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WorksheetsMassage Theory and Practices Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
One somatic reflex that can be manipulated by massage application methods is:
The trigger-point reflex
The stretch reflex
The withdrawal reflex
The tendon reflex
If a client is taking antidiabetic medications, the practitioner should be aware that:
Massage decreases glucose and insulin use, which could lead to adverse reactions
Massage has no effect on glucose or insulin use
Massage decreases insulin use only
Massage increases the use of glucose and insulin in the body, which could lead to adverse reactions
Check the fire extinguisher and smoke detectors:
Yearly
Weekly
Every 6 months
Monthly
If you have cuts or hangnails on your hands, practice:
Hand stretching only
Wearing jewelry-free hands
Double-gloving at all times
Standard precautions
If a practitioner believes it’s in the best interest of the client to discuss her condition with another health-care professional, the client must sign a:
Informed consent document
Scope of practice form
Treatment plan agreement
Release of information form
A requirement to practice massage in some states that allows an organization to keep track of practitioners in a database is:
Licensure
Certification
Accreditation
Registration
The bony ring located at the front of the atlas is called the:
Vertebral foramen
Spinous process
Transverse process
Anterior arch
The organic chemical messengers of the body are:
Enzymes
Neurotransmitters
Antibodies
Hormones
The functional unit of the kidney is the:
Ureter
Renal pelvis
Nephritis
Nephron
A practitioner’s palpation skills rely predominantly on responsiveness developed in:
Muscle spindles that reside in the skin
Golgi tendon organs in the skin
Pacinian corpuscles in tendons
Mechanoreceptors that reside in the skin
An abnormal increase in the thoracic curve of the spine is:
Scoliosis
Lordosis
Kypholordosis
Hyperkyphosis
Pain stimuli are conveyed to the brain centers via two types of axons, one of which is:
Nociceptors
C-fiber axons
A-delta axons
Alpha-beta axons
To set functional goals, ask the client to:
List all work tasks in order of symptom increase
Describe every activity they do daily
Choose goals based on the practitioner’s recommendation
Prioritize two or three activities they find important
The transitional zone between the muscle’s surrounding fascia and the tendon is the:
Fasciotendinous junction
Myofascial junction
Aponeurotic junction
Musculotendinous junction
A prominent enlargement at the end of a rib is the:
Cauda
Tubercle
Costal cartilage
Head
Semitendinosus is ____ to the biceps femoris:
Lateral
Anterior
Superior
Medial
People with asthma have difficulty breathing due to:
Inflammation of the larynx or pharynx
Fluid in the alveoli
Collapse of bronchioles
Narrowing of bronchial tubes
Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of which gland?
Thyroid
Pituitary
Adrenal
Pancreas
One reason breath is incorporated into massage/bodywork is to:
Reduce lymphatic flow
Increase blood pressure
Decrease circulation
Assist with lymphatic flow
