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| Consist of cranial and spinal nerves and the autonomic nervous system. |
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This system has 2 principle functions;
1 Exchange the gases oxygen and carbondioxide, between the air spaces and the blood.
2 Sound production in the layrnx/voice box. |
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| A tubular processing system that mechanically and chemically breaks down food into nutrients, water, and electrolytes. So that its absorbed into the blood to be distributed throughout the body. |
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| Movement where a therapist helps the client throughout the range of motion. |
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| Daily physiological, biochemical, behavioral process in living organisms. |
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| A small sac located on the cecum. |
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| Stores ingested food and mixes it with gastric secretions to produce a thick liquid known as chyme. It also secretes hydrochloric acid and enzymes. |
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| These are made up of 2 or more types of tissues organized to perform one or more particular functions. |
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| The long tube between the mouth and the stomach. It uses rhythmic muscle movements to force food from the throat into the stomach. |
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| The throat passageway for air and food. |
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| Glands that separate from classical epithelial surfaces. |
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| The part of the large intestine that runs horizontally across the abdomen. |
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| The organelle in the cell body of the neuron that contains the genetic material of the cell. Also the positively charged core of the atom. |
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| Glands that secrete their products into the tissue fluids or vascular system. |
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| The long extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the body of the cell. |
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| Atoms that break into Ions when placed in a water solution can conduct electricity. |
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| Inanimate chemical molecules |
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| Groups of these work together in special ways to form a cell. |
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| Tubes that carry blood as it circulates. |
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| A small dead end termination of the bronchial tree. |
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| A combination of 2 or more atoms held together by a chemical bond. |
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| Structural, functional communities formed by cells. |
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| This produces energy in a cell. Its the power house. |
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| A cell that takes up cell fragments or other particulate matter into its cytoplasm by endocytosis. |
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| A traditional chinese medicine using mugwort herb. |
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| A condition in which a muscle or area of the body is isolated from its nerve supply. |
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| A molecule released by neurons at the neuromuscular junction that causes muscle contraction. |
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| The study of the structure of living organisms. |
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| The science or the study of movement and the active and passive structures involved in that movement. |
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| Physical observations and measures; objective data. |
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| A tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose; it equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and the air outside. |
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| 3 loops of fluid-filled tubes that are attached to the cochlea in the inner ear. They help us maintain our sense of balance. |
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| A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure; it is lined with cilia(tiny hairs) that move when vibrated and cause a nerve impulse to form. |
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| The visible part of the outer ear. It collects sound and directs it into the outer ear canal. |
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| A tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup. |
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| A thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves reach it. |
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| A crystalline structure located just behind the iris. It focuses light onto the retina. |
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| The colored part of the eye - it controls the amount of light that enters the eye by changing the size of the pupil. |
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| The clear, dome-shaped tissue covering the front of the eye. |
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| This is our air passageway that filters and warms the air we breathe. |
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| Fluid that lines freely moveable joints, bursae and tendon sheaths. |
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| This is a type of fibrous or boney junction characterized by interlocking V-shaped surfaces as in the skull. |
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Fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone.
Stabalizes joints. |
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| This attacks a single type of antigen. |
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| A highly specific system takes several days to become active. Can respond specifically to highly diverse antigens. Has memory. |
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This destroys microorganisms in a nonspecific way.
