Each chapter closes with Critical Thinking Questions (listed below) as a review of chapter material that focuses on the role of the medical assistant.

1. Why is it important to do warm-up activities before participating in sporting events?

2. What steps can be taken to minimize muscle wasting or decline in the legs of patients who are dependent on wheelchairs?

3. How does the application of heat ease the pain associated with muscle soreness?

4. If a workout buddy at the gym told you his muscles were getting bigger because he was growing more muscle cells, would he be correct? What actually makes a muscle larger?