Module 1 Flashcards
What Technique involves the application of unbroken Gliding Movements that are repeated and follow the contour of the body?
Effleurage
What technique involves rubbing one surface over another?
Friction
The movement around a joint or set of joints.
Range of Motion
Movement towards the heart
Centripetally
What century was the term Massage used?
19th
Who is the father of Swedish Massage?
Pehr Henrik Ling
What are the three primary movements discovered by Pehr Henrik Ling?
Active, Passive, and Duplicated
Who promoted massage as rehabilitation and introduced French terms?
Johann Mezger
What are the widths of most massage tables?
28-33 Inches
What type of lubricants are made from fruits, nuts, or seeds
Butters
What is the shelf life of lubricants
12 to 18 months
The name for the study of Larger body Structures
Gross Anatomy
The name for the study of smaller structures of the body?
Microscopic Anatomy
The term for a relatively stable environment of the body, maintained by adjusting metabolism
Homeostasis
Term for the study of how the body and its individual parts function in normal body processes
physiology
Plane that Divides the body into equal left and right halves
Midsagittal Plane
Plane that divides Anterior and posterior halves, also called the coronal plane
Frontal Plane
Plane that divides body horizontally into superior and inferior halves
Transverse Plane
What does the dorsal cavity consist of? (2)
Brain (Cranial) & Spinal (Vertebral)
What does the Ventral Cavity Consist of? (2)
Thoracic and Abdominopelvic