ANATOMY 1
Rotator cuff muscle that attaches to the greater tubercle.
What is the subscapularis?
These ribs are considered "floating ribs" because they do not attach to the costal cartilage.
What are 11th & 12th?
This movement will lengthen the fibers of the palmaris longus.
What is wrist extension?
When performing ischemic compression, changes in the tissue should be perceived within
What is 8-12 seconds?
When a muscle acting on a joint is contracted, the muscle responsible for the opposite action describes this:
What is reciprocal inhibition?
The medium for transport of nutrients, cellular waste, hormones, antibodies, and gases between bloodstream and cells
What is ground substance?
The more severe the edema, the ________________.
What is the lighter the pressure?
This neurological law states that weak stimuli activate physiologic processes, whereas strong stimuli inhibit them.
What is the Arndt-Shultz Law?
The attachment site for three of the four rotator cuff muscles-supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis.
What is the greater tubercle?
The retention of fluid in the lungs that can be related to heart failure, pnumonia, kidney failure or other factors and typically signals that the client has a more serious health situation going on and may not be able to physically handle challenging bodywork.
What is pulmonary edema?
The thorax includes the this and the sternum.
What is rib cage?
Ribs 1-7 are known as ___________, because they attach to the sternum.
What are true ribs?
The two muscles that form the "triceps surae"?
What are the gastrocnemius and soleus?
The motor endplate is generally located at the _______ of the muscle fiber.
What is the middle?
This muscle performs the opposite movement of the agonist.
What is the antagonist?
This technique helps to reduce adhesions between fascial sheaths, while at the same time encouraging the formation of strong, pliable scar tissue at the site of the injury.
What is cross fiber friction?
The inguinal nodes receive fluids from these areas.
What are the abdominal, external genitalia, and lower limbs?
This technique was developed in the 1930s & 40s by Stanley Leif in England.
What is Neuromuscular Therapy?
When the craniosacral system becomes quiet and still and there is no further movement in the direction of ease, this is referred o as this
What is stillpoint?
The craniosacral system normally moves through a flexion and extension phase at a rate of how many cycles per minute?
What are 6-12?
The calcaneal tendon is commonly referred to as this
What is the achilles tendon?
These rotator cuff muscles are involved in rotation of the shoulder.
What are the subscapularis, teres minor, and infraspinatus?
When palpating the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the therapist must be aware of this structure:
What is the carotid artery?
Trigger points are __________ nodules associated with dysfunctional contractile tissue that ilicit a pain or other parasthesia response when digital pressure is applied.
What are hyperirritable nodules?
How a therapist should proceed if a muscle energy technique is causing the client pain.
What is stop the MET?
These fibers are the most abundant fibers in most connective tissues.
What are collagen fibers?
Lymph massage stimulates this system by bringing more antigens in closer contact with lymphocytes in the lymph nodes.
What is the immune system?
List three modalities that are examples of deep tissue techniques.
What are Trager, Hellerwork, and Rolfing?
The circular strokes of lymph massage should be repeated how many times each minute?
What is 6-10?
A healing system based on the body's self correcing reflexes.
What is Ortho Bionomy?
This is a triangular shaped bone of the upper back.
What is the scapula?
This is a secondary action of the gastrocnemius
What is flexion of the knee?
These muscles are involved in smiling:
What are zygomaticus major & minor?
Trigger Points can be formed by these things:
What are arthritic conditions, muscle overload, and mental/emotional stress?
In the antagonist contract technique, each contraction is held for :
What is 7-10 seconds?
Fascial glide is also known as this
What is tissue excursion?
Lymph is derived from this substance, which itself is derived from blood plasma.
What is interstitial fluid?
This neurological law states that after a nerve impulse has traveled a pathway through a certain set of neurons, future impulses will tend to travel the same pathway.
What is the Law of Facilitation?
What is the action of the soleus?
What is plantarflexion of the ankle?
Every muscle cell is surrounded by this connective tissue and arranged in parallel with other muscles into bundles or fascicles.
What is endomysium?
The mastoid process and zygomatic arch are both bony landmarks these which cranial bones
What are temporal bones?
There are this many vertebrae that make up the thoracic spine
What are 12?
The lumbricals sprout from the tendons of these muscles.
What are the flexor digitorum profundus?
Ischemia around central trigger points is addressed with this repeated stroke to increase circulation to and flush out the area.
What is gliding?
Cross fiber friction is also known as this:
What is transverse friction?
These cells, found in connective tissue, secrete histamine and heparin.
What are mast cells?
Small masses of beadlike or bean shaped lymphatic tissue
What are lymph nodes?
Neuromuscular lesions are usually hyper sensitive to this and are often associated with trigger points.
What is pressure?
The person who observed a rhythmic movement of the spinal cord that was independent of the patient's heartbeat or respiration.
Who was John Upledger?
