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1
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What is the reluctance of matter to change its state of motion ?

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Inertia

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What is the term for an imaginary midpoint or center of the weight of a body or object, where the body or object could balance on point ?

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Center of gravity

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What is the term for the study of movement that combines the field of anatomy, physiology, physics, and geometry and relates to human movement ?

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Kinesiology

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4
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What is the force applied to overcome resistance ?

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Effort

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What is the term for an integrated functional unit made up of the myofascial, articulate, and nervous system?

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Kinetic chain

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6
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Any push or pull on an object in an attempt to affect motion or shape is known as:

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Force

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7
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The ability to control equilibrium is

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Balance

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8
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What is the term for a solid mass?

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Lever

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9
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The heel of one foot striking the floor and continuing until the same heel strikes the floor again describes what cycle ?

A

Gait

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10
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The term for moving from one place to another, or walking, is:

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Locomotion

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11
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The posterior movement of the upper pelvis involves what type of rotation ?

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Posterior

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12
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What is the term for the amount of force on a specific area ?

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Pressure

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13
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What is the direction of force called ?

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Vector

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14
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After Norris completed a postural assessment on Martin, the following areas of convexity were found: lumbar and upper anterior thorax. Which of the following massage treatment plans would be most appropriate for Norris to follow in order to give Martin the most relief?

A

Muscle energy methods , trigger points, myofascial release on the pectoralis major and minor and stretch

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15
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Which of the following statements is the most helpful to remember when applying massage to normalize postural deviations that have a muscular origin?

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Lengthen what is short and strengthen what is long

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16
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Why is standing on one leg and then the other a good assessment procedure for the gait cycle?

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During walking

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17
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If the kinetic chain adaptation process is used and a person has a pain in left lower lumbar where would the next compensation segment be when moving toward the head ?

A

Right anterior thorax

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18
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If a client has Achilles tendinitis, which of the following would be the overactive synergist?

A

Gastrocnemius

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19
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If the erector spinae are functioning as overactive synergists, which of the following firing patterns are dysfunctional?

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Trunk flexion/ hip extension

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20
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A client continues to complain about excessive fatigue after walking. She feels as if her arms and legs are heavy. Which of the following asserts procedures may identify the areas of muscle imbalance?

A

Kinetic chain assessment

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21
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During assessment,the following

Muscles were inhibited: rhomboid, lower trapezius, and serrated anterior

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Upper crossed

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22
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A client has the following: neurotransmitter fluctuations, altered muscle firing patterns, gait reflex, and kinetic chain disturbance. What general category of Dysfunction does this client display ?

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Neuromuscular

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23
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The general goal of massage, regardless of whether the dysfunction is neuromuscular, myofascial, or joint related, is to:

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Generates self-regulating mechanisms of the body

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24
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The clinical reasoning process for typical patterns of dysfunctions and compensations of the body is shown by considering:

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All of the above

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25
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A client has not been to the doctors for a definitive diagnosis of a low back
Conditioning. I’m which of the following is it necessary for
The massage therapist to refer the client to a physician for diagnosis

A

Functional tension

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26
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While assessing a client, a massage therapist identifies a functionally short leg with a slight anterior rotation of the pelvis, and the client has no symptoms. What has this assessment identified?

A

Resourceful compensation

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27
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Visual assessment identifies bilateral scapula elevation. Which of the following muscles are shortened to cause this ?

A

Levator scapulae

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28
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Bill sits at a computer all day.

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Upper trapezius sternocleidomastoid, and latissimus dorsi

29
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In correct trunk flexion testing, the client should do which of the Following ?

A

Be able to achieve 0-50 degrees of flexion with knees bent

30
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In the trunk extension test, the client

Should be able to do which of the following ?

