1. Which of the following is not part of fascia?
a. collagen
b. elastin
c. ground substance
d. nerve
2. Bone, blood and fascia are all
a. made from collagen
b. connective tissue
c. endothelium
3. The ability of the ground substance to go from a liquid to a gel
state is called
a. hypertrophy
b. transmography
c. thixotropy
d. polymentry
4. What function do the elastin fibers in fascia perform?
a. allow stretch
b. surround and protect collagen fibers
c. add tensile strength
d. all the above
5. When a flower wilts, it has lost its
a. collagen bonding
b. elastin binding
c. hydrostatic pressure
d. ground substance strength
6. A tensegrity structure
a. describes the human body
b. is a structure held up by the tension of the cables
c. has more dynamic integrity than a block structure
d. all the above
7. While self stretching, engaging the collagen barrier
feels
a. hard
b. soft
c. tingly
d. loose
8. While self stretching, before you can stretch the
fascia, first you must stretch th
a. nerve
b. muscle
c. bone
d. skin
9. Restricted fascia in the shoulder
a. can restrict movement of the wrist
b. will only affect local tissue
c. is a contraindication to bodywork
d. will always cause edema
10. Skin rolling
a. loosens the superficial fascia
b. is a great evaluation tool
c. may be painful in areas of restriction
d. all the above
11. The proper technique for skin rolling is
a. rolling
b. squeezing
c. twisting
d. all the above
12. With a joint strain such as tennis elbow, push the fascia
a. into the joint
b. away from the joint
c. around the joint
d. Myofascial Release is contraindicated
13. Myofascial stretches must be held for
a. 1-6 minute
b. 1-2 minute
c. 2-5 minute
d. 30 seconds
14. The superficial anterior fascial line travels
from the
a. knee cap to the psoas muscle
b. pubic bone to the diagram and down the anterior spine
c. peronius longus to the ASIS
d. from the pubic bone up through the
sternocleidomastoid muscle
15. The posterior fascial line
a. starts at the calcanius
b. ends at the occiput c. starts at the bottom of the foot
d. ends at C7
16. What structure is not a transverse plane
a. diaphragm
b. thoracic inlet
c. pelvic floor
d. peritoneum
17. For a hunching posture release the
a. lateral fascial line
b. posterior fascial line
c. anterior fascial line
d. all the fascial lines
18. The leg pull is a good way to evaluate for
a. joint play in the ankle, knee and hip b. infrapatellar tendonitis
c. anterior compartment syndrome
d. pronated or supinated feet
Answers
1. d
2. c
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. d
11. d
12. a
13. c
14. d
15. c
16. d
17. c
18. a