In Positional Release, positioning is done, this way to avoid any increase in pain.
What is slowly?
This muscle will aid our ability to jump higher off the ground when it becomes stronger:
What is the gastrocnemius?
This muscle creates a helpful dividing line between flexors and extensors of wrist and hand.
What is the brachioradialis?
The prime mover muscle
What is the agonist?
This pressure is ineffective in trigger point therapy pressure release because it cannot elicit a hypersensitive response.
What is light pressure?
This is the muscle that assists the agonist.
What is the synergist?
Restricted fascia is indicated in all of the following except:
a) extended phalanges
b)elevated ilium
c) tilted pelvis
d)rotated shoulder
What are a) extended phalanges?
This is where the thymus is located
What is behind the sternum?
This neurological law explains the tendency of repeated pain patterns in the same area and why trigger points tend to return to those areas.
What is the Law of Facilitation?
A collective name of up to 60 types of cancer that start in the lymph nodes and any bodywork that focuses on fluid movement may be too demanding for the client to comfortably and safely receive.
What is lymphoma?
A viral infection that begins in the salivary glands and throat then moves into the lymphatic system.
What is mononucleosis?
This muscle will run the length of the forearm but does not cross the wrist joint.
What is the brachioradialis?
This muscle is situated between the splenius capitis and the posterior scalene muscle on the lateral side of the neck.
What is the levator scapula?
This bone would be visible if the eyeball were to be plucked out of the socket
What is the sphenoid bone?
Trigger points can be located in all of the following except:
a)bone
b) fascia
c)ligaments and joint capsules
d)skin and scars
What is a) bone?
MET is another name for this.
What is active stretching?
This person coined the term "myotherapy" in the late 1980's.
Who is Bonnie Pruden?
This is a condition of excess fluid retained in the tissues
What is edema?
This theory explains how a stimulus that activates only non nociceptive nerves can inhibit pain.
What is Gate Control Theory?
This movement shortens the fibers of the brachioradialis.
What is flexion of the elbow?
Finding the release position for a joint involves this:
What is passively moving the joint in the same direction of the contraction?
What attachment site do all of the hamstrings have in common?
What is the ischeal tuberosity?
This muscle is located between the pisiform and the base of the 5th finger.
What is the abductor digiti minimi?
Straining the patellar ligament will create a tear upon this side of the tibia bone.
What is the anterior side of the tibia?
Digital pressure directly into a trigger point is called this.
What is Ischemic compression?
During the agonist-contract technique in MET, the client is asked to give this percentage of effort.
What is 20%?
J-Strokes are an example of this type of myofascial technique
What are direct?
The vertical line near the center of the posterior thigh where the lymph flow splits, creates one of these structures:
What is a watershed?
This symptom usually indicates some degree of dysfunction in associated tissues or organs.
What is general tenderness?
Which of the following lymphatic trunks carries lymph from the head and neck?
What is the jugular vein?
Superficial lymph circulation is divided into five drainage areas known as
What are lymphotomes?
This is the bone of the arm.
What is the humerus?
As a group, these bony landmarks form a visible row of bumps that run down the center of the back.
What are the spinous processes?
This movement is created by all of the quadriceps group:
What is extension of the knee?
Another term for trigger point pressure release.
What is Ischemic Compression?
Developed the rapid rhythmic duction technique.
Who is Dr. TJ Ruddy?
Fascia is hydrated better with the ability to be elastic and more easily stretched and lengthened during this state.
What is sol state?
Which of the following are NOT a contraindication for Lymph massage?
a)phlebitis
b)acute tuberculosis
c)pregnancy
d)hemorrhage
What is c)pregnancy?
This neurological law states that the anterior or ventral roots of the spinal nerves are motor and the posterior or dorsal roots are sensory.
What is Bell's Law?
The various regimens or massage styles that are directed toward deeper structures of the muscle and fascia.
What is deep tissue massage?
This person is credited for pioneering the practice of lymph massage.
Who is Emil Vodder?
How many vertebrae make up the cervical spine?
What are 7?
This action is common to all the muscles in the adductor group.
What is medial rotation of the hip?
In the lumbar region, these muscles lie deep to the thin but dense thoracolumbar fascia.
What are erectors?
This classification of a trigger point can appear in the pain referral area or in the antagonist or synergist muscles to the muscle housing the primary trigger point.
What is a satellite trigger point?
The technique developed by Dr. Lawrence Jones, who happened upon this technique by accident.
What is strain-counterstrain?
The ability of a substance to soften as a result of warmth, pressure, manipulation, and to harden in the absence of the same.
What is thixotropy?
The lymphatic system provides a _________________
What is a pathway for fluids of the circulatory system to return to the heart?
These cranial bones merge at the body's midline to form the sagittal suture?
What are the parietal bones?
What is the primary action of the psoas?
What is flexion of the hip?
This bony landmark of the occiput serves as an attachment site for several neck muscles
What is the superior nuchal line?
