An allergic inflammation of the skin characterised by redness
B.
An allergy marked by the eruption of weals with severe itching
C.
Redness covered with silvery scales
D.
An infection of the skin
2.
What is contact dermatitis?
A.
A congenital inflammatory skin disorder
B.
An hormonal bacterial skin disorder
C.
A viral contagious skin disease
D.
A highly infectious fungal skin disease
3.
What does RSI stand for?
A.
Repeated Sprain Injury
B.
Repetitive Strain Injury
C.
Repetitive Sprain Injury
D.
Repeated Strain Injury
4.
What causes Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)?
A.
The deposition of bone tissue around joint margins
B.
The over use and overstretching of muscles and ligaments
C.
The attacking of synovial membranes by this auto immune disease
D.
Malnourishment and lack of muscle use
5.
Which of the following statements is correct with regard to therapists using Stone Therapy Massage as a means of preventing a Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)?
A.
The stones should just be used for light superficial strokes to prevent RSI
B.
The stones should be used to disperse tension nodules instead of thumbs to prevent RSI
C.
More pressure is required to achieve a result when working with stones and this added pressure will prevent RSI
D.
A therapist must limit performing stone massage treatments to two per day to avoid RSI
6.
Adipose tissue has which of the following functions?
A.
To store vitamin C
B.
To store carotene
C.
To act as a source of protein
D.
To act as an energy source
7.
What is the function of blood tissue?
A.
To absorb shock
B.
To transport food and oxygen to all parts of the body
C.
To support and protect the body and all of its organs
D.
To produce movement
8.
What is the function of non-striated muscle tissue?
A.
To enable stretch and recoil
B.
To carry out involuntary functions
C.
To connect and support other tissues
D.
To help support and move the body
9.
In which of the following areas would involuntary muscle be found?
A.
Hamstrings
B.
Triceps
C.
Spleen
D.
Intestine
10.
What is the position of the occipitalis?
A.
Each side of the head
B.
The cheeks
C.
The front of the chin
D.
The back of the head
11.
What is the action of the rhomboids?
A.
To adduct and rotate the scapula downwards
B.
To draw the humerus posteriorly and downwards
C.
To abduct and rotate the scapula upwards
D.
To draw the humerus anteriorly and upwards
12.
Where can the pectorals be found?
A.
Across the chest beneath the breasts
B.
The front of the abdomen
C.
The back of the thigh
D.
The front of the thigh
13.
What is the action of the hamstrings?
A.
To extend the hip and flex the knee
B.
To flex the shoulder and extend the elbow
C.
To extend the shoulder and flex the elbow
D.
To flex the hip and extend the knee
14.
Which is an action of the hamstrings?
A.
Adduction of the knee
B.
Flexion of the knee
C.
Extension of the knee
D.
Abduction of the knee
15.
Where would you find the rectus femoris?
A.
In the posterior of the thigh
B.
In the posterior of the lower leg
C.
In the abdomen
D.
In the anterior of the thigh
16.
What is the action of the deltoid?
A.
Adduction of the arm
B.
Abduction of the arm
C.
Flexion of the elbow
D.
Extension of the elbow
17.
What is the action of the frontalis?
A.
To raise the eyebrows
B.
To draw the eyebrows down and together
C.
To close the eyelid
D.
To open and close the nasal openings
18.
Which muscle is positioned between the shoulders originating from the thoracic vertebrae and inserting to the scapula bone?
A.
Trapezius
B.
Latissimus dorsi
C.
Rhomboids
D.
Erector spinae
19.
Which muscle inverts and dorsi flexes the foot?
A.
Soleus
B.
Gastrocnemius
C.
Tibialis anterior
D.
Flexor digitorum longus
20.
What will the yellow bone marrow of the humerus store?
A.
Erythrocytes
B.
Plasma
C.
Adipocytes
D.
Lymph
21.
What is the name of the bone that forms the upper arm?
A.
The humerus
B.
The femur
C.
The radius
D.
The ulna
22.
Semi moveable joints may be found where?
A.
Between the sutures of the skull
B.
Between the pelvic girdle bones
C.
Between the tarsals
D.
Between the bones of the vertebrae
23.
What do bones store?
A.
Phosphorus
B.
Sulphur
C.
Zinc
D.
Carbon
24.
Which is a function of the ribs?
A.
To store leucocytes
B.
To assist with inspiration and expiration
C.
To destroy worn out erythrocytes
D.
To provide protection for the reproductive organs
25.
Which of the following is a bone of the foot?
A.
Tibia
B.
Talus
C.
Hamate
D.
Radius
26.
The hip is an example of which type of joint?
A.
Fixed
B.
Fibrous
C.
Fibro-cartilage
D.
Synovial
27.
Which of the following is a function of the femur?
A.
To act as a reservoir of blood
B.
To provide a store of calcium salts
C.
To provide a store of glucose
D.
To act as a reservoir of lymph
28.
The knee is an example of which type of joint?
A.
Pivot
B.
Gliding
C.
Hinge
D.
Condyloid
29.
Which of the following bones form the wrist?
A.
Ulna
B.
Metacarpal
C.
Radius
D.
Carpal
30.
Where are the frontal sinuses positioned?
A.
Above and behind the bridge of the nose
B.
At the sides and behind the nose, just below the orbital socket
C.
At the sides of the face, in front of the ears
D.
The middle of the face, just above the palatine bone
31.
Kyphosis can be recognised by:
A.
Round shoulders and tight pectoral muscles
B.
One leg being shorter than the other
C.
One hip being higher than the other
D.
Fatty deposits around the axillary region
32.
What is scoliosis?
A.
A lateral curvature of the spine
B.
An exaggerated inward curvature of the spine
C.
Inflammation of the vertebral joints
D.
An exaggerated outward curvature of the spine
33.
Lordosis is recognised by:
A.
Swelling and pain of the lumbar region
B.
The forward tilting of the pelvis
C.
Displaced hips and bowed legs
D.
A posterior curvature of the cervical spine
34.
Which of the following vessels carry blood to the heart?
A.
Veins
B.
Capillaries
C.
Arterioles
D.
Arteries
35.
What is the function of thrombocytes?
A.
To produce mineral salts
B.
To transport oxygen as oxyhaemoglobin
C.
To form elastin
D.
To clot blood
36.
What is blood pressure?
A.
The pressure of the phagocytes that are directed to the different parts of the body
B.
The pressure the immune responses of the body exert on the circulatory system
C.
The pressure that the circulating blood exerts on the vein walls
D.
The pressure that the circulating blood exerts on the artery walls
37.
What is the function of venules?
A.
To carry deoxygenated blood from the capillaries to the larger veins
B.
To carry deoxygenated blood from the larger veins to the tissue capillaries
C.
To carry oxygenated blood from the tissue capillaries to the larger veins
D.
To carry oxygenated blood from the larger veins to the capillaries
38.
Which of the following vessels carry blood away from the heart?
A.
Veins
B.
Capillaries
C.
Venules
D.
Arteries
39.
How is lymph finally drained back into the circulatory system?
A.
Through the spleen
B.
Through the lymphatic capillaries
C.
Through the lymphatic nodes
D.
Through the lymphatic ducts
40.
Which of the following is a function of the lymph node?
