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MBLEx StudyGuide
MBLEx Study Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a stress management technique commonly used and creates an endorphin release? | exercise |
| What is made out of oils and creams? | liniments |
| What is the temperature of a cool bath? | 75 degrees |
| What represents the life force that flows through the body? | Ki, Chi, or Prana; Kyo DOES NOT. |
| Lotions are used for massages are... | -good for moisturizing the skin -thinner than oil -they are not water soluble They are NOT a combo of oil/cream! |
| What are the 2 meridians that represent the metal element? | lung and large intestine |
| What is an essential oil used for deodorant? | cypress |
| What type of muscle tissue is responsible for the contraction of the heart? | cardiac |
| What flexor muscle brings the held to the chest? | sternocleidomastoid named for its attachment sites |
| What lines muscles, vessels, and nerves? | fascia |
| What is an active immunity induced? | acquired immunity obtained when an individual receives a vaccine (ie: flu vaccine) |
| What is abduction of the humerus? | moving away from the body |
| If an individual is having trouble with one of their kidneys, they are... | having trouble regulating body fluids |
| When is the motor unit stimulated? | during contraction of skeletal muscles; this actions occurs immediately after the brain receives impulses |
| What is a foramen? | a rounded hole MNEMONIC: "four"men can't fit in a hole |
| What lubricates and makes joints moveable? | synovial membrane |
| What is the process of meiosis responsible for? | produces sperm & egg cells |
| Central Nervous System | brain, meninges, and spinal cord *does NOT include spinal nerves |
| How many lobes does the right lung contain? | 3 lobes superior, middle, and inferior lobes |
| Pathway of blood through the body: | vena cava>RA>tricuspid valve>RV>pulmonic valve>pulmonary arteries>lungs |
| What muscles group(s) are requires to move the fingers? | flexors and extensors |
| What are the antagonists to the elevator muscles? | depressors and retractors |
| If the massage is being conducted for the "client's direct therapeutic care"... | it is for "direct" muscle relaxation *MNEMONIC- direct is in both the question and the answer |
| When visually assessing a client's ROM, you are looking for at... | joints, muscles, and ligaments *NOT bones |
| What system does a massage improve circulation and delivery of oxygen cells for? | cardiovascular system |
| If a client is receiving a massage as part of a "complementary medicine"... | the client is having a massage to "help" the healing process *MNEMONIC- complementary = compliments always help |
| What is used to notice a client's profound energy or fatigue? | energetic sense |
| Which bodily system is benefited by massage by removal of toxins and metabolic waste? | cardiovascular system |
| What type of diseases are Addison's & Cushing's? | diseases of endocrine system |
| What are the purposes of creating a client/practitioner agreement? | -protect yourself from unrealistic expectations -acts as reinforcement for client's consent -clarifies nature of services *It is NOT to better understand the client's needs |
| What are the 3 stages of injury? | acute, subacute, and chronic |
| acute | immediate pain and injury |
| sub-acute | 72 hours-8 weeks after injury |
| chronic | long-lasting pain from injury |
| Will an autoclave sterilize equipment related to massage therapy practices? | yes |
| trigger point therapy | aka neuromuscular therapy & myotherapy |
| What is the first type of manipulation in massage of the upper limb? | effleurage |
| What should never be used over the tibia because there is nothing between the tibia and the skin? | hacking |
| voluntary muscles | striated muscle |
| involuntary muscles | non striated/ smooth |
| In general massage, manipulations are repeated how many times? | 3x |
| What is the main function of muscles in the arm? | articulation/movement |
| How many tarsals does the human body have? | 14 total; 7 on each side |
| organs located in thoracic cavity | trachea, lungs, esophagus,thymus, and heart |
| special sense organs | eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin |
| nervous system aka | the master system |
| What is the largest part of the brain? | cerebrum |
| What do you call lymph vessels near the skin? | superficial lymphaticus |
| What type of fluid is found in the synovial cavity? | articular fluid |
| What joins the lungs to the trachea? | the bronchi |
| tricuspid valve | right side of heart |
| bicuspid valve | left side of heart |
| The head receives its main blood supply from.... | the left and right common carotid arteries |
| In hacking only the therapist's____________ should come into contact with the client? | fingers |
| What allows for nerve sand blood vessels to pass into the legs? | obturator foramen |
| Why would pressure be applied to the face during a massage? | pressure is applied in petrissage to the face becauuse it is a kneading stroke, not a gliding (effleurage) stroke |
| What action(s) can the shoulder not perform? | supination and pronation |
| hamstring | biceps femoris |
| quadriceps | rectus femoris |
| What is the cartilage found in glenoid fossa that aids in structural support of the shoulder? | labrum |
| tumor aka | neoplasm |
| Which two muscles share an attachment site at the xiphoid process? | rectus abdominus and the diaphragm |
| feather stroke aka | nerve stroke (effleurage) |
| how many phalanges are in each hand? | 14 |
| What is the most common form of hepatitis? | hepatitis A |
| Waste moves through the large intestine in the following order: | ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid |
| perpendicular stance | horse |
| vertical stance | archer |
| 4 hand massage | 2 therapists working on 1 client |
| sole proprietors | submit schedule C |
| James Cyriax | deep transverse friction |
| sagittal suture | connects 2 parietal bones |
| coronal suture | connects frontal and parietal bones |
| squamous suture | connects temporal to parietal bones |
| lambdoid suture | connects occipital and parietal bones *MNEMONIC- lamb-chops occipital and parietal form OP like in lambch-op-s |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| proximal | closer to the midline (medial) |
| distal | further from midline |
| medial | middle |
| lateral | side |
| deep | more internal |
| superficial | towards the surface |
| flexion | decreasing the angle of a joint |
| extension | increasing the angle of a joint |
| adduction | moving toward the midline *MNEMONIC- "add" back to the middle (bring back) |
| abduction | moving away from the midline |
| protraction | moving a structure anteriorly eversion of the foot is protraction *MNEMONIC- eve was a pro^ |
| retraction | moving a structure posteriorly |
| inversion | turning the sole of the foot toward the midline also known as supination |
| eversion | turning the soul of the foot out away from the midline also know as pronation |
| elevation | moving a structure superiorly |
| depression | moving a structure inferiorly |
| supination | rotating a palm so it is facing upward like holing a bowl of soup |
| pronation | rotating a palm so it is facing downward |
| rotation | turning a structure around its long axis |
| circumduction | turning a structure around the circumference of a joint |
| opposition | moving structures in opposite directions |
| lateral deviation | moving a structure from side to side |
| compression | friction |
| proximal attachment is the anterior surface of lumbar vertebrae | psoas major |
| stirrup muscles | insert at the base of 1st metatarsal |
| 3 muscles in the corocoid process | short head of biceps brachii, corocobrachialis, and pectoralis minor |
| the thoracic and sacral region both share this type of curve | kypohotic curve |
| lumbar region has this type of curve | lordotic |
| controls survival behaviors | limbic system |
| Bell's palsy | 1/2 facial paralysis due to Herpes Simplex virus |
| spinous processes | bony projections that extend dorsally |
| transverse processes | bony projections that extend laterally |
| tsubo | like Amma but instead from Japan |
| pronation and supination take place at this joint | proximal radioulnar |
| osteoblasts | build |
| osteoclasts | break down |
| radial fossa | located on humerus |
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