Gracilis is the only adductor that crosses this joint:
What is the tibiofemoral joint?
Of all of the gluteal muscles, this muscle is the most posterior and superficial.
What is the gluteus maximus?
The spinous processes of these vertebrae are shorter and smaller than the thoracic processes.
What are cervial processess?
Which of the following is not a massage method that can be combined to address and release trigger points effectively?
a) positional release
b) jostling technique
c)ischemic compression or trigger point pressure release
d) musce energy technique
What is jostling technique?
These bodywork systems incorporate Positional Release.
What are Strain Counterstrain, Structural Intergration, and Orthobionomy?
When used as a myofascial technique, this is a longitudinal stretch, usually of an extremity, to gently stretch and release fascial restrictions.
What is traction?
With a doctors note, if a client has pitting edema, the practitioner should _____________________
What is usw a very sensitive touch?
Developed Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.
Who is Dr Herman Kabat?
Active in the immune responses of the body and play a major role in the healing of wounds and fighting infections.
What are lymphocytes?
Superficial lymph from the upper quadrants and extremities flows toward this.
What are axillary nodes?
Pollicus is to the thumb as hallicus is to the _________
What is the great toe?
These two structures clearly divide the forearm flexors from the forearm extensors.
What are the brachioradialis and the shaft of the ulna?
Clenching ones teeth will activate this muscle.
What is the temporalis?
The sensitivity of a trigger point decreases when a position for release is acheived by this percent.
What is 70-100%0?
Developed the modern muscle energy technique. (MET)
Who is Fred Mitchell Sr. DO
Skin rolling is an example of this type of myofascial techniques.
What is direct?
It is estimated that superficial lymph circulation accounts for approximately what percent of the lymph in the body?
What is 70%
This neurological law states that the nerve that innervates a joint also innervates the muscles of that joint and the skin over the insertions of those muscles.
What is Hilton's Law?
Physical and emotional traumas that cause a reduction of movement can be treated with these techniques by a practitioner who understands how to achieve the desired results.
What are structural integration techniques?
This is the most common MET procedure used to relax constricted and hypertonic muscles.
What is agonist-contract?
A triangular shaped muscle that is a weak elbow extensor located lateral to the olecranon process.
What is the anconeus?
There are this many vertebrae in the lumbar spine.
What are 5 vertebrae?
In the anatomical position, you will find the extensor group on which portion of the forearm?
What is posterior/lateral?
This palpation is done either in line with or perpendicularly across fibers of the muscle tissue.
What is flat palpation?
Depending on the intended outcome of MET, the force applied by the therapist can:
a) overcome that of the client
b) be equal to that of the client
c) be less than that of the client
d) be all of the above
What is d) be all of the above?
Where are the inguinal lymph nodes located?
Where are the groin?
This neurological law explains that the activation of nerves that do not transmit pain signals can interfere with signals from pain fibers and inhibit a person's perception of pain.
What is Gate Control Theory for pain?
Positional release techniques are also known as this.
What are passive positioning techniques?
These vessels transport fluid out of the lymph nodes.
What are efferent?
This muscle is responsible for protraction of the mandible.
What is that lateral pterygoid?
This muscle is the sole muscle of the thigh.
What is the vastus lateralis?
This muscle is divided into three segments; clavicular, sternal, and costal.
What is the pectoralis major?
In the case of this onset, the client usally can describe the activity that initiated the pain.
What is single incident onset?
Which MET incorporates the postisometric relaxation theory?
What is contract-relax or agonist contract?
As you perform lymph massage, your movements should primarily focus on moving lymph where?
What is toward the nodes?
Which of the following are NOT a primary treatment technique for NMT:
a) ischemic compression
b) muscle energy technique
c) superficial gliding
d) deep gliding
What is muscle energy technique?
Where are lymph nodes not found?
What are soles of the feet?
Lymph from the arm flows to and through these nodes.
What are axillary?
This bone is superficial and runs horizontally along the top of the chest at the base of the neck.
What is the clavicle?
This quadriceps muscle crosses two joints.
What is the rectus femoris?
Squinting your eyes is a product of this mucle movement.
What is the orbicualaris oculi?
This trigger point referral areas are very predictable and have been mapped by Travell and Simons in Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction.
What are active trigger points?
This MET takes advantage of a physiological process known as reciprocal inhibition.
What is antagonist-contract?
This type of palpation is employed in areas where the muscle tissue can be picked up between the thumb and fingers of the same hand.
What is pincer palpation?
This neurological law states that spinal cord reflexes can be inhibited by pressure along the spine.
What is Bell's Law?
This type of MET is a manipulation that may effectively reduce fibrosis and involves a resistance that overpower the muscle contraction.
What is isolytic MET?
This theory states that the muscle relaxes as soon as an isometric muscle contraction is released
What is postisomatric relaxation?