| Question | Answer |
| The 3 principles of palpation. | 1. Move slowly.2. Avoid using excessive pressure.3. Focus your awareness on what you are feeling. |
| Palpation involves what 3 things? | 1. Locating a structure.2. Becoming aware of its characteristics.3. Assessing its quality or condition. |
| If the structure you are palpating is stationary: | Move your hands across it. |
| If the structure you are palpating is moving: | Keep your hands still. |
| What is Rolling and Strumming? | Rolling your fingers across (rather than along) a structure. |
| Active Movement | Your partner actively moves her body while you observe. |
| Passive Movement | Your partner relaxes while you move her body. |
| Resisted Movement | Your partner attempts to perform and action against your gentle resistance. |
| What is the average thickness of the skin? | 1/20" |
| Where is the thinnest skin located? | Eyelids - 1/500" |
| Skeletal Muscle | The voluntary contractile tissue that moves the skeleton. |
| Endomysium | Facia surrounding the individual muscle fibers. |
| Perimysium | Facia surrounding a group of muscle fibers. |
| Epimysium | Facia surrounding the entire muscle belly. |
| Prime Mover | The muscle that carries out an action. |
| Synergists | Muscles that support the prime mover. |
| Antagonist | Muscle(s) that have the opposite action of the prime mover. |
| Isometric | A resisted movement in which the muscle contracts, but no movement occurs. |
| Isotonic | A resisted movement in which the muscle contracts and movement occurs. |
| The 3 types of muscle. | 1. Cardiac
2. Smooth
3. Striated |
| How are muscles named?
*Hint: FAN LASS | 1. Fiber direction.
2. Action(s) performed.
3. Number of heads.
4. Location.
5. Attachment sites.
6. Size.
7. Shape. |
| Origin | Stable attachment of muscles, usually closest to the body. |
| Insertion | Movable attachment of muscles, usually furthest from the body. |
| What 3 things help distinguish muscle from other tissues? | 1. Striated texture.
2. Direction of fibers (can help identify specific muscle).
3. Muscle can be flexed or relaxed. |
| Facia | Connective tissue. Two types: superficial & deep. |
| Bursa | A small, fluid-filled sack that reduces friction between 2 structures. |
| Retinaculum | Transverse thickening of deep facia, strapping down tendons. |
| Adipose | Fatty tissue with a gelatinous consistency. |
