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Function of cerebellum is   Balance and posture  
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The direction of nerve strokes should be   Centrifugal  
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Pre-massage consultations are important to obtain data regarding client health and determining the most effective treatment plan and are not included in clients ;massage time   True  
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The first technique in a Swedish massage is   Touch  
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A body in the supine positions is   Face up  
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Which movements is used to spread oil   Efflerage  
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Which bones connect with the maxilla   zygomatic  
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What type of joint is the radioulner joint   Pivot  
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What elements compost 96% of our bodies   O2, Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen  
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If you have an elderly client whom you think needs help dressing you can remain in the room to help   True  
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The primary function of the lymph node is   Filtration  
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The only bone in the body which does not articulate with any other in the body is the   Hyoid  
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plane divides the body lengthwise into front and back   The coronal  
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What type of tissues are not considered connective tissue   Epitehlial  
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RICE is   Rest, Ice, compression, elevation  
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Describe Squamous cell carcinoma is   Scaly red papules  
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You can give massage to client with arthritic flare-up   False  
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Biceps brachi inserts into the   Humerus  
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Using a work area, equipment or clothing that is unclean or unsanitary is concidered unprofessional conduct   True  
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Most widely used system of massage in US   Swedish  
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Chucking is classified as   Friction  
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What action is wrist performing when turning a doorknob   rotation  
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Soleus is deep to the   Gastronemius  
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Kneading is what type of stroke   Petrisage  
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Massage therapist can refer to nurse or doctor   False  
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Skin is primary organ of elimination   True  
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Active ROM is when the client assist the therapist   True  
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Thrombophlebitis can be massaged   False  
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Skin rolling is an example of which stoke   Friction  
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Manipulation of the articulation of a client is called   Joint movement  
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Which is the only movable joint in the skull   Mandible  
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Pathogenic bacteria are hamless   False  
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Name a sesamoid bone   Patella  
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Joint movements used during a massage are called Swedish gymnastics   True  
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The body can withstand what degree of heat vapors   140  
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Muscle contraction with no movement in the joint is known as   Isometric  
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What part of the ear controls equlibrium   Semicircular canals  
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What is the term used to define the end of the long bone   Epiphysis  
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Blood vessels in the body that have ducts or vlaves   Veins  
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Very hot water of short duration does what to the heart rate   quickens  
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Massage the abdomen   clockwise  
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Heavy cupping should be used on the lungs   False  
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The powerhouse component of the cell is the   Mitochondria  
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Performing effleurage you need to use the palms of your hands   False  
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What condition is contradicted for hot water bath   Diabetes  
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What cell function requires energy to move a substance up a concentration gradient   Active transport  
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What type of blood enters the lung   Oxygen poor  
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Who is credited for scientific method of Swedish massage and known as Father of physical therapy and developed medical gymnastic   Per Henrik Ling  
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What massage movements produces a stimulation effect   Fast Tapotment  
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Which way should massage movements be in reference to the flow of blood for the heart   Towards, centripital  
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The muscle mainly responsible for producing a particular movement is called   Primary movers  
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The primary function of the muscular system is   Posture, heat protection, generation of action potentials  
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The superior vena cava receives blood from the head neck thorax adn upper limbs   True  
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Stretching and tearing of ligaments   Sprian  
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Over which of the following areas are heavy movements applied   Dense Muscles  
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Primary muscle for respiration   Diaphram  
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Position for a sitz bath   Submerge clients hips and pelvis  
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Prolonged application of cold will produce a depressing effect on the body   True  
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Joint types are not   Mostly hinged  
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Grasping muscular tissue with one or two hands then squeezing, rolling or pinching with firm pressure is called:   Petrissage  
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Chucking, rolling and wringing are examples of   Superficial friction  
