The Real Deal Flashcards
What is the approach to help relieve chronic swelling of the patella?
Effleurage proximal to the knee
Bundles of myelinated axons located in the brain and spinal cord are called:
White matter
How should massage be given to reduce swelling?
Proximal to the swelling, then distal then proximal
Where is the hyoid bone is found?
In the anterior neck region
Which muscle laterally and medially rotates, abducts and flexes?
Gluteus Medius
Which of the following can be palpated at the lateral edge of the popliteal crease?
Biceps femoris
Which muscle bends the hands towards the wrist?
Flexor carpi radialis
Which muscles are adductors?
Pectoralis and latissimus dorsi
Where are nephrons located?
Kidney
To treat bronchietasis the patient is:
Prone, feet up, head down
Your client is unable to turn their head to the right. What muscle could be stuck in contraction preventing this rotation?
Left splenius cervicus
Venous blood from the digestive organs drain into the:
Liver
What is the best stroke for massaging the intercostal muscles?
Friction
An increase in the production of insulin results
Hypoglycemia
Muscle energy is stored in the form of:
Glycogen
If the client experiences pain on resisted flexion of the knee, what muscle may be involved?
Piriformis
Semimembranosus
Which extensor inserts into the 3rd metacarpal bone of the hand?
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Massage is contraindicated for which condition?
Keloid scars
Deep friction would be beneficial for:
Fibrous ankylosis
What parts of the body does the thoracic duct drain:
Head, neck, chest and left limbs
Poliomyelitis is related to which structure?
Lower motor neurons
Bile that is produced in the liver breaks down:
Fats
Which term describes a posterior movement of the clavicle, head or jaw?
Retraction
In which part of the body does lateral flexion occur?
Axial skeleton
An inferior movement of the jaw is also known as:
Depression
At what area of the body does opposition occur?
Thumb
Rolfing is a specialized technique best described as:
Deep connective tissue massage
Techniques best used on an athlete before competition are:
Tapotement and effleurage
HOPS’ stands for:
History, observation, palpation, special tests
Which stroke is best to find sub-epidermal adhesions?
Skin rolling
If you are working the left SCM muscle and you client’s head is turned to the left, the head was rotated into what direction?
Ipsilateral
In postural drainage, the best position for treatment is:
Prone with head lower than the torso
Tapotement should not be used over the:
Upper lumbar area, inferior to the ribs
Hypovolemic shock is:
A condition that results from loss of blood or body fluids
Tapotement is also called:
Percussion
Which of the following techniques immediately reduces the intensity of deep tissue massage?
Vibration
Muscle energy techniques utilize what method?
Isometric contraction with resistance
When a client is in the prone position, the hamstrings are best relaxed by:
Extending the hip and flexing the knee
Which of the following best explains why contracted muscles relax after a massage?
Mechanical effect on muscle tone
What is the most important effect in the use of hydrotherapy?
Thermal changes to promote circulation
Who developed the movements known as Swedish massage?
Per Henrick ling
Which of the following techniques would be most beneficial for a client with edema?
Slow, repetitive effleurage
The stretching technique called proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation uses:
Isometric contraction with resistance
Your client has come to you with recent acute shoulder bursitis. You should:
Refer your client to the doctor
A brisk, heat-producing compression stroke that may be delivered either superficially to the skin or to deeper tissue layers of muscle to break up adhesions is referred to as:
Friction
The best method to determine weakness in muscles is to use:
Manual resistance
In treating constipation with massage, where do you begin?
Large intestine
Which technique best creates heat in the tissues?
Friction
Which is not a contraindication of hydrotherapy?
Freshly shaved skin
The term used to describe effleurage applied toward the heart is:
Centripetal
In treating constipation with massage, where do you begin?
Large intestine
A moist heat pack is contraindicated for:
Edema
Type 0, Rh-positive blood has:
The a and b antibodies and the Rh antigen
Which of the following muscles inserts on the olecranon process?
Triceps brachii
Which valves in the heart produce the strong ‘lubb, which is the first heart sound?
Atrioventricular valves
Which is the site where the lymphatic system returns fluid to the cardiovascular system?
Subclavian-jugular venous junction
What is considered the “master gland?”
Anterior pituitary
The portion of the peripheral nerves that helps prepare the body for the fight-or-flight response is know the
Sympathetic nervous system
Which of the following is the proper sequence for the reflex arc?
