Module 1 - Questions from Practice Exam

Question 1

in terminology, the ending part of a word is called…

Answer 1

the suffix

Question 2

when a person is in a horizontal position while lying face up, this is called…

Answer 2

supine

Question 3

that which is below or away from the heart (trunk) is known as…

Answer 3

inferior

Question 4

the plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves

Answer 4

transverse (horizontal) plane

Question 5

the plane that divides the body into front and back halves

Answer 5

frontal (coronal) plane

Question 6

the plan that divides the body into left and right halves

Answer 6

sagittal plane

Question 7

when a person is in a horizontal position while lying face down, this is called…

Answer 7

prone

Question 8

describes balance among all the physiological systems within the human body

Answer 8

homeostasis

Question 9

condition in which massage cannot be administered at all due to a specific condition or severity of condition presented

Answer 9

absolute contraindication

Question 10

pertains to the bottom surface or sole of the foot

Answer 10

plantar

Question 11

pertains to the area behind the knee

Answer 11

popliteal

Question 12

the digestive system is in which cavity?

Answer 12

abdominopelvic

Question 13

which joint action should be used to discern the extensor digitorum longus from the fibularis longus?

Answer 13

dorsiflexion / plantar flexion of the foot at the talocrural joint

Question 14

what joint action should be used to discern the EDL from the tibialis anterior?

Answer 14

inversion / eversion of the foot at the subtalar joint

Question 15

how many joints does the gastrocnemius cross?

Answer 15

2 - talocrural and tibiofemoral

Question 16

how many joints does the soleus cross?

Answer 16

1 - talocrural

Question 17

gastrocnemius - actions

Answer 17

plantar flex the ankle at the talocrural joint; flex the knee at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 18

gastrocnemius - origin

Answer 18

condyles of the femur (posterior surface)

Question 19

gastrocnemius - insertion

Answer 19

calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

Question 20

EDL - actions

Answer 20

extend 2nd-5th toes at the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints; dorsiflex the ankle at the talocrural joint; evert the foot at the subtalar joint

Question 21

EDL - origin

Answer 21

lateral condyle of the tibia; proximal anterior shaft of the fibula; interosseous membrane

Question 22

EDL - insertion

Answer 22

middle and distal phalanges of the 2nd-5th toes

Question 23

EDL - innervation

Answer 23

deep fibular, L4, L5, S1

Question 24

Gastrocnemius - innervation

Answer 24

Tibial, S1, S2

Question 25

Fibularis Longus - actions

Answer 25

evert the foot at the subtalar joint; assist to plantar flex the ankle at the talocrural joint

Question 26

Fibularis longus - origin

Answer 26

head of the fibula; proximal 2/3 of lateral fibula

Question 27

fibularis longus - insertion

Answer 27

base of 1st metatarsal; medial cuneiform

Question 28

fibularis longus - innervation

Answer 28

superficial fibular, L4, L5, S1

Question 29

tibialis anterior - actions

Answer 29

dorsiflex the ankle at the talocrural joint; invert the foot at the subtalar joint

Question 30

tibialis anterior - origin

Answer 30

lateral condyle of the tibia; proximal lateral surface of the tibia, interosseous membrane

Question 31

tibialis anterior - insertion

Answer 31

medial cuneiform; base of the 1st metatarsal

Question 32

tibialis anterior - innervation

Answer 32

deep fibular, L4, L5, S1

Question 33

soleus - actions

Answer 33

plantar flex the ankle at the talocrural joint

Question 34

soleus - origin

Answer 34

soleal line; proximal posterior surface of the tibia; posterior aspect of the head of the fibula

Question 35

soleus - insertion

Answer 35

calcaneus via the calcaneal tendon

Question 36

soleus - innervation

Answer 36

tibial, L5, S1, S2

Question 37

the presence of a disease or physical condition that makes treating a particular client in the usual manner impossible or undesirable is called ...

Answer 37

contraindication

Question 38

areas of the body that contain superficial, delicate structures that are relatively unprotected and therefore, prone to injury

Answer 38

areas of endangerment

Question 39

two ways to study the human body

Answer 39

anatomy and physiology

Question 40

the three parts to a word are...

Answer 40

prefix, root, suffix

Question 41

the cells consist of these 4 elements

Answer 41

oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen

Question 42

the 4 major kinds of tissue in the body

Answer 42

connective, muscle, nervous, epithelial

Question 43

three layers in the skin

Answer 43

epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Question 44

3 glands within the skin

Answer 44

eccrine, apocrine, sebaceous

Question 45

3 types of membranes in the skin

Answer 45

cutaneous, serous, mucous

Question 46

what are the 4 principles of massage?

Answer 46

superficial --> deep --> superficial; proximal --> distal --> proximal; general --> specific --> general; peripheral --> central --> peripheral

Question 47

further toward the back of the body

Answer 47

posterior

Question 48

a structure of the arm or leg that is further away from the trunk

Answer 48

distal

Question 49

further toward the front of the body

Answer 49

anterior

Question 50

a structure closer to the head

Answer 50

superior

Question 51

a structure closer to the feet

Answer 51

inferior

Question 52

a structure closer to the body's surface

Answer 52

superficial

Question 53

a structure of the arm or leg that is closer to the trunk

Answer 53

proximal

Question 54

closer to the midline of the body

Answer 54

medial

Question 55

further away from the midline of the body

Answer 55

lateral

Question 56

a structure deeper in the body

Answer 56

deep

Question 57

what muscle is immediately posterior to the fibularis longus/peroneus longus?

Answer 57

soleus

Question 58

what are the two stirrup muscles?

Answer 58

tibials anterior and fibularis longus

Question 59

what two muscles attach to the base of the 1st metatarsal and the medial cuneiform?

Answer 59

tibialis anterior and fibularis longus

Question 60

what two muscles are located in the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 60

fibularis longus, fibularis brevis

Question 61

if the fibularis longus is contracting, what joint actions are occurring?

Answer 61

eversion of the foot at the subtalar joint and plantar flexion at the talocrural joint

Question 62

from a posterior perspective, what muscle is immediately deep to the gastrocnemius

Answer 62

soleus

Question 63

what actions would an antagonist to the fibularis longus have?

Answer 63

dorsiflexion of the foot at the talocrural joint; inversion of the foot at the subtalar joint

Question 64

what two muscles are in the superficial posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 64

gastrocnemius and soleus

Question 65

what muscles make up the triceps surae group?

Answer 65

soleus and gastrocnemius

Question 66

if the tibialis anterior is contracting, what joint actions are occurring?

Answer 66

dorsiflexion of the foot at the talocrural joint; inversion of the foot at the subtalar joint