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Articulation of the forearm is   Pronation/supination  
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Blood flows from the left ventricle to   The rest of the body  
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The body can with stand bath water in temperatures ranging upward to   110 degrees  
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Tapotement should be applied to   Muscle that cover internal organs  
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What temperature do you keep the massage room   70-72  
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The most abundant tissue in the body is   Connective tissue  
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Voluntary muscle is also called   Skeletal  
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Which muscles are part of the rotator cuff   Superaspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, subscapularis  
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How long should client be left in a hot bath   10-15 minutes  
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Which oil would clog pores   Mineral oil  
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A muscle twitch could be described as a   is a sudden jerky contraction  
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The point where end of muscle is anchored to immovable section of the skeleton   origin  
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After leaving the right ventricle blood flows into to   Lungs  
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The body is a unit constructed of the following smaller units   Cells, tissue, organs systems  
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Disease producing bacteria are called   Pathogenic  
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What part of the body would you never use tapotement on   Abdomen  
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Circular movement around a joint is   Friction  
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Sodium bicarbonate is used in bath water to   Relieve itching  
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The most effective stroke to use on boney prominence is   Friction  
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Deep effleurage should be applied .................. the heart   Toward  
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When a cell is active the function it's performing is called   metabolism  
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What chemical substance provide the energy for cells to work   ATP  
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MS effects what   the mylen sheaths  
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There are more bones in the axial skeleton then the appendicular   False Axial 80 Appendicular126  
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Synovial membranes are found in diarthrotic joints   True  
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Synarthrotic joints are   Immovable joints page 114 for types  
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Blood is supplied to the brain through what artery   Carotid  
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The benefits of proper breathing during a massage are:   Increased oxygen input, waste output and relaxation  
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Deep strokes and kneading techniques can cause an increase in   Blood flow  
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Where do you place pillows on a client in the prone position who is having low back pain   Under the abdomen  
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Functions of the lymph system are   filtering, defense against invading bacteria and toxins, carries nourishment from the blood to the body  
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What is the filtering part of the lymphatic system   Node  
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Where do you place the pillow on a client in the supine position who is having low back pain   Under the knees  
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Which is the most important functionally of the three kinds of vessels in the body   The capillaries  
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Massage technique done by shaking the hands or fingers over the tissue in the varying pressure adn speed is   Vibration  
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Striking movements used on massage are called   Tapotement  
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A massage stroke designed to manipulate soft tissue in such a way that one layer of tissue is moved over or against another is called   Petrissage  
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Compression movements used on massage are called   Petrissage  
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Direct physical effects of massage techniques on tissues they contact are called   Mechanical effects  
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What type of joints would be found in the spine   gliding  
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What are the endangerment siteds   Femoral triangle, popliteal fossa, upper lumber etc  
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Accumulation of serum and pus mixed with epidermal material   Crust  
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What should be used initially with inflammation   Cold packs  
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What is the correct height of a therapist massage table   Palm height  
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What are proteins   Amino acids  
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Change in the body as result of hydrotherapy are classified as   Chemical, mechanical, thermal  
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Joints are classified according to the amount of motion the permit   True  
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What form of tapotment is used on the face   Tapping  
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Minimum age for LMT   18  
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Crack in the skin penetrating into the derma   fissure  
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Changes to the body as a result of hydrotherapy are classified as   Chemical, mechanical, thermal  
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Rounded knuckle like prominence   Condyle  
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Massaging proximal is appropriate in the sub-acute stage around fractures that have been stabilized to encourage circulation   True  
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What is the best procedure to remove adhesions   Cross-fiber friction  
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Name connective tissue   tendon, areolar, fascia  
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What is epimysium   skeletal muscles  
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Layer of connective tissue tha tclosely overs an individual myscle   Epimysium  
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Father of medicine, and train PCP in massage as healing   Hippocrates  
