Term N Questions Flashcards
Massage during The initial stage of the inflammatory response, lasting between 48–72 hours,
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.
Adaptive immunity
Synonymous with specific immunity referring to the body’s ability to remember, recognize, and respond to certain harmful substances or bacteria.
Appropriate for use in a massage setting when no blood or body fluid is present
Antiseptics
In disease transmission, vector transmission means:
pathogen is transferred via an insect or animal
Data obtained through touch based on the client’s tissue textures, tone, temperature, and hydration is:
Palpation
When you “quantify” data you describe:
How much of a sign is present
A set of conduct rules based on integrity and differentiating right from wrong is commonly referred to as:
Ethics
Beliefs that hold emotional worth, define character, and guide actions are known as:
Values
When one person interferes with another’s personal space, intentionally or unintentionally, this is referred to as a boundary:
Violation
What are professional guidelines based on ethical principles?
Standards of practice
What is the part of the abdomen to the right of the midline and below the umbilicus?
Right lower quadrant
The word “integument” translates as:
Covering
Which bone is located between the scaphoid and triquetrum and forms part of the radiocarpal joint?
Lunate
One of the three fibers found in the connective tissue matrix is:
Elastin
The portion of the limbic brain responsible for emotional response, memory, and impulse control is the:
Amygdala
What is a force that pulls the ends of a structure away from each other?
Tension
Imbalance in this is believed to cause continuous feelings of dissatisfaction:
Chakras
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:
Health maintenance
A grainy, fibrous texture, or the sensation that the tissues are stuck together, best describes:
Scar tissue
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:
Firm end feel
Axons that are not myelinated and convey pain information more slowly are:
C-fiber axons
Which of the following is an example of a cartilaginous joint?
Intervertebral joint
The anterior of two projections from the superior end of the mandibular ramus is the
Coronoid process
A strain involves tearing of which type of tissue?
Muscle
