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Questions # 31:

How many arches are in a normal human foot?

Options:

Answer

Explanation

There are three arches in a normal human foot. These are the medial longitudinal arch, the lateral longitudinal arch and the transverse arch.

Questions # 32:

Which of the following muscles is a synergist for the biceps brachii?

Options:

Triceps

Posterior deltoid

Pec major

Brachialis

Answer

Explanation

The synergist or assisting muscle to the biceps brachii is the brachialis muscle.

Questions # 33:

A client can experience phantom pain if they have _______________.

Options:

a psychological disorder

diabetes

lost a limb

a neurological dysfunction

Answer

Explanation

Phantom pain is a phenomenon where a person experiences sensations of a limb or body part after it has been amputated. Phantom sensations have also occurred in people with removed organs and after a mastectomy.

Questions # 34:

_______________ is a proprioceptive sensory receptor located at the insertion of skeletal muscle which protects against damage from an excessive load or stretch.

Options:

apparatus

tendon organ

Action potentials

Spinal reflex

Answer

Explanation

A Golgi tendon organ or GTO provides the sensory component to the Golgi tendon reflex, a phenomenon that protects a muscle/tendon from an excessive load or stretch.

Questions # 35:

Which bone does the tibialis anterior insert into?

Options:

Base of the first metacarpal

Medial cuneiform

Navicular

Calcanius

Answer

Explanation

Tibialis anterior muscle inserts into the medial or first cuneiform bone and the first metatarsal of the foot.

Questions # 36:

Which of the following surrounds the individual fibers within a nerve?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Options:

Epineurium

Perineurium

Endoneurium

Microglia

Answer

Questions # 37:

A massage therapist has worked with a particular client for over a year now. In the last couple of massages, the therapist has noticed a shift in the way the client responds to the treatment but is not able to discern anything specific. What could the massage therapist do to help the situation with the client?

Options:

Talk with the client about intimacy issues.

Be sure to adjust body language towards the client.

Refer to a peer for support.

Answer

Explanation

Discussing the issue with a peer is the best step towards gaining an unbiased view of the situation. The other choices signal that the therapist has made an assumption about the dynamics surrounding the client’s behavior.

Questions # 38:

What is the technical name for the Adam’s Apple?

Options:

Hvoid bone

Larangeal prominence

Esophagus

Zyqomatic arch

Answer

Explanation

The Adams Apple is a protrusion on the anterior portion of males named after the ancient story of Adam eating the fruit from Eve and having a piece become lodged in his throat. This protrusion is the larangeal prominence formed by an angular section of thyroid cartilage. It is present in both men and women. However, it grows in size during puberty in young men.

Questions # 39:

A hip joint that feels restricted and lacking in movement is considered hypermobile.

Options:

TRUE

FALSE

Answer

Explanation

A joint that feels restricted and lacking in movement is hypomobile. A joint that is lax and loose would be hypermobile.

Questions # 40:

Which best describes auscultation?

Options:

watching

listening

palpating

concluding

Answer

Explanation

Auscultation is the Latin term for listening. Many health professionals use a stethoscope to apply the highly developed skill of auscultation to assess the heart, lungs and digestive system of their patients.

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