Has no memory. |
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| Specialized in destroying virus infected cells and tumor cells. These destroy them by producing cytokines that destroy the pathogens cell membrane causing apoptosis. |
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| A vascular response to irritation. |
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| This type of bone is composed of osteon. It looks dense to the unaided eye. |
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| Contraction of the atria. |
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| A substance causing an allergic reaction in a person. |
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| Referring to the body or body wall. |
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| Pressure that pulls fluid back into the vessel. |
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| Fatty tissue located under the dermis. |
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| The outer layer of the skin. |
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| A muscle is connected to each hair follicle and the skin. It contracts in response to cold or fear. |
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| A condition of clots within a cell. |
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| The layer of the skin that's under the epidermis. |
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| This drains fluid from the rest of the body to the left brachicephalic veins. |
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| A tube-shaped sheath that surrounds the part of the hair that is under the skin. |
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| Tissue that does not contain mineral. |
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Atrioventricular Valve
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| This valve seperates the right atrium and the right ventricle in the heart. |
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| Dura, arachnoid and pia mater coverings of the spinal cord and brain, and the first part of the cranial and spinal nerves. |
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| A fold of dura mater that seperates right and left hemispheres of the brain. Attaches to the ethmoid and the frontal bone. |
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| The amount of air moved in or out of the lungs during relaxed, quiet breathing. |
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| Pain that is persisting over a long period of time; may follow an acute initial episode or have a more gradual on set. |
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| The blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. |
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| When tension in the muscle will remain constant, despite a change in muscle length. |
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| The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. |
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| This is the sum total of all chemical reactions taking place in the body. Considering each body cell performs chemical reactions daily. |
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| The duct drains from the right side of the head and right upper limb to brachiocephalic vein. |
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| An anatomic or psychic response to injury. |
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| This branches into 3 lobes of right lung and 2 lobes of left lung. |
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| This heart chamber recieves oxygen poor blood from the body and pumps it into the right ventricle. |
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| Muscle contraction where the muscle is lengthened. |
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| Muscle fibers stimulated by a single motor neuron. |
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| Hair, nails, sweat, sebaceous, and mammary glands. |
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| A practitioners unresolved feelings and issues which are unconsciously transferred to the client. |
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| A digestive chemical that is produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder and secreted into the small intestine. |
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| The less mobile attachment of a muscle. |
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This type of movement moves a bone away from the midline of the body(or head or foot).
These movements are directed in the coronal plane. |
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| This movement is internal rotation of the radiohumeral joint. and in the foot, it involves raising the lateral aspect of the foot. |
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| Vulnerable areas that can be damaged by deep pressure. |
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| The set of metabolic pathways that construct complex molecules from simpler units. |
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| Part of the lever or bone that is between the fulcrum and in-force |
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| This is between fulcrum & load/out-force. |
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A protein of muscle, associated with the contraction/relaxation of muscle cells.
Thin Filament |
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| This suture is between the parietal & temporal bones. |
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| This suture is between the 2 parietal bones. |
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| This suture is between the parietal and frontal bones. |
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| This suture is between the parietal and occipital bones. |
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| This joint has two axes of motion at right angles to each other. |
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A lateral curve of the spine is a deviation known as |
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| In front of a point of reference. |
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| Situated farthest from the center or median line. |
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| Outwards of the sides, away from the body's midline. |
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| Inwards, toward the body's midline. |
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| Behind some point of reference. |
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| Situated closest to the center or median line. |
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| Closer to the external surface of the body. |
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| This is a dense fibrous membrane that covers the surface of bones. It serves as an attachment for tendons and muscles and it contains osteoprogenitor cells, osteoblasts, fibroblasts, and blood vessels, serving as the life support system of bone. |