Sensory organ, afferent neuron, interneuron, efferent neuron, effector organ
What is the function of the ureters?
Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder
The spaces in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid are called:
Ventricles
What type of glands secrete their products into ducts?
Exocrine
Which of the following muscles does not attach to the os coxae:
Vastus medialis
Which gland is positioned above the kidney and secretes epinephrine?
Adrenal gland
What is the action of the minor and major rhomboid muscles
Retraction ,downward rotation of scapula
The mitochondria:
Produce atp
Which nerve roots make up the sciatic nerve?
L4 through S3
The ventral cavity contains the:
Abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities
Which of the following is a sympathetic hormone?
-Epinephrine
There are
separate parathyroid glands and they are found
4, on the back of the thyroid gland
Which of the following muscles is most responsible for supporting body weight while using crutches?
Triceps brachii
Which gland is positioned above the kidney and secretes epinephrine?
Adrenal gland
What type of glands secrete their products into ducts?
Exocrine
What bones form the knee joint?
Femur and tibia
A person with type AB blood has:
Neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Which hormone goes to the collecting duct in the kidney to stimulate the retention of water by the body?
Anti diuretic hormone
Which of the following muscles does not attach to the os coxae?
Vastus medialis
What are the four principal tissue types in the body?
Nervous, epithelial, muscular, connective
Glands that secrete their products into the bloodstream are:
Endocrine
The hormone that stimulates the thyroid to increase its secretion is:
Tsh
Which of the following is a sympathetic hormone?
Epinephrine
Lacteals are:
Specialized lymphatic vessels in the intestines
Which of the following is considered the pacemaker of the heart?
Sinoatrial node
Where does protein digestion occur?
Stomach
What is the sensory area on the skin for the axillary nerve?
Over the deltoid muscle on the lateral aspect of the shoulder
The outer layer of tissue surrounding the uterus is the:
Perimetrium
The interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet are examples of what kind of joint?
Hinge
A bone fracture (break) in the hand might involve which of the following bones?
Scaphoid bone
What is the sensory area on the skin for the axillary nerve?
Over the deltoid muscle on the lateral aspect of the shoulder
What substance in the blood carries oxygen to other cells of the body?
Hemoglobin
Where in the brain is the body temperature regulated?
hypothalamus
The medulla oblongata in the brain stem contains which of the following centers?
Cardiac center
Which part of a muscle moves during a muscle contraction?
Insertion
Which of the following is not part of the nephron unit?
Islets of Langerhans
Which of the following is the proper sequence of blood flow through the heart?
Right atrium, pulmonary semilunar valve, pulmonary trunk, aorta
What are the meninges?
Membranous layers or coverings that surround and protect the central nervous system
Which of the following regulates the growth, development and functioning of the reproductive systems in both males and females?
Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
An isometric contraction occurs when:
The muscle contracts and develops tension but does not change length
Where does the piriformis muscle originate and insert?
Originates on the anterior, sacrum; inserts on the greater trochanter
The liver is located in which quadrant?
Upper right
Myelinated nerve fibers conduct a nerve stimulus through:
Saltatory conduction
What is the best stroke for peripheral neuritis?
Vibration
Which nerve is involved in moving the eyeball laterally?
Abducens
Which of the following lifts the ribs in inhalation?
Serratus posterior
Which nerve supplies the tibialis anterior?
Deep peroneal
Herpes zoster is characterized by blister-like skin lesions distributed over the:
Course of peripheral nerves
Which is comprised mainly of dense fibrous connective tissue?
Tendon
The loss of function of an entire arm is due to an injury of the:
Brachial plexus
What nerves make up the brachial plexus?
C5-T1
If the client experiences pain on resisted flexion of the knee, what muscle may be torn?
Semimembranosus
Vhich of the following should be avoided if client has high blood pressure?
Deep effleurage on the abdomen
The action of the rhomboids is:
Retraction and downward rotation
Which of the following flexes and pronates the forearm?
Pronator teres
What tissue surrounds the diaphysis of a bone?
Periosteum
Where is pronator quadratus found?
At the anterior wrist crease
Where is the linea aspera located?
Posterior femur
What is the actions of piriformis?
Lateral rotation and abduction
Because of the possibility of blood clots, which area of the lower extremity merits only gentle pressure with an open, flat hand?
