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Massage And Basic Medical Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Abnormalities of development caused by faulty genetic programming or due to noxious influences in the fetus while in the uterus






2. Subjective abnormalities as reported by the patient/client - what do they tell you?


3. Disorder resulting from an attack by the body's own immune system. the body identifies one or more tissues as invading organisms and forms an antibody to that tissue






4. Refers to the FREQUENCY of disability or deaths






5. Pertaining to the side of the body






6. Triangle shaped






7. Indian and Hindu practices






8. Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient/client - what do you see?


9. Two stances in massage






10. Refers to the NUMBER of deaths caused by a particular disease i.e. avian flu pandemic






11. Created in Big Sur - California. It includes long flowing strokes with scented oils - incense and a connection to the inner self






12. Groin






13. Brought the Swedish Movement Cure to the U.S. in 1854






14. Developed What is known as Craniosacral Therapy






15. Increasing the angle between two bones






16. Ayru-Veda






17. To press or squeeze together






18. Toward the middle or midline of the body






19. Massage and Bodywork Licensing exam






20. American Massage Therapy Association






21. ABMP






22. Stomach






23. Includes Chinese Acupoints and Shiatsu






24. Definition: to push or pull






25. Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation






26. Decreasing the angle between two bones






27. Damage caused by mechanical injury - chemical agents - extreme heat of cold and radiation which alters the body's normal homeostatic process






28. Gliding massage stroke






29. Lived (460 to 380 B.C.)






30. Turning the foot outward by elevating it laterally






31. Region below the stomach






32. Pulling foot up towards the anterior part of the leg






33. James Harvey Kellogg






34. Pressed to effect the circulation of ki (life force)






35. Developed modern Reflexology by building on the work of Dr. Fitzgerald






36. Family was prominent in the cereal business






37. Front of body






38. National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine






39. Below the surface






40. Offering or providing help






41. Region of the skull behind the ear (mastoid process)






42. Touch Research Institute (TRI)






43. Wrote about using physcial therapy on soldiers of WWI (1914-1918)






44. Cancerous growth that may result in death






45. Region above the stomach






46. Region of the spine with 7 vertebrae






47. Forehead






48. Rubbing body part over another to create heat






49. Alarm - resistance reaction - exhaustion






50. Amsterdam physician who characterized the methods of soft tissue manipulation as effleurage - petrissage - friction and tapotement