A

Achieve 0-25 shrews is extension in the lumbar spine

31
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While testing capital extension. The client should move her head

A

In nodding motion

32
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In correct trunk rotation assessment, the client should

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Be able to achieve a range of motion of 0-45 degrees

33
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Which of the following is an accurate portrayal of the performance of cervical extension assessment

A

The client lifts both the head and neck

34
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To test capital flexion. The client should Not have :

A

Cervical disk problems

35
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An accurate portrayal of the performance of cervical flexion assessment is that the client

A

Lifts the head off the table and tucks the chin

36
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A client has only 20 degrees of cervical rotation to the right. Which of the following muscles is likely short?

A

Sternocleidomastoid

37
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To perform cervical extension, the client uses the

A

Splenius Capitis

38
Q

During addiction on the shoulder joint. The shoulder girdle does which of the following ?

A

Rotates downward

39
Q

A massage therapist notices that his clients left hip is laterally rotated.

A

More into the rotational pattern

40
Q

A client is unable to turn her palm up. Which of the following muscle tests would be appropriate ?

A

Forearm supination and pronation

41
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If the intrinsic muscle of the hand are to be assessed, which of the following assessments is appropriate ? I’m

A

Finger addiction

42
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If the pelvis is tilted to the left,this indicates movement in what plane ?

A

Frontal

43
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A client has a bilateral anterior rotation of the pelvis. Which of the following is also likely to be occurring?

A

Extension of the lumbar spine

44
Q

In correct anatomic position, the anterior superior iliac spine is:

A

In the same vertical plane as public symphysis

45
Q

Contraction of skeletal muscles with a system of levers and pulleys results on which of the following

A

Normal human movement

46
Q

When tension develops in a muscle but no appreciable change occurs, it is an:

A

Isometric action

47
Q

Term for muscle lengthening while controlling movement

A

Eccentric

48
Q

The center of gravity in the human body can be characterized as

A

Depends on body position and changes with every movement

49
Q

When standing and walking. Where is the center of gravity

A

At approximately the upper sacrum anterior

50
Q

The efforts applied by muscles during their actions are explained as

A

All of Above

51
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The dysfunctional patterns of movement can best be characterized as

A

Connect to the principles of gait

52
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When walking the eyes stay level while the head remains upright due to

A

Reflex patterns and righting reflexes

53
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During the normal gait cycle when does the stance phase take place

A

During about 60% of the cycle

54
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During gait, if the person has both feet on the floor at the same time

A

That is normal part of gait called double stance

55
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Functional blocks are reversible limitations of range of motion that occurs because

A

Changes in connective tissue following muscle spasm

56
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Assessment is the gathering of info

A

All of the above

57
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If the body has adapted to repetitive use or some sort of trauma it is

A

In some cases a resourceful compensation that shouldn’t be eliminated

58
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A characteristic of movement assents

That Work with jointed areas is that they

A

Are a form of functional assessment that can provide much info

59
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A characteristic of stabilization of the body while assessing Movement in a joint is that it

A

Is essential to accurately assess movement patterns

60
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Which of the following is a contributing factor to functional block development ?

A

All of the above

61
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Which of the following may help Alleviate functional block

A

Repeated range of motion and traction

62
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The elbow is considered a stable joint

A

Radioulnar

63
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External rotary movement of the radius on the ulna that result in the hand moving from the palm-down to rhe Palm up position

A

Supination

64
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All the wrist flexor a generally have their promixal attachments on the antermedial aspect of the proximal forearm and medial epicondylitis of the

A

Humerus

65
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Movement of the thumb side of the hand toward the lateral aspect or radial side of the forearm is

A

Abduction

66
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The knee acts as part of a closed kinematic chain with the lumbar spine, hip, and

A

Ankle

67
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The normal range of motion of the knee in flexion includes

A

45 degrees of external tibial rotation

68
Q

The muscle that flea and medially rotates the knee are the hamstrings, sartorius, gracilis, gastrocnemius, and

A

Popliteus

69
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The ___layers of the intrinsic muscle

A

Four

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