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ITEC sports masssage past paper 2006

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Passed my exam in June!. Thought I would pass on info on questions that came up in my exam. Managed toremember questions and my answersbut no time to jot down all the options. I managed to get 98% so you can try and work out the ones I got wrong! Good luck.
1.Which of the following definitions refer to adenosine triphosphate?
A. chemical compound.
2.Latissimus Dorsi, pectoralis major and teres major insert into the bicipital grove of which bone?
B. the humerus
3.Flexor carpi ulnaris inserts into which of the following?
A 5th metacarpal, pisiform and hammate.
4.Which muscle, superficial to other abdominal muscles, can often be seen clearly defined in athletes?
B. Rectus abdominus.
5.Where is the origin of the flexor digitorum longus?
B. poterior aspect of the tibia
6.Which two muscles form the iliopsos?
A. Psoas major and iliacus.
7.Which muscle produce flexion of the elbow and supronation of the forearm e.g. using a corkscrew?
D. Biceps.
8.The quadricep muscles insert via the patella tendon into which bone?
D. Tibia.
9.Which of the following does the slidding filament thoery describe?
B.contraction of the skeletal muscle.
10.Which of the following muscles originate from the fossa that lies inferior to the spine of the scapula?
C.Infraspinatus.
11.Which of the following does not provide stability at a synovial joint?
C. synovial fluid.
12.Which of the following activities would use the anerobic creatin-phosphate system as predominant energy source?
C. power lift.
13. Which is not a hinge joint?
C.Hip joint.
14.Where do the fibres of rhomboid major insert?
D. medial border of the scapula.
15.Which one of the quadricep muscles does not originate from the femur?
C. Rectus femoris.
16.Where is the insertion of semimembranosis?
C. medial condyle of the tibia
17.When both sided of rectus abdominus contract simultaniously- what action does this produce?
D.Flexion of trunk.
18.Which of the following types of joints is not classified as a synovial joint?
A. Fibrous.
19.What action is produced by the gastronemius and soleus muscle during forward propulsion when walking and running?
A. Ankle plantar flexion.
20.Where is the origin of pectoralis major?
A.Clavical,sternum and cartilage of true ribs.
21.Which is not a form of acute injury?
C.Scar tissue.
22.Which of the following actions should the therapist take with regard to the eating of strong smelling foods?
B.Not prior to providing treatment
23.Which is not a cardiovascular contraindication?
C.Sunburn.
24.Which of the following is a sympton of hypotension?
B.Lowering Blood presure.
25.If a spillage of any substance occurs in the treatment room?
A.Immediatelty clean it up.
26.Which is not a technique generally used during corrctive massage on specific areas?
D.Compression.
27.In what situation should relaxing massage be used in a pre-event?
B.When client is nervous and tense.
28.Which type of test should be carried out prior to cryo therapy treatment?
D.Thermal sensitivity test.
29.What is preventative massage?
A.Carried out as an integralpart of the clients treatment.
30.Which of the following is true re preventative massage?
B.Focus on overall treatment as well as more local.
31.Which techniques are used in corrective massage?
A.Those that focus on specific arease.g.site of most current/recurring injury.
32.In what situation should pre-event massage not be given?
D.If the client has never previously been treated with massage(training or
or rehab).
33.Which systems indirectly benefit from sports massage?
C.Urinary.
34.How is thermotherapy useful as a treatment modality?
A.Decrease pain and relax tension, spasm once acute phase has passed.
35.Which of th

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RE: ITEC sports masssage past paper 2006

Thanks QueenB for posting this, I don't think I've ever seen one for the ITEC Sports Massage before so this is really useful. thankyou for taking the time to type these up for us all.

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RE: ITEC sports masssage past paper 2006

I hope it is of help, although there did not seem to be as many 'muscle' questions as I thought there would be.
I only wish I had remembered the other options for each question!
But hopefully it will give an idea of what might be expected. 😮

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