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(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) What amount of time

may it take for complete remodeling of tissues to occur after a soft tissue injury?

• 1 to 3 months
• 6 to 9 months
• 4 to 6 weeks
• 12 to 24 months
• up to 1 year - Correct Answers ✅E. up to 1 year

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Where is the primary

location for adenosine triphosephate production in skeletal muscle?

• sarcomere
• sarcoplasm
• sarcolemma
• sarcoplasmic reticulum
• mitochondria - Correct Answers ✅A. sarcomere

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Sensory receptors

located at the musculotendinous junction, which monitor active tension generated by the muscle during a contraction,

are called:

• pacinian corpuscles
• ruffini receptors
• golgi tendon organs 1 / 4

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• muscle spindles
• contractile sensory receptors - Correct Answers ✅C.

golgi tendon organs

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Which of the following

describes a neuropraxia?

• demyelination of the axon sheath that leads to a

conduction block. usually heals in approximately 1 to 2 weeks.

• loss or disruption of the axon and myelin sheath. the

epineurium is still intact.

• an injury to the endoneurium, perinuerium, and

epineurium with a permanent neurological deficit.

• a crush injury to a nerve causing damage to the

epineurium: perinuerium is intact.

• none of the above - Correct Answers ✅A. demyelination

of the axon sheath that leads to a conduction block. usually heals in approximately 1 to 2 weeks.

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Bone grows via a

process of apposition and resorption on its surface. Which of the following cells are responsible for the resorption of bone during its growth or repair?

• osteoblasts
• Osteocytes
• Osteophils 2 / 4

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• Osteoclasts
• none of the above - Correct Answers ✅D. Osteoclasts

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Why is the repair

response so limited in the articular cartilage of a joint after an injury in the adult athlete?

• articular cartilage cells do not undergo mitosis in the

mature athlete

• articular cartilage has a poor venous supply
• articular cartilage has a low water content
• there are fewer mitochondria present in the articular

cartilage than in hyaline cartilage

• all of the above - Correct Answers ✅A. articular cartilage

cells do not undergo mitosis in the mature athlete

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) What are the 4

sensations an athlete will experience with the application of cryotherapy?

• cold, burning, cramping, numbness
• pain, aching, stinging, cold
• aching, burning, pain, numbness
• cold, burning, aching, numbness
• cold, burning, stinging, aching - Correct Answers ✅D.

cold, burning, aching, numbness 3 / 4

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(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) The effects of treating a

subacute musculoskeletal injury with a warm whirlpool

include all of the following, except:

• analgesia
• stimulation of local circulation
• decreased muscle spasm
• increased deep tissue temperature
• decreased joint stiffness - Correct Answers ✅D.

increased deep tissue temperature

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Which cells are active

after an injury to begin building collagen?

• osteocytes
• osteoblasts
• granulocytes
• osteoclasts
• fibroblasts - Correct Answers ✅E. fibroblasts

(Domain 4: therapeutic intervention) Heat is dissipated in the

body by all of the following, except:

• shivering
• convection
• the lungs
• sweat evaporation
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