Term N Questions

Question 1

Massage during The initial stage of the inflammatory response, lasting between 48–72 hours,

Answer 1

use massage to reduce muscle spasm intensity, decrease sympathetic nervous system firing, maintain available pain-free range of motion, prevent re-injury, and encourage client self-care.

Question 2

Adaptive immunity

Answer 2

Synonymous with specific immunity referring to the body’s ability to remember, recognize, and respond to certain harmful substances or bacteria.

Question 3

Appropriate for use in a massage setting when no blood or body fluid is present

Answer 3

Antiseptics

Question 4

In disease transmission, vector transmission means:

Answer 4

pathogen is transferred via an insect or animal

Question 5

Data obtained through touch based on the client’s tissue textures, tone, temperature, and hydration is:

Answer 5

Palpation

Question 6

When you “quantify” data you describe:

Answer 6

How much of a sign is present

Question 7

A set of conduct rules based on integrity and differentiating right from wrong is commonly referred to as:

Answer 7

Ethics

Question 8

Beliefs that hold emotional worth, define character, and guide actions are known as:

Answer 8

Values

Question 9

When one person interferes with another’s personal space, intentionally or unintentionally, this is referred to as a boundary:

Answer 9

Violation

Question 10

What are professional guidelines based on ethical principles?

Answer 10

Standards of practice

Question 11

What is the part of the abdomen to the right of the midline and below the umbilicus?

Answer 11

Right lower quadrant

Question 12

The word “integument” translates as:

Answer 12

Covering

Question 13

Which bone is located between the scaphoid and triquetrum and forms part of the radiocarpal joint?

Answer 13

Lunate

Question 14

One of the three fibers found in the connective tissue matrix is:

Answer 14

Elastin

Question 15

The portion of the limbic brain responsible for emotional response, memory, and impulse control is the:

Answer 15

Amygdala

Question 16

What is a force that pulls the ends of a structure away from each other?

Answer 16

Tension

Question 17

Imbalance in this is believed to cause continuous feelings of dissatisfaction:

Answer 17

Chakras

Question 18

When massage is used to help the client preserve their present state of well-being as part of a healthy lifestyle, it is categorized as:

Answer 18

Health maintenance

Question 19

A grainy, fibrous texture, or the sensation that the tissues are stuck together, best describes:

Answer 19

Scar tissue

Question 20

While passively assessing the available range of extension in a client’s glenohumeral joint, you notice the movement is resisted due to hypertonic tissue. This is an example of:

Answer 20

Firm end feel

Question 21

Axons that are not myelinated and convey pain information more slowly are:

Answer 21

C-fiber axons

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of a cartilaginous joint?

Answer 22

Intervertebral joint

Question 23

The anterior of two projections from the superior end of the mandibular ramus is the

Answer 23

Coronoid process

Question 24

A strain involves tearing of which type of tissue?

Answer 24

Muscle

Question 25

Lupus can often cause severe inflammation and:

Answer 25

Organ damage

Question 26

If a client received a C-section within the previous eight weeks, massage:

Answer 26

Requires a physician’s release

Question 27

One possible cause of delayed-onset muscle soreness is:

Answer 27

Ruptures in the sarcolemma

Question 28

Massage during end-of-life care is typically provided in:

Answer 28

A hospital room

Question 29

The goal of people-first language is to

Answer 29

Decrease the discrimination people with disabilities experience in society

Question 30

A deep, linear stroke using the fingertips, elbow, or knuckles is called:

Answer 30

Friction

Question 31

In Swedish massage, this type of technique was originally referred to as “gymnastics:”

Answer 31

Joint movement

Question 32

If you incur business property losses that result from flood, fire, or theft, you would be covered by this kind of insurance:

Answer 32

Business personal property

Question 33

Insurance that protects a business from liability due to client injury on the business premises is called:

Answer 33

General liability insurance