Test Questions

Question 1

Why is it important for manual therapists to study anatomy and physiology?

Answer 1

It provides information and rationales for safe and effective application of therapeutic techniques

Question 2

The study of the components of the human body, their organization, and the positional relationship to one another is called what?

Answer 2

anatomy

Question 3

What is the definition of physiology?

Answer 3

the study of the functions of the human organism and all its components

Question 4

What level of the body organization is described as a group of like cells function together?

Answer 4

tissues

Question 5

What level of organization is considered the smallest unit capable of living own?

Answer 5

cells

Question 6

what is the best definition of the system level of organization in the body?

Answer 6

a group of interdependent organelles working together to accomplish all cellular functions

Question 7

which of these is the best definition of homeostasis?

Answer 7

a group of physiologic balance, or dynamic state of equilibrium within the body

Question 8

What term is used to describe any change in the internal or external environment

Answer 8

stimulus

Question 9

the dynamic state of balance that maintains a preferred physiologic range for body processes is called what?

Answer 9

homeostasis

Question 10

which physiologic feedback mechanism for maintaining homeostasis is most common?

Answer 10

negative

Question 11

what is the term for the organs, cells, or tissues that are signaled to change during homeostasis?

Answer 11

receptors

Question 12

what type of feedback is it when the response continues or sustains the original stimulus?

Answer 12

positive

Question 13

reduced anxiety and an improved sense of overall health are examples of manual therapy ___________?

Answer 13

benefits

Question 14

which of these changes stimulated by manual therapy is considered a structural physiologic effect?

Answer 14

loosening the fascia (double check answer)

Question 15

what category of manual therapy is defined as a style of work that uses a lubricant to create superficial sliding/gliding strokes over the body?

Answer 15

swedish massage

Question 16

what form of manual therapy uses touching, holding, or stroking in charkas or chi points to balance or improve an individual’s “Ki” or “life force”?

Answer 16

energy techniques

Question 17

what form of manual therapy is specifically designed to stimulate edema uptake?

Answer 17

lymphatic techniques

Question 18

Hellerwork, Rolfing, and structural integration are all examples of what form of manual therapy?

Answer 18

myofascial

Question 19

Traditional, wellness, and spa are all common terms for what category of manual therapy?

Answer 19

swedish massage

Question 20

what body system is responsible for slower communication between systems and regulation of gradual, long-term changes in other body systems?

Answer 20

endocrine

Question 21

which body system protects the body as a whole, helps regulate water and body temperature, and serves as a large general sensory organ?

Answer 21

integumentary

Question 22

what body system plays a major role in immunity and is responsible for returning proteins and fluids back into the bloodstream?

Answer 22

lymphatic

Question 23

what system is responsible for elimination of solid wastes and breaking down food into unstable nutrients?

Answer 23

digestive

Question 24

the communication, coordination, and control of all other body systems are responsibility of what system?

Answer 24

nervous

Question 25

what body system has many immune responses and serves as the delivery system for hormones and nutrients to other organs and systems?

Answer 25

cardiovascular

Question 26

maturation of secondary sexual characteristics and propagation of the species are responsibility of which body system?

Answer 26

reproductive

Question 27

the heart, lungs, and blood vessels are the primary organs in the cardiovascular system

Answer 27

false (lungs are respiratory)

Question 28

the nervous and endocrine systems work together to communicate, coordinate, and control the other systems of the body

Answer 28

true

Question 29

the primary organs of the respiratory system are the lungs, esophagus, and thymus

Answer 29

false

Question 30

the brain and nerves are the primary organs of the nervous system

Answer 30

true

Question 31

the structural effects of manual therapy an several muscles in the neck and thorax have a positive impact on the efficiency and ease of breathing

Answer 31

true

Question 32

many manual therapies can affect some change in endocrine system functions that result in key benefits, like stress reduction.

Answer 32

true

Question 33

manual therapists cannot assess status of the underlying tissues by taking note of the color, texture, and temperature of the client’s skin

Answer 33

false

Question 34

muscles, tendons, and ligaments are all considered organs of the muscular system

Answer 34

true

Question 35

the fibrous joints of the skull sutures are classified as:

Answer 35

synarthrotic

Question 36

the most common type of joint in the appendicular skeleton is:

Answer 36

synovial

Question 37

the intervertebral discs are examples of _______ joints.

Answer 37

cartilaginous

Question 38

ligaments connect _________

Answer 38

bone to bone

Question 39

the proximal radio-ulnar joint is capable of:

Answer 39

supination and pronation

Question 40

a synovial lined sac which reduces friction between tendons and bone, muscle and muscle, or other sites are called a bursa

Answer 40

True

Question 41

synovial joints are classified as diarthrotic

Answer 41

true

Question 42

fibrous joints are mostly amphiarthrotic

Answer 42

false

Question 43

the terms synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic and diarthrotic are used to classify joints according to their structure (the material they are made of)

Answer 43

false

Question 44

fibrous joints are all synarthrotic

Answer 44

false