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| This tissue is dense irregular collagenous connective tissue that forms an envelope around a group of muscle fibers. |
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Cervical - 7 vertebraes
Thoracic - 12 vertebraes
Lumbar - 5 vertebraes
The first 2 vertebraes of the cervical region is Atlas then Axis. |
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| What are the Vertebral Columns? |
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| Descending order of the small intestine? |
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Sign--objective (vitals)
symptoms--subjective (headache, pain, etc)
syndrome--a collection of signs and symptoms |
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| What is the difference between signs, symptoms, and syndrome? |
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| Necrosis of heart muscle from ischemia is known as a "heart attack" or: |
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The most superficial muscle of the back. |
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Subjective
Objective
Assessment
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| In Swedish massage, the deep strokes should encourage blood flow towards the? |
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| The CNS/ Central Nervous System and the PNS/ Peripheral Nervous System. |
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| What are the 2 anatomical components of the nervous system? |
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| Which type of striated voluntary muscle is responsible for movement of the bones? |
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| What is the most painful movement for someone with shoulder bursitis? |
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| A bladder infection spreads upwards through which structures? |
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| Exocrine Glands (enzymes) |
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| Which kind of glands empty into ducts? |
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| What parts of the body have the highest percentage of sweat glands? |
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| The most abundant tissue in the body is: |
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| Valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle which is sometimes damaged from rheumatic fever: |
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| What is an example of a "sesamoid" bone? |
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| Soleus does not cross which joint? |
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| The lymphatics of the body clean waste from which space of the body? |
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| To alleviate a client's anterior tilt, where will a bolster be placed when working on a client in the prone position? |
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| Renal failure will refer to failure of which organ? |
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| A blockage within the right thoracic lymphatic duct may cause edema in which part of the body? |
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| Name a technique that is outside of the scope of massage therapy practice? |
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| A client under the influence of alcohol is what to massage? |
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| When massaging the anterior thoracic region, which muscle will be found in this region of the body? |
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| This gland holds the egg cells, and follicular cells. It produces estrogens and progesterone. |
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| This is a small endocrine gland in the brain, that sits between 2 hemispheres. It produces a hormone that may weakly modulate wake/sleep patterns. |
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| This endocrine gland sits in the sphenoid bone at the base of the brain. It secretes hormones regulating homeostasis, including trophic hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands. |
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| Triangle-shaped endocrine glands that sit on top of the kidneys. They regulate stress response through cortisol and adrenaline. |
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| This gland links the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. It's located just above the brainstem.This gland controls body temperature, hunger, thirst, and ciradian cycles. |
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A gland that produces enzymes is located below the stomach and above the intestines.
It's both exocrine and endocrine.
It's in both digestive and endocrine systems. |
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| Glands that are tube shaped and produce perspiration. |
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| This gland is found just below the adams apple. It's controlled by the pituitary and hypothalamus. This gland controls metabolism, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones. |
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| A small, sac-like gland that releases oily liquids onto the hair follicle. These glands are located in the dermis. |
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| The nondisclosure of privileged information, that is, it may not be divulged to a 3rd party without the clients permission. |
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Business
A set of guiding moral principles that govern one's course of action. |
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| The recording of business transactions. |
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| A separate business operating within another business. |
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| A legitimate expense that must meet the following guidelines; it must be ordinary(similar expense to others in your profession); incurred in connection with your business; and it must be necessary. |
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| This has to contain your: name, address, phone number, cell phone number, email, and website information. |
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| These provide a business entity that is separate from the owner as an individual. |
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| A list of standards to assist professionals in making good decisions while conducting day to day responsibilities with their scope of practice. |
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| The minimum standards neccessary for safe and effective practice and the parameters of practice determined by the certificants professional training and education, and when applicable, regulatory bodies. |
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This provides a summary info about a company's assets, liabilities and net equity as of a given point in time.
