Science of Hydrotherapy Quiz 3-22

1. Which of the following is true about water?

There are three forms: liquid, solid and vapor (water, ice, steam).
About 70-75% of the earth's surface is water.
Has buoyant force and is an excellent solvent.
All of the above are true.

2. Buoyancy from water relieves discomfort in all but one of these conditions:

Obesity
Arthritis
Gallstones
Pregnancy

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true of water properties?

Steam is the most intense heat application.
The brain is less than 50% water.
Specific heat is water's ability to absorb and conduct large quantities of heat.
Conduction is the transfer of heat by direct contact of one heated or cooled substance with another.

4. As it relates to hydrotherapy, condensation is: (mark the best answer)

The process which changes vapor into liquid.
The giving off of heat by the actual movement of heated liquid or gas.
The transfer of heat with two objects touching
Water freezing to ice.

5. The best example of condensation in a hydrotherapy treatment is:

Contrast Shower
Neutral Bath
Russian Steam Bath
Application of a hot pack to the low back
Dry Sauna

6. In simple terms, how is latent or specific heat best described?

Stored or hidden heat energy
Dehydration
Buoyancy
Dispersion of molecules

7. The dermis layer of the skin contains so many capillaries that when fully dilated, they can hold what percentage of the body’s total blood supply at one time?

25-30%
50-55%
70-75%
90-95%

8. Sweating is an excellent mechanism to release toxins. What areas have the most dense amount of sweat glands found in the human body?

Hands, arms, legs, feet
Head, face, neck, stomach, back
Head, shoulders, knees, toes
Face, neck, chest, back, groin, soles of feet

9. What is the largest organ in the human body?

The Brain
The Hear
The Skin
The Liver

10. All the statements below are true about the nervous system and reflexes EXCEPT:

Prolonged applications of heat can cause dilation of blood vessels in the area where it is actually placed, as well as in reflex areas.
The brain with its high metabolic activity uses 20% of the body's oxygen and nutrients.
The sympathetic subdivision of the autonomic nervous system analyzes and adjusts elevating core temperature by communicating signals to sweat during a Russian Steam Bath.
Reflexes occur only in the feet.

11. Hydrotherapy can help “expel impurities and re-establish right conditions in the [body] system” by: (Choose the best answer).

Making the heart pump faster and harder, releasing killer T cells and improving digestion.
Increasing the blood and lymph circulation, increasing the immune response and increasing the body's ability to detoxify.
Toning the skin, increasing endorphins in the brain and increasing the lung volume capacity.
Improving posture, elongating muscles & tendons and improving diaphragmatic breathing.

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