Mid-Term
Which muscle aids in performed a "thumps up" sign?
Abductor Pollicis Longugs
Which scapular landmark is felt most lateral upon the scapula bone?
Acromion
Correct posture and stances are important to the practitioner because they ___________________________
Aid in balance
Which of the follwin is a fuction of the integumentary system?
All of the above
In massage, the most common position, is the ____________ stance
Archer
When you are centered emotionally, you ____________________
Are self-assured
Which structure attaches to hair follicles and pulls hair upright?
Arrector pili
_____________________ is about positioning the body and using movement patterns that are most effective for accomplishing any task.
Body mechanics
A furuncle is also known as a/an _____________________
Boil
Body mechanics includes using the _____________________ to distribute streses throughout the body as you work
Breath, posture, and movement
Skin helps synthesize which vitatmin?
D
Which condition is localized injury to the skin and underlying tissues usually over a bony prominence from sustained pressued?
Decubitus Ulcers
The ribs will _____________________ when exhaling deeply.
Depress
What is the general term for acute or chronic skin inflammation charaterized by redness, eruptions, edema, scaling, and itching?
Dermatitis
Which of the following conditions could be caused by a massage lubricant?
Dermatitis
What is the term for the deep layer of skin that contains collagen and elastin fibers?
Dermis
Which region contains blood vessels, nerve receptors, hair follicles, and skin glands
Dermis
Which region is known as "true skin"
Dermis
A massage stroke traveling from the shoulder to the sternum is traveling in which direction?
Distal
Which activity involves the radioulnar joint in a pronated position?
Dribbing a basketball
Which type of gland regulates body temp and eliminates waste?
Eccrine
Which skin condition is non-contagious?
Eczema
The shape and look of the skin has a lot to do with the amount of these 2 substances which changes as we age.
Elastin and collagen
Which scapular movement is created when shrugging one's shoulders?
Elevation
Which region of the skin is the outermost layer and forms a protective covering.
Epidermis
__________________ involves designing the workplace to fit the people
Ergonomics
Which movement of the verebral column would shorten the fibers of the erector spinae muscles?
Extension
When practicing massages, you should ___________________
Face where you are working
Deep breathing often increases stress and reflecs poor body mechanics or posture.
False
Deep breathing often increases stress and reflects poor body mechanics or posture.
False
The wheel exercise is a movement similar to polishing a car.
False
When scheduling multiple massages during the day, it is best to group clients that require deep work.
False
When using deeper techniques that requre more force, it is advantageous for the table to be a little higher
False
When you are using a massage tables, the first consideration is table width, or how far you have to reach across the client lying on the table.
False
Making a fist will create which action of the metacarpophalangeal joints?
Flexion
Squatting to the ground from the anataomical position creates which knee joint?
Flexion
Dysfunction of the Coracobrachialis muscle makes which movement more challenging?
Flexion of the shoulder
Which structures are tubelike depression and have haid arisin from them?
Follicles
Practitioners should, when possible, use their _____________ when applying deep pressure.
Forearms and elbows
A client feels pain when they abduct their shoulder, which plane are they moving in to do this?
Frontal
The _____________ exercise helps the practitioner reach the full length of a client's body part by facilitating weight shifting between feet.
Grinding Corn
A virus that causes painful blisters and small ulcers in and around the mouth and on the genital area is know as _________________
Herpes SImplex
Which condition is a recurrent viral infection?
Herpes SImplex
This is very painful condition that is caused by the chickenpox virus and is characterized by pain and blisters.
Herpes Zoster
When standing in a neutral posture, you do not position your _________________
Hips over your toes
In the ___________________________ stance, both feet are in line with the edge of the massage table.
Horse
Strain at the inferior attachment of Quadratus Lumborum will be witnessed at the ________________
Iliac Crest
Which condition is a bacterial skin infection that occures mainly around the mouth, nose, and hands, and that is mroe comon in childern?
Impetigo
A client states "I felt pain as I was pulling my bag towards my body." A strain likely occured at which humeral landmark?
Intertubeercular Groove
Which substance waterproofs the skin?
Keratin
The term for an area of thickened, hardened skin that develops in a area of friction or region of recurrent pressure is a callus or ____________________
Kertoma
A severe strain on the muscles of my posterior anebrachium will likely witness pain and tenderness in which humeral body landmark?
Lateral epicondyle
Which of the following is an action of the longissiumus?
Lateral flex vertebral column to the same side
Raising my arms directly over my head will stretch the _________________________
Latissimus Dorsi
Which muscles engages strongest when I press my arms against the sides of my body>
Latissimus Dorsi
Passive abduction of the scapula would _____________ the middle fibers of the trapezius
Lengthen
Passive adduction of the scapula would _________________ the pec minor
Lengthen
Passive extension of 2-5 would _______________ the flexor digitorum superficialis
Lengthen
Passive extension of the elbow would ________________ the brachalis
Lengthen
Passive flexion of fingers 2-5 would ________________ the extensor digitorum
Lengthen
Passive flexion of the elbow would ____________ the brachialioradialis
Lengthen
Passive flexion of the spine would _____________ iliocostalis
Lengthen
Passive lateral rotation of the shoulder would ___________________ the subscapularis
Lengthen
Passive rotation of the head and neck to the left would _____________ the left trap upper fibers
Lengthen
Passive supination of the forearm would __________________ the pronator quadratus
Lengthen
Another term for freckles is _______________
Lentigines
A client suffering a "kink in their neck" after sleeping awkwardly on their pillor will witness injury to the _____________
Levator Scapulae
Which of the muscles in the erector spinae group have an attacheent on the skull?
