QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ The facet joints of the spine are also known as the: vertebral
apophyseals, zygapophyseals, zygomatic arches; transverse processes?
Answer: zygapophyseals
◉ Which of the following syndromes causes swelling of the muscles in
the lower leg resulting in impingement of the neurovascular structures:
Restless Leg, Tarsal Tunnel; Piriformis; or Compartment? Answer:
Compartment
◉ When deciding to take on a client, who is a friend, what is required:
permission from state/local massage board; professional judgement; a
permeable Boundary; the practitioner to make special accommodations?
Answer: Professional judgment
◉ Which assessment is used by a practitioner to observe how a client
walks: Gait; Postural; Range of Motion; or Post Treatment? Answer:
Gait
◉ Which movement will lengthen the fibers on the quadratus lumborum
on the right side of the body: Hip Elevation; Lateral Flexion to the
Right; Lateral Flexion to the left; extension of the vertebral column?
Answer: Lateral flexion to the left
,◉ Which of the following external force is best used by the practitioner
to elongate soft tissue: Twisting, Shearing, Compressive, or Tensile?
Answer: Tensile
◉ Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis:
Extension; Flexion; Rotation; or Pronation? Answer: Flexion
◉ Pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of a muscle:
Location; Action; Size; or Shape? Answer: Action
◉ A term for an overuse condition that effects the anterior or posterior
regions of the lower leg is: Shin Splints; Gout; Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome;
or Piriformis Entrapement? Answer: Shin splints
◉ A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what
type of effect: Mechanical; Chemical; Reflexive; or Thermal? Answer:
Reflexive
◉ Which of the following muscles form the cap of the shoulder joint:
Trapezius; Teres Minor; Teres Major; or Deltoid? Answer: Deltoid
◉ Which of the following joints allows for the most movement?
Atlantooccipital, Symphysis Pubis, Sacroiliac, or Acetabulofemoral?
Answer: Acetabulofemoral
, ◉ A new client presents with a diagnosis of TOS (Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome. Which of the following would be a common complaint:
Numbness in the ulnar side of the hand; Cramping in the Diaphragm;
Pain shooting down the right leg; or Achiness between the shoulder
blades? Answer: Numbness in the ulnar side of hand
◉ Which of the following structures is responsible for detecting the
amount of tension within a muscle: Muscle Spindle; Golgi Tendon
Organ; Perimysium; or Sarcomere? Answer: Golgi Tendon Organ
◉ A chiropractor writes a prescription for a client to receive cervical
region massage for 30 minute sessions once a week. During a session,
the client asks the practitioner to massage the legs and feet. What should
the practitioner do? Answer: Continue with the original treatment plan
and inform the client that you'd be willing to treat other areas after
consulting with the chiropractor.
◉ HIPAA stands for: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act; Health Information Portability and accountability act; Health
Information Portability and Assurance Act; Health Insurance Portability
and Accounting Act? Answer: Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
◉ Which of the following Components of a business plan comes first
but should be written last: Company Highlights; Executive Summary;
Business Objectives, or Marketing Analysis? Answer: Executive
Summary