Medial thigh
“Rotation” refers to what movement?
a movement of the head and vertebral column along the transverse plane
If you follow the fibers of the infraspinatus laterally, they converge underneath which muscle?
Deltoid
What action could your partner perform (from a sidelying position) to gently contract the subscapularis?
Medial rotation
Under what two muscles should you slide your thumb when accessing the subscapularis from a sidelying position?
teres major and latissimus dorsi
What is the shared attachment site for three out of four rotator cuff muscles?
greater tubercle
What do you call the movement when the anterior surface of the thigh swings away from the body’s midline?
lateral rotation
When you lay your fingers along the spine, medial border and lateral border of the scapula, you’re isolating which muscle?
infraspinatus
Which is a plane of movement that divides the body into upper and lower parts?
Transverse
Which is the insertion of the subscapularis?
lesser tubercle of humerus
Which is the insertion of the supraspinatus?
greater tubercle of humerus
Which is the insertion of the teres minor?
greater tubercle of humerus
Which is the origin of the infraspinatus?
infraspinous fossa of scapula
Massage is contraindicated for which condition?
Keloid scars
The refractory period is the time:
Following a stimulus during which a muscle cell cannot respond to another stimulus
The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction says that myofibers shorten when:
Thin filaments are pulled toward the center of the sarcomere by swiveling of the myosin heads
Where does the short head of the biceps attach?
Coracoid process
The adductors of the thigh have their origins and insertions on the:
Pubis and linea aspera of the femur
Which muscle adducts the femur at the hip?
Gracilis
The head is laterally flexed and rotated by the:
Middle scalene
Which muscle laterally rotates, medially rotates, extends and flexes?
Gluteus medius
Which muscle is considered the ‘key that unlocks the knee?’
Popitileus
The superior and inferior rectus muscles are prime movers for:
Movements of the eyeball
What are the main therapeutic effects of petrissage?
Rehabilitation of weak muscles and drawing blood to the area
Piriformis can perform which action at the hip?
Extension
Which muscle helps with both pronation and supination of the forearm?
Brachioradialis
What is the best stroke for assisting the return of normal range of motion after being in a cast?
Friction and passive motion
What is the best stroke for peripheral neuritis?
Vibration
Where is the insertion of peroneus longus?
1st cuneiform,bone and base of the first metatarsal
The axillary nerves control which movement?
Abduction of shoulder
The short head of biceps attaches to what bone:
Coracoid process
Directly anterior to the sphenoid bone and posterior to the nasal bones is the:
Ethmoid bone
When the head or neck is flexed, which muscle is primarily involved in extension of head and neck back to the upright position?
Trapezius
What are the attachments for pronator teres?
Medial epicondyle and radius
What muscle ipsilaterally bends the head and contralaterally rotates it?
Sternocleidomastoid
When frictioning the lateral epicondyle what muscle is effected?
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
When frictioning the lateral epicondyle what muscle is effected?
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
What point is located near the pisiform?
H7
Which meridian begins on the medial aspect of the big toe?
Spleen
Which organ controls the spleen?
LIV
What rules yin meridians?
Conception vessel
Triple Warmer controls:
Digestion, elimination, skin temperature regulation
When the dorsum of the foot is massaged, which meridians are stimulated?
LIV and ST
The small intestine channel runs between what two structures?
Medial epicondyle and styloid process of the ulna
The small intestine meridian is found at the:
Olecranon process of the ulna
Which meridians transverse the abdomen?
KI, SP, ST
The shu (yu) point for the large intestine is found where?
1 cun outside AV, just below the L4 spinous process
Which meridian begins on the medial aspect of the big toe?
Spleen
With a chronic ear infection, which channels should be massaged?
SJ, KI, GB
What element would be most supportive in the healing of a fracture?
Water
Which meridian is associated with adductor magnus?
KI
What channel does not go from heaven to earth?
Spleen
What meridian runs over the erector spinae?
Bladder
What action does the musculocutaneous nerve enable?
Flexion of the elbow
Which points would you use to disperse migraines?
PC-7, ST-36 and BL-17
What organ is out of harmony if a patient has eye twitching, sciatica and temporal headaches?
GB
The point on the nail root of the index finger is:
CO1
The stomach meridian is located between which muscles?
Rectus femoris and vastus lateralis
Which controls wei qi?
Lung
