MARYLAND CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
Diathermy - CORRECT ANSWER electrically induced heat
QUESTION :Manipulation - CORRECT ANSWER grade 5 mobilization
QUESTION :Sublaxation - CORRECT ANSWER less than a full
dislocation, a misaligned joint that may cause abnormal function and nerve
interference
QUESTION :Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER pertaining to the armpit
QUESTION :Digestive System - CORRECT ANSWER responsible for the
absorption of fats, drainage of tissue fluids, and elimination of waste products
QUESTION :Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER the science concerned with
the structure of the human body
QUESTION :Cell - CORRECT ANSWER fundamental unit of all living
things
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QUESTION :Sagittal Plane - CORRECT ANSWER a vertical plane that
divides the body into right and left parts
QUESTION :How many cranial bones are there in the adult skull? - CORRECT
ANSWER 8
QUESTION :Fossa - CORRECT ANSWER shallow depression in a bone
QUESTION :Osteoclasts - CORRECT ANSWER type of bone cells that
break down bone structure during bone building and bone healing process
QUESTION :Epithelial - CORRECT ANSWER tissue that covers body
surfaces, cavities, and ducts
QUESTION :Fibrocartilage - CORRECT ANSWER type of cartilage found
in intervertebral discs
QUESTION :Synovial Joint - CORRECT ANSWER type of joint that is
distinguished by having a fluid-filled joint cavity
QUESTION :Eversion - CORRECT ANSWER movement of the sole of the
foot outward or laterally
QUESTION :Contractility - CORRECT ANSWER general trait of the
human muscle
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QUESTION :Sternocleiodomastoid - CORRECT ANSWER muscle that
originates on the sternum and terminates on the mastoid process of the
temporal bone
QUESTION :Thenar Muscle - CORRECT ANSWER muscle in the hand
QUESTION :Hypothenar Muscle - CORRECT ANSWER muscle in the
hand
QUESTION :Optic Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER conducts impulses from
the eyes' photoreceptors
QUESTION :Sciatic Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER largest nerve in the
body
QUESTION :Right Atrium - CORRECT ANSWER deoxygenated blood is
carried in the vena cava and empties into this atrium of the heart
QUESTION :Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER serves as a blood reservoir
and also houses lymphocytes that are critical to body immunity
QUESTION :Sciatic Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER major nerve of the
posterior leg
QUESTION :Piriformis - CORRECT ANSWER sciatic nerve runs directly
under this muscle