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CMTO MCQ REVISED KEY CONCEPTS STUDY GUIDE
1.
Hypothalamus:
Major
connection
between
nervous
system
and
endocrine
system
neuro
tissue
2.
Scope
of
practice:
massage therapy is the assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body and the
treatment and prevention of
physical dysfunction and pain
3.
The
council
is
made
up
of..:
6-9 RMTs elected by peers, 5-8 public members appointed by the government
4.
Client
relations
committee:
ensures
measures
are
in
place
to
deal
with
client
abuse
5.
discipline
committee:
conducts hearings relating it misconduct, makes decisions involving revoking or suspending certificates
6.
Executive
Committee:
has all the powers of council with the exception of making/revoking by-laws and
regulations
7.
Fitness
to
Practise
Committee:
hears matters concerning the physical or mental capacity of a
registrant to practise
8.
Central
nervous
system:
Brain and spinal cord
9.
Peripheral
nervous
system:
Spinal
branches
and
cranial
nerves
10.
Enteric
nervous
system:
Influences all digestive processes
11.
Autonomic
nervous
system:
Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and
glands.
12.
Myolin:
isolates,
increases
conductivity
of
nerve
13.
Grey
matter:
Processes
information
14.
Afferent
neurons:
Carry
sensory
information
to
the
CNS
15.
Efferent
neeurons:
Carry motor information away from the CNS
16.
A-delta
fibres:
myolinated fibres that transmit sharp fast highly localized pain
