Where are we going?
Raising the shoulders towards the ears
Elevation
Extensibility
The study of the gross structure of the body or the study of an organism and the interrelations of its parts is defined as...
Anatomy
40-60%
Shallow breathing is an example of what time of effect massage has on the body?
Turning the palm face up
supination
The capacity of a muscles to stretch or lengthen is....
extensibility
The study of muscular activity and mechanics of body movement is defined as....
Kinesiology
True or False
Is cardiac muscle also called smooth muscle?
False
It is Cardiac Muscle
True or False
A basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and pathology is necessary in mastering the theory and practice of therapeutic massage.
True
Bringing the knees together
adduction
What is the muscles ability to return to normal resting length when a stress that has been placed on it is removed?
Elasticity
The study of the structural and functional changes caused by disease is defined as...
pathology
Striations
The most stationary attachment of a muscle is called what?
The Origin
Action of the femur when turning the feet outwards
lateral rotation
The ability of a muscle to return to its original shape after being stretched is called what?
Elasticity
Is an abnormal and unhealthy state of all or part of the body wherein it is not capable of carrying on its normal function is defined as....
Disease
Involuntary/striated/visceral
Reduced heart rate and slower, deeper breathing.
Movement of the jaw (mandible) when opening the mouth
depression
What is the ability to contract or shorten and exert force is called what?
Contractility
Physiology
What characteristics does a muscle need to function?
Irritability (excitability)
Contractility
Elasticity
Extensibility
Subjective evidence of disease or bodily disorder is defined as...
A symptom