TMAS 120 TEST 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS
Which one of the following is considered a type of friction? - Answer -Chucking
Vibration is considered to be a ____ movement. - Answer -Friction
An active assistive movement is in which major category of massage movements? -
Answer -Joint
When skillfully applied, ____helps to reduce adhesions and stretch muscle tissue and
fascia. - Answer -kneading
____refers to a number of massage strokes designed to manipulate soft tissue in such
a way that one layer of tissue is moved over or against another. - Answer -friction
The application of deep pressure touch is used for which one of the following effects? -
Answer -all of the above
Which one of the following is a kneading movement? - Answer -Fulling
_____ movements use very light pressure of the fingertips or hands with long flowing
strokes. Two or three of the strokes will have a slightly stimulating effect, while many
repetitions will have a more sedating response. - Answer -feather stroking
the depth of the gliding movement depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT____.
- Answer -The hight of the massage table
____is intended to produce heat. It is a general stroke used to warm the area in
preparation for more specific or deeper work. - Answer -Circular friction
____is the continuous shaking or trembling movement transmitted from the
practitioner's hand and arm or from an electrical appliance to a fixed point or along a
selected area of the body. - Answer -vibrating
An important rule in Swedish massage is that most manipulations are directed toward
the____. - Answer -heart
____is a kneading technique in which the practitioner attempts to grasp the tissue and
gently lift and spread it out, as if to make more space between the layer of tissue or
muscle fibers. - Answer -fulling
____ involves a movement that the client makes that is in some way resisted by the
practitioner. - Answer -active resistive joint movement
, ____is a rapid, striking motion of the practitioner's hands against the surface of the
client's body, using varying amounts of force and hand positions. - Answer -percussion
____movements involve moving more superficial layers of flesh against the deeper
tissues. It presses one layer of tissue against another layer in order to flatten, broaden,
or stretch the tissue. - Answer -friction
When using effleurage movement over small areas of the body, the therapist would use
which one of the following? - Answer -fingers or thumbs
The general effects of ____movements are to tone the muscles and impart a healthy
glow to the part being massaged. - Answer -percussion
In this massage movement, the skin and muscular tissues are raised from their ordinary
position and then squeezed, roller, or ____ with a firm pressure, usually in a circular
direction. - Answer -kneaded
What type of massage movement is down with long, smooth strokes wherein the
practitioner's hands glide the length of the client's entire body or body part coming very
close to, but not actually touching, the body's surface? - Answer -aura stroking
The intention of ____friction is to broaden, separate, and align the fibrous tissue. -
Answer -cross-fiber
____are applied over thick tissues of fleshy parts. - Answer -heavy movements
____can be done over clothing and without the use of lubricant. - Answer -compression
the technique of ____is accomplished either with the fingers, thumbs, the palm of the
hand, the knuckles, or the forearm and is a succession of strokes applied by gliding the
hand over a somewhat extended portion of the body. This movement is perhaps the
most frequently used manipulation in Swedish or Western massage. - Answer -
effleurage
The change in the quality of movement such as the extension of an elbow is
termed____. - Answer -end feel
____is the rhythmic pressing movements directed into the muscle tissue by either the
hand or fingers. - Answer -compression
In____movements, the client moves the limb or the joint without any intervention from
the practitioner. - Answer -active range-of-motion
____helps to separate the tissues and to break down adhesions and fibrosis, especially
in muscle tissue and fascia. - Answer -friction
Which one of the following is considered a type of friction? - Answer -Chucking
Vibration is considered to be a ____ movement. - Answer -Friction
An active assistive movement is in which major category of massage movements? -
Answer -Joint
When skillfully applied, ____helps to reduce adhesions and stretch muscle tissue and
fascia. - Answer -kneading
____refers to a number of massage strokes designed to manipulate soft tissue in such
a way that one layer of tissue is moved over or against another. - Answer -friction
The application of deep pressure touch is used for which one of the following effects? -
Answer -all of the above
Which one of the following is a kneading movement? - Answer -Fulling
_____ movements use very light pressure of the fingertips or hands with long flowing
strokes. Two or three of the strokes will have a slightly stimulating effect, while many
repetitions will have a more sedating response. - Answer -feather stroking
the depth of the gliding movement depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT____.
- Answer -The hight of the massage table
____is intended to produce heat. It is a general stroke used to warm the area in
preparation for more specific or deeper work. - Answer -Circular friction
____is the continuous shaking or trembling movement transmitted from the
practitioner's hand and arm or from an electrical appliance to a fixed point or along a
selected area of the body. - Answer -vibrating
An important rule in Swedish massage is that most manipulations are directed toward
the____. - Answer -heart
____is a kneading technique in which the practitioner attempts to grasp the tissue and
gently lift and spread it out, as if to make more space between the layer of tissue or
muscle fibers. - Answer -fulling
____ involves a movement that the client makes that is in some way resisted by the
practitioner. - Answer -active resistive joint movement
, ____is a rapid, striking motion of the practitioner's hands against the surface of the
client's body, using varying amounts of force and hand positions. - Answer -percussion
____movements involve moving more superficial layers of flesh against the deeper
tissues. It presses one layer of tissue against another layer in order to flatten, broaden,
or stretch the tissue. - Answer -friction
When using effleurage movement over small areas of the body, the therapist would use
which one of the following? - Answer -fingers or thumbs
The general effects of ____movements are to tone the muscles and impart a healthy
glow to the part being massaged. - Answer -percussion
In this massage movement, the skin and muscular tissues are raised from their ordinary
position and then squeezed, roller, or ____ with a firm pressure, usually in a circular
direction. - Answer -kneaded
What type of massage movement is down with long, smooth strokes wherein the
practitioner's hands glide the length of the client's entire body or body part coming very
close to, but not actually touching, the body's surface? - Answer -aura stroking
The intention of ____friction is to broaden, separate, and align the fibrous tissue. -
Answer -cross-fiber
____are applied over thick tissues of fleshy parts. - Answer -heavy movements
____can be done over clothing and without the use of lubricant. - Answer -compression
the technique of ____is accomplished either with the fingers, thumbs, the palm of the
hand, the knuckles, or the forearm and is a succession of strokes applied by gliding the
hand over a somewhat extended portion of the body. This movement is perhaps the
most frequently used manipulation in Swedish or Western massage. - Answer -
effleurage
The change in the quality of movement such as the extension of an elbow is
termed____. - Answer -end feel
____is the rhythmic pressing movements directed into the muscle tissue by either the
hand or fingers. - Answer -compression
In____movements, the client moves the limb or the joint without any intervention from
the practitioner. - Answer -active range-of-motion
____helps to separate the tissues and to break down adhesions and fibrosis, especially
in muscle tissue and fascia. - Answer -friction
