alleviate restrictions in the myofascial system and to increase fluid circulation within the body.
soft tissue
Estrogens do all of the following EXCEPT:
stimulate growth of facial hair
Tropic hormones:
stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones
Which one of the following is NOT a function of oxytocin?
stimulation of menstruation
The congenital condition of "crossed eyes" is also know as:
strabismus
When a muscle is stretched quickly, the muscle spindles respond and cause muscular contraction. What is the name of this response pattern?
strectch reflex
When a muscle is stretched quickly, the muscle spindles respond and cause muscular contraction. What is the name of this response pattern?
stretch reflex
The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the:
stroke volume
Deoxygenated blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the:
superior and inferior vena cavae
Coronary heart disease results from:
the accumulation of fatty substances within blood vessels
Dr. Ida Rolf developed a 10-session method of bodywork that involves manipuation of which of the following?
the fascial network to realign the vertical axis of the body to Earth's gravitational field
The recommended protocol to process the body in the integrated deep tissue session uses which of the following sequences:
the trunk, the upper extremity, the lower limb, the core, the upper pole
The recommended protocol to process the body in the integrated deep tissue session uses which of the following sequences?
the trunk, the upper extremity, the lower limb, the core, the upper pole
The body's major metabolic hormone is called:
thyroid hormone
Which of these hormones prods the thyroid gland to release thyroxine:
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Pulmonary veins:
transport oxygenated blood to the heart
The halting of physical and/or psychological breakdown and the rebuilding of health is called the _____. Most traditionally recognized physical and psychological therapies are based on this goal.
treatment model
The right AV valve is known as the:
tricuspid valve
_____ are areas of irritation that form within strained bands of muscle tissue. Pain, weakness, and/or numbness are referred to other areas of the body.
trigger points
Which one is the correct sequence going from the outermost to the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall:
tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima
Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum, also known as the:
tympanic membrane
Something of worth or held in esteem is called a:
value
Which of the following vessels has the lowest blood pressure?
venae cavae
Which cranial nerve transmits hearing and equilibrium information to the brain?
vestibulocochlear nerve VIII
The only special sense that is NOT fully functional at birth is:
vision