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The most superficial muscle of the back   Trapezius  
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Muscle on the external surface of the eight lower ribs   External oblique  
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Antagonist to biceps brachi   Tricips  
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Hamstring muscles are   semitendinosous, semimembrenosous and biceps femoris  
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Lymphatic capillaries located in the villa of the small intestine   Lacteals  
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Best technique for the lungs   cupping  
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what part of hand is used to hack   Ulnar borders  
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Functions of the liver   coverts glucose to glycogen, stores glycogen, changes lactic acid to glucose  
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When muscle contracts adn the ends of the muscle do not move on the body part that the muscle affects does not move it is what type of contractions   Isometirc  
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What stroke for people with thinner skin   efflerage  
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Anterior triangle of neck has what structure that cuts off blood flow to the brain   Carotid artery  
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Plantar flexion   pointing toes down  
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Dorsiflection   pointing toes up  
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Sudden quick contraction of a muscle or group of muscle   spasm  
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Place the muscle is anchored to a relatively immovable section of the skeleton is called   Place of orgin  
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Point of muscle is generally attached to the more distal aspect of an appendage   Insertion  
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Isolated and specific action occurs the muscle responsible for that action   Agonist  
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Prime mover contracts there is a muscle that cause the opposite action   Antagonsit  
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Muscle that assist the prime movers   Synergist  
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Carpel and tarsals are what type of bones   short bones  
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Vertebrate are what type of bones   irregular  
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legs, arms, fingers and toes are what type of bones   long  
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Fibrous membrane whose function is to protect the bone and serve as an attachment for tendons and ligaments   Periostem  
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Primary function of the bicep   Flex the elbow and turn palms up  
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Which muscle inserts into the mandible   Masseter  
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Point of the muscle that creates action   Insertion  
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Immediate effect of hot water   Vasodilation  
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Water baths are recommended for what condition   relief of nervous tension  
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Opening of fingers is considered   Abduction  
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Complex chemical and physical process that takes place in living organisms whereby the cells is nourished and carry out their various activities   Metabolism  
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Summary of all cash receipts or invoices   Income ledger  
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Records the money you owe other persons or buisness   Accounts payable  
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Covering of the bone   periosteum  
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.......matter consist of bone cells (osteoctyes), blood vessels, connective tissue and marrow   Organic matter  
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Leukocytes blood cell is know as "eaters or the gobble up particles   Phagosytes  
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Governed by the CNS are voluntary adn appear straiated or striped under the micorscope   Skeletal  
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Best position for a pregnant client   Lying on lateral side  
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Who pays taxes when a practitioner does contract labor   Practicioner  
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Ball like surface of one bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone   Ball and Socket joint  
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Articular surface of one bone is saddle shaped and the articular surface of other bone is shaped like the legs of a rider sitting on a saddle. Thumb metacarpal and wrist   Saddle joint  
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An oval shaped condyle of one bone fits into the elliptical cavity of another bone carpals and radius   Ellipsodial joint  
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a rounded point surface of one bone articulates within a ring formed by another bone end of radius and ulna, axis and atlas   pivot joint  
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convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another bone ie elbow, knee, interphangeal joint   hinge joing  
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articulating surfaces are flat intertarsal and intercarpel   gliding joint  
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Rotation only joint movement   axis/atlas  
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flexion-extension, adduction-abduction, circumduction-saddle joint movemnet   Trapezium and metacarlpal of the thumb  
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flexion-extension, adduction-abduction, ellipsoidal joint   carpals, radius  
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back and forth side to side joint movement   vertebrae and ribs  
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Flexion and extension only joint movement   elbow and knee  
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flexion-extension, adduction-abduction, circumduction and roataion   shoulder and hip  
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Divides body into upper and lower parts   Transverse  
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Divides right and leftside   Sagittal  
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Joints are immovable ie skull   Synarthrotic  
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Joints limited motion symphysis pubis and sacroiliac joints   Amphiarthrotic  
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Joints are freely moveable   Diarthrotic  
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Endangerment sites   Inferior to ear, Anterior/Posterior triangle of neck, axilla, medical brachium, cubital area of elbow, ulnar notch, femoral triangle, popilteal fossa, abdomen, upper lumbar area.  
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