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
A financial statement about a company's financial condition. |
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| Honesty, firm adherence to a code of values. |
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| This is all the money received; cash, checks, credit cards & barter. |
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| A financial plan that sets forth managements expectations and on the basis of those expectations, allocates the use of specific resources throughout the firm. |
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| When balancing income statements, what should always equal debits? |
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| Testes & Ovaries Hormones |
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| Estrogen, Inhibin, Progesterone, Relaxin, Testosterone |
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| Thymopoietin, Thymosin, TF, THF |
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| Insulin, Glucagon, Amylin, Somatostatin |
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| Thyroxine, Triiodothyronine, BMR, Calcitonin |
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| Adrenal Medulla, Catecholamines, adrenaline, norepinephrine. |
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| Oxytocin, Prolactin, TSH, ACTH, FSH, GH, LH, ADH. |
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| Fibrocystic Breast Disease |
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| - consists of the presence of a single or multiple cysts that are palpable in the breasts. Cysts increase and decrease in size with the woman's menstrual cycle. Usually benign. |
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| - the spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancy before the fetus has developed to the stage of viability (24 weeks) |
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| Inflammation of the glomeruli |
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| - condition characterized by high levels of uric acid in the blood |
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| - Inability to control urination |
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| - Regarded as a normal physiological process and life stage (not a disease), is the cyclic discharge of the mucosal lining of the nonpregnant uterus through the vagina. |
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| An STD that produces a urogenital infection of a parasitic flagellated protozon. CONTRAINDICATION |
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| Genital or Venereal Warts |
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| An STD of the genital and perianal area in men and women. Caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) Common cause of warts on hands and feet, as well as lesions of the mucous membranes of the oral, anal, and genital cavities. |
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An STD that is a vaginal infection caused by the fungus Candida. Characterized by thick creamy vaginal discharge, local itching, and redness
- CONTRAINDICATION during acute stages |
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| An STD that is an acute and chronic inflammatory disease of the genitals caused by (HSV2). |
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| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
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- caused primarily by a bacterial infection, is an inflammatory condition of the female pelvic organs.
Symptoms include: fever, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, irregular vaginal bleeding, pain in the lower abdomen, and painful intercourse
- CONTRAINDICATION |
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| Inflammation of the urinary bladder. |
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- Contemporary Western Massage
- used before and after events, helps to prevent and heal injuries
- Used before an event to speed up
- Used after an event to slow down |
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Rolfing
- Developed by Ph.D Ida Rolf, a biophysicist.
Began practicing in the 1940s and 50s.
Opened an Institute of Structural Integration in Boulder, Colorado in 1972. |
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This involves deep tissue work focusing on bringing the head, shoulders, thorax, pelvis, and legs into a finer vertical alignment. Also helps to soften fascia that has become too tough. Restores full range of motion and
usually takes place over 10 sessions dealing with different areas of the body. |
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| Phase of the cardiac cycle during which a heart chamber wall is relaxed. |
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| George and Charles Taylor, Brothers. |
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| American physicians who introduced the swedish movement system into the U.S. |
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| This man wrote books on massage and brought it to the general american populace. |
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| Which founding father of hydrotherapy cured himself of tuberculosis utilizing hydrotherapy principles and applications? |
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| Who developed Origin of CV4? |
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| These joints are between two immovable bones, where the connecting medium is hyaline cartilage. |
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| Enarthrodial Joints AKA Ball & Socket Joints |
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| These joints are multiaxial synovial joints. A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone. |
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| These joints are saddle joints. They allow all movements except rotation; and they are biaxial. |
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| Condylar Joints Aka Condyloid |
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These joints are modified ball-and-socket synovial joints in which the joint surfaces are elongated or ellipsoidal.
They allow movement in two planes but not rotation. Flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, circumduction; and they are biaxial.
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| These joints are Pivot or Screw joints. Their movements are rotational around a long axis and are uniaxial. |
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| A variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat. |
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| Intense one sided pain centered by the eye or temple. |
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| An inadequate number of red blood cells. |
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| A chronic condition involving the respiratory system in which the airway occasionally constrict, become inflamed and are lined with mucus. |
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| Cardiac pain or chest pain |
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| A curvature of the spine from side to side. |
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| Anatomically, a curve of the thoracic vertebrae. |
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| A curvature in the cervical and lumbar vertebrae. |
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| Pain in the glutes to the foot. |
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| Disorder caused by compression at the wrist of the median nerve supplying the hand. |
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- regarded as a life stage and not a disease, is the cessation of ovarian hormone function and menstruation in the human female
- Symptoms include: dry skin, vaginal irritation, and hot flashes. |
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| This is a condition that causes nervous tension, irritability, weight gain, edema, headache, and lack of coordination that occurs a few days before the onset of menstruation. |
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