1 | Page
Massage Therapy Mblex Practice test
Questions and Answers Latest 2026
When assessing the radiocarpal joint, what muscle group
would you lengthen to release or decrease mild extention
at the wrist? Ans: Extensors
What joints in the forearm are produced the supination
and pronation actions? Ans: Proximal and radioulnar
joints
Which areas of the client are never appropriate for
massage treatment? Ans: Nipples and genitalia
What does active ROM test? Ans: The client's willingness
and ability to contract muscles
Which of the following techniques are examples of Active
Inhibition techniques? Ans: Contract- relax and post-
isometric relaxation
A(n) ___has the opposite desired action of a___muscle?
Ans: Antagonist/ Agonist
What body system produces blood cells and stores
minerals? Ans: Skeletal
What test would be positive if your client had rotator cuff
tears? Ans: Drop Arm
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 2 | Page
What body plane would divide the body vertically into a
front and back portion? Ans: The Frontal Plane
The glenohumeral joint is freely moveable and is
functionally classified as? Ans: Diathrotic
Which muscle has its origin at the aponeurotic fibers of
the iliolumbar ligament and at the adjacent portions of
the iliac crest? Ans: Quadratus Lumborum
The S in the acronym SOAP stands for what? Ans:
Subjective
What muscle is responsible for head, neck, and shoulder
movements? Ans: Trapezius
The contraindications for to resistance exercise includes
Ans: Paralysis,acute stages of healing, and severe pain on
exercising
Tendons are fibrous tissue that connect Ans: Muscle to
bone
Which of the following massage profession methods is an
approach of applied kinesiology? Ans: Touch of health
What is the proper travel order of food through the
gastrointestinal tract? Ans:
Mouth,pharnyx,esophagus,stomach, small intestine, and
large intestine
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 3 | Page
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal
concern that is defined as a(n) Ans: Motility disorder
strongly associated with anxiety , stress, or depression.
Still's disease and Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) are
inflammatory arthritides defined as a Ans: Condition of
chronic synovial inflammation in childen
Increasing blood pressure is a reflective effect of what
type of treatment technique done on the abdomen? Ans:
Petrissage
While giving an assessment there are there are three
types of question you ask to obtain relevant information
for the treatment plan; general, specific, and pain
question. Which of the following is a pain question? Ans:
Does the pain move or refer to other areas
Conducting any communication with other professionals
with a friendly and professional manner is listed what
code of ethic? Ans: Professionalism
What muscle would you be assessing with a severe
downward rotation of the scapulothoracic joint? Ans:
Levator Scapula
What plane of motion is ABduction and ADduction
performed on? Ans: Frontal
This modality is used in Japan and is translated to
"finger-pressure". It utilizes acupuncture points to
unblock the flow of life energy and restores balance to
© 2025 All rights reserved
Massage Therapy Mblex Practice test
Questions and Answers Latest 2026
When assessing the radiocarpal joint, what muscle group
would you lengthen to release or decrease mild extention
at the wrist? Ans: Extensors
What joints in the forearm are produced the supination
and pronation actions? Ans: Proximal and radioulnar
joints
Which areas of the client are never appropriate for
massage treatment? Ans: Nipples and genitalia
What does active ROM test? Ans: The client's willingness
and ability to contract muscles
Which of the following techniques are examples of Active
Inhibition techniques? Ans: Contract- relax and post-
isometric relaxation
A(n) ___has the opposite desired action of a___muscle?
Ans: Antagonist/ Agonist
What body system produces blood cells and stores
minerals? Ans: Skeletal
What test would be positive if your client had rotator cuff
tears? Ans: Drop Arm
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 2 | Page
What body plane would divide the body vertically into a
front and back portion? Ans: The Frontal Plane
The glenohumeral joint is freely moveable and is
functionally classified as? Ans: Diathrotic
Which muscle has its origin at the aponeurotic fibers of
the iliolumbar ligament and at the adjacent portions of
the iliac crest? Ans: Quadratus Lumborum
The S in the acronym SOAP stands for what? Ans:
Subjective
What muscle is responsible for head, neck, and shoulder
movements? Ans: Trapezius
The contraindications for to resistance exercise includes
Ans: Paralysis,acute stages of healing, and severe pain on
exercising
Tendons are fibrous tissue that connect Ans: Muscle to
bone
Which of the following massage profession methods is an
approach of applied kinesiology? Ans: Touch of health
What is the proper travel order of food through the
gastrointestinal tract? Ans:
Mouth,pharnyx,esophagus,stomach, small intestine, and
large intestine
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 3 | Page
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal
concern that is defined as a(n) Ans: Motility disorder
strongly associated with anxiety , stress, or depression.
Still's disease and Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) are
inflammatory arthritides defined as a Ans: Condition of
chronic synovial inflammation in childen
Increasing blood pressure is a reflective effect of what
type of treatment technique done on the abdomen? Ans:
Petrissage
While giving an assessment there are there are three
types of question you ask to obtain relevant information
for the treatment plan; general, specific, and pain
question. Which of the following is a pain question? Ans:
Does the pain move or refer to other areas
Conducting any communication with other professionals
with a friendly and professional manner is listed what
code of ethic? Ans: Professionalism
What muscle would you be assessing with a severe
downward rotation of the scapulothoracic joint? Ans:
Levator Scapula
What plane of motion is ABduction and ADduction
performed on? Ans: Frontal
This modality is used in Japan and is translated to
"finger-pressure". It utilizes acupuncture points to
unblock the flow of life energy and restores balance to
© 2025 All rights reserved