Longissimus
A wider table increases the tendency the reach out, bend, and twist, which increases stress on the ________________________
Lower back and shoulder
First addressing spinalis, second addressing Longissimus and third addressing Iliocostalis is working the Erector Spinae group in which order?
Medial to Lateral
Which recept detects light pressure and are sensitive to vibration?
Meissner Corpuscle
Which substance give skin a golden color?
Melanin
Which substance in the skin is important for protection from the sun's rays.
Melanin
Being aware of good posture and body alignment will help minimize stress on the _______________________ system and reduce the incidence of injury.
Musculoskeletal
Which term refers to the hard plates found on distal surfaces of fingers and toes?
Nails
Which type are the most numerous sweat glands?
Nociceptor
Blackheads and pimples are the cause of ________________
Over stimulation of sebaceous glands
Which receptor detects deep pressure, vibration, and stretch?
Pacinian Corpuscle
Which receptor detects heavy pressure and continous tough?
Pacinian Corpuscle
My head's ability to rotate and swivel stems from a _______ joint articulating the first and second cervical vertebrae.
Pivot
A stroke from the flexor retinaculum towards the medial epicondyle is traveling in which direction?
Proximal
Which condition causes accelerated proliferation of epidermal cells, leading to a building up of thich skin in patches?
Psoriasis
A dislocation of the pubic symphysis will directly impact which muscle's attachment site?
Rectus Abdominis
A chronic inlamminatory condition that general affects the cheeks and nose with excess oil course pores and may have a dietary component is called __________________________
Rosacea
With your partnet in a supine position, which adjustment will mark the levator scapula more accessible?
Rotate his head 45 degees away from the side you are palpating
Which types of gland produces oil?
Sebaceous
Passive abduction of the shoulder would ______________ the teres major
Shorten
Passive abduction of the wrist would ________________ the flexor carpi ulnaris
Shorten
Passive downward rotation of the scapula would ________________ the levator scapulae
Shorten
Passive extension of the shoulder would _______________ the infrapinatus
Shorten
Passive flexion of the wrist would ____________________ the palmaris longus
Shorten
Passive pronation of the forearm would __________________ the pronator quadratus
Shorten
Compression of the abdominal contents would ________________ the transverse abdominis
Shorthen
Passive flexion of the shoulder would ________________ the anterior fibers of the deltoid
Shorthen
A client states they want to strengthen pec major which of the movements below would not concentrically contract this muscle?
Shoulder Abduction
Which of the following is not an action of the biceps brachii?
Shoulder Lateral Rotation
A therapist notices that their client, who is complaining of heahaches, has their head tilted to one side. Which muscle is most likely the problem?
Sternocleidomastioid
The part of the integumentary system that connects the skin with the underlying structures and contains fat cells to help give the body its shape.
Subcutaneous tissue
Which muscles can be outlined by finding the spinous process of C-2, the transveres processed of C-1 and the space between the superior nuchal line and C-2?
Suboccipitalis
Which mechanism does the skin use to regulate temp?
Sweating
A massage stroke from the inferior scapular angle towards the low back will tracel through which spinal column segment?
T7 to T12
The erectos lie deep in the lumbar region to what connective tissue structure?
Thoracolumbar Aponeurosis
Having a first carpometacarpal joint war is fancy anatomy speak for this type of "war"
Thumb
When positioning yourself for the grinding corn exercise, you should _____________
Tilt you pelvis foward
Which activity will likely create the greatest strain of the oblique muscles?
Tossing a heavy body across a room
The edge of which muscle is especially useful in locating the suboccipitals?
Trapezius
Suffering a shoulder sprain will create dysfunction of which muscles listed?
Trapezius & Pec Minor
Grounding allows the practioner to transfer energy without being drained of his or her own energy or picking up any unwanted tension or stress from the client.
True
Performing multiple massages using compressive forces creates cumulative stress on the joints, ligaments, and tendons of the hands, wrists, and shoudlers
True
The Chinese Refer to centering as tan tein.
True
The horse stance is the most comfortable stance when kneading the legs or back.
True
To assure a long and productive career in massage, the theapist must maintain awareness of his or her personal health through good self-care practices.
True
Which is not a method of avoiding fatigue, pain, and MS dysfuctions in the hands and wrists, neck, shoulders, and lower back?
Using limited number of techniques
Which condition is characterized by rough, raise masses of skin tissue and caused by the human papilloma virus?
Warts
A client sits at their desk all day and complains of back pain. The therapist notices their shoulders are elevated. Which of the following is likely NOT contributing factor?
Weak serratus anterior
A traumatic blow to the sternum can easliy damage the inferior process of the bone which is the ______________________
Xiphoid Process
When performing the wheel exercise ____________
Your knees should be bent
Which 3 muscles are attached to the coracoid process?
coracrobrachialis, biceps, pec minor
Centering is based on the concept that the body has a geographical center about _______________ below the naval
2 inches (5 cm)
Deviations of the wrists more than ____________________ degrees in any direction combined with the force conveyed through the arm and hand increase the chance of injury.
20
A general guideline is to have at least _____________________ feet of clear space on all sides of a massage table.
3
In the wheel exercise, the left foot should be turned out at a _____________ degree angle.
45
As much as how much of your body supply is in the skin?
50%
Collagen constitutes what percentage of the dermis?
70%