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Centripetally

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Towards the heart

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Ante-

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Front or before

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Massage

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Systematic and scientific soft tissue manipulation for the purpose of attaining or maintaining health.

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Factors which affect table height

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Therapist height, girth of the client and type of massage.

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Massage media containers

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Should either have a pump or be single use.

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Anatomy

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Study or structure of the human body and their positional relationship to one another.

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Physiology

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Study of how the body and its individual parts function in normal body processes.

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Homeostasis

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A relatively stable environment of the body, maintained by adjusting metabolism.

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Metabolism

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Sum of all physical and chemical processes occurring within an organism.

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Midsagittal plane

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Divides the body into equal right and left halves.

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Frontal plane

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Divides the body front and back.

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body top and bottom.

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Dorsal cavity

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Contains the brain and spinal column.

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Ventral cavity

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Contains the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities.

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Thoracic cavity

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Contains the lungs, heart, esophagus and trachea.

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Abdominal cavity

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Contains the digestive organs.

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Pelvic cavity

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Contains the reproductive and urinary systems and rectum.

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side of the body.

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Contralateral

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On the opposite side of the body.

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Ischial tuberosity

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Sit bones.

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Greater trochanter of the femur

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Bump on the outside of the thigh.

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First/medial cuneiform

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Bone just proximal to the first metatarsal.

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In terms of general vs specific, massage should proceed…

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General, specific, general

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In terms of depth, massage should proceed...
Superficial, deep, superficial
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In terms of the limbs, massage should proceed...
Proximal, distal, proximal
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In terms of the nervous system, massage should proceed...
Peripheral, central, peripheral.
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RSI
Repetitive strain injury
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Other names for archer stance
Bow, lunge, assymetrical
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Other names for horse stance
Warrior, symmetrical
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Contraindication
Something that makes a particular treatment impossible or undesirable.
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Endangerment sites
Sites of the body that contain superficial, delicate anatomical structures.
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If a muscle crosses a joint...
It must have an effect on that joint.
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Origin of the tibialis anterior
Lateral condyle of the tibia, proximal lateral surface of the tibia
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Insertion of the tibialis anterior
Medial cuneiform at the base of the first metatarsal.
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Actions of the tibialis anterior
Dorsiflexes the ankle at the talocrural joint and inverts the foot at the subtalar joint.
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Innervation of the tibialis anterior
Deep fibular nerve
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Medial half of the stirrup muscle
Tibialis anterior
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Subtalar joint
Allows the foot to invert and evert.
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Talocrural joint
Allows the ankle to plantarflex and dorsiflex.
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Origin of the extensor digitorum longus
Lateral condyle of the tibia, proximal anterior shaft of the fibula, interosseous membrane
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Insertion of the the extensor digitorum longus
Middle and distal phalanges of the second to fifth toes.
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Actions of the extensor digitorum longus
Dorsiflexes the ankle at the talocrural joint, everts the foot at the subtalar joint and extends the second to fifth toes.
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Innervation of the extensor digitorum longus
Deep fibular nerve
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Location of the belly of the extensor digitorum longus
Between tibialis anterior and fibularis longus
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How to differentiate between tibialis anterior and EDL
Everting the foot causes EDL to be contracted.
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Origin of fibularis longus
Head of the fibula, proximal two thirds of the lateral fibula
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Insertion of the fibularis longus
Medial cuneiform and the base of the first metatarsal.
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Actions of the fibularis longus
Everts the foot at the subtalar joint, assists in plantarflexion.
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Innervation of the fibularis longus
Superficial fibular nerve
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Fibularis longus during plantarflexion
Is contracted.
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When is fibularis longus contracted?
During plantarflexion
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When is extensor digitorum longus contracted?
During dorsiflexion
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Origin of gastrocnemius
Posterior surfaces of the femoral condyles
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Insertion of gastrocnemius
Posterior surface of the calcaneous via the calcaneal tendon.
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Actions of the gastrocnemius
Plantarflexes the ankle at the talocrural joint, flexes the knee at the tibiofemoral joint.
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Innervation of the gastrocnemius
Tibial nerve
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Origin of the soleus
Proximal posterior surface of the tibia, posterior aspect of the head of the fibula
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Insertion of the soleus
Posterior surface of the calcaneous via the calcaneal tendon.
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Actions of the soleus
Plantarflexes the ankle at the talocrural joint.
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Innervation of the soleus
The tibial nerve
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Auxiliary function of the soleus
Pumps blood back up towards the heart.
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Triceps surae
Another name for soleus and gastrocnemius.
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Elements required by cells for survival
Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon.
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Golgi body
Cell organelle responsible for packaging, shipping and receiving fats and proteins.
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Lysosomes
Digestive organelles
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Number of tissue types in an organ
At least 2
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Epithelial tissue
Lines or covers organs
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Connective tissue
Vascular, abundant tissue that connects other things.
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Types of connective tissue
Bone, liquid, cartilagenous, loose and dense.
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Types of cartilage
Hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic.
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Types of muscle
Skeletal, cardiac and smooth
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Dermis is made mostly of
Collagen
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Arrector pili
Muscle associated with a hair follicle.
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Nociceptors
Pain receptors
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Krause end bulbs
Touch receptors which detect cold and low-frequency vibration.
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Gastrocnemius palpation key
Client is prone with feet hanging over. Resist plantarflexion of the foot.
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Soleus palpation key
Client is prone with knee at a 90 degree angle. Resist plantarflexion of the foot.
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Fibularis longus palpation key
Client is side-lying. Resist eversion of the foot. Distal tendon will be visible just proximal to the lateral malleolus
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Tibialis anterior palpation key
Client is supine. Resist dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot.
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Extensor digitorum longus palpation key
Resist extension of toes 2-5.

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