Lecture Massage therapy review Passing the NCETMB, NCETM, and MBLEx (2e) Chapter 1 Laura A. Abbott

Massage Therapy Review:
Passing the NCETMB, NCETM, and MBLEx

Chapter 1
General Knowledge of Body Systems
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Pre-class Assignment
 Review Chapter

1 of your
Massage
Therapy Review
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Levels of Organization
 Cells

 Tissues
 Organs
 Organ Systems
 Organisms

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Metabolism
 Catabolism
 Anabolism
 Homeostasis

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Integumentary System
 Function
 Skin
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Dermis
Epidermis
Subcutaneous

 Keratin
 Fingernails
 Hair
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Skin Color
– Melanin
– Hemoglobin
– Carotene

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Glands of the Integumentary System
 Sebaceous Glands
 Ceruminous Glands
 Sudoriferous Glands
– Eccrine
– Apocrine

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The Skeletal System
 Function
 Bone Cells
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Osteocytes
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts

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Bone Shapes
 Flat
 Long
 Short
 Irregular
 Sesamoid
 Compact Bone
 Cancellous Bone
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Know Your Bones!
 Mnemonic devices always help

– Carpals: Sally Left The Party To Take Cathy Home
– Vertebrae:
 Breakfast at 5 (Cervical)
 Lunch at 12 (Thoracic)
 Dinner at 5 (Lumbar)

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The Muscular System
 Function
 Sliding Filament

Theory
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Actin
Myosin
Motor Units
All-or-None Principle

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The Nervous System
 Function
 The Central Nervous System

– Brain
– Spinal Cord
– Meninges
• Dura Mater
• Arachnoid
• Pia Mater
– Cerebral Spinal Fluid
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The Brain
 Cerebrum
 Cerebellum
 Diencephalon
– Thalamus
– Hypothalamus
 Brain Stem
– Midbrain
– Pons
– Medulla Oblongata

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The Peripheral Nervous System
 Somatic Nervous System

– Skeletal Muscles and Contractions
 Autonomic Nervous System
– Sympathetic
– Parasympathetic

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Cranial Nerves
 I. Olfactory

 VIII. Vestibulocochlear

 II. Optic

 IX. Glossopharyngeal

 III. Oculomotor

 X.

 IV. Trochlear
 V. Trigeminal

Vagus
 XI. Accessory
 XII. Hypoglossal

 VI. Abducens
 VII. Facial

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Mnemonic Device for Cranial Nerves
 Oh – Olfactory

 Feel - Facial

 Oh - Optic

 Very - Vestibulocochlear

 Oh - Oculomotor

 Green - Glossopharyngeal

 To - Trochlear

 Veggies - Vagus

 Touch - Trigeminal

 Ah - Accessory

 And - Abducens

 Ha - Hypoglossal

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Special Senses
 Proprioception

 Muscle Spindles
 Golgi Tendons
 Stretch Reflex

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Pairs of Spinal Nerves
 Cervical Nerves – 8 pair
 Thoracic Nerves – 12 pair
 Lumbar Nerves – 5 pair
 Sacral Nerves – 5 pair
 Coccygeal – 1 pair
 Know your peripheral nerves and innervations

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The Endocrine System
 Function

 Pineal Gland
 Pituitary Gland
 Thyroid Gland
– Hypothyroidism
– Hyperthyroidism
 Parathyroid Glands
 Thymus
 Adrenal Glands
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The Cardiovascular System
 Function
 Heart
 Blood Vessels
– Arteries
– Arterioles
– Veins
– Venules
– Capillaries

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Circulation
 Pulmonary
 Systemic
 Diseases
– Arteriosclerosis
– Atherosclerosis
– Aneurysm
 Blood Pressure

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Pathologies of Blood Vessels
 Varicose Veins
 Hemorrhoids
 Phlebitis
 Thrombophlebitis
 Thrombus
 Embolus

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The Lymph System
 Function

 Tonsils

 Lymph Vessels

 Thymus

 Lymphatic Ducts

 Spleen

 Lymph Nodes
 Lymphocytes
– T-Lymphocytes
– B-Lymphocytes

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The Urinary System
 Function
 Kidneys
 Nephrons
 Ureters
 Urethra
 Bladder

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The Respiratory System
 Function

 Trachea

 Sinus/Nose/Mouth

 Lungs

 Pharynx

 Bronchial Tubes

 Epiglottis

 Bronchioles

 Larynx

 Alveoli

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