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HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2027| GRADED A+

Massage is defined as: ✔️The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft & superficial tissue

The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: ✔️Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs

Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: ✔️Abduction

The two types of draping are? ✔️Complete and Brief

A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: ✔️Licensed

The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: ✔️Coronal Plane

Homeostasis refers to: ✔️Relative Constancy

The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a violation of rules is: ✔️$100/ $1000

The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: ✔️Petrissage

The brain is located in the: ✔️Dorsal Cavity

The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: ✔️10 to 1

Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: ✔️6/30 of every even numbered year

The most important hygiene protocol is to: ✔️Wash your hands before and after every massage

How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its principal massage therapist: ✔️5 Days

Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: ✔️570

If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: ✔️Refer him in a physician

A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: ✔️Hyperextension

In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: ✔️Lying on the right or left side

A sponsoring massage therapist: ✔️Does not have to be licensed

An acute pain: ✔️Comes on quickly is of short duration

Tapotement should never be used: ✔️On bony areas

Over the kidneys

If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: ✔️Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide

If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: ✔️A Licensed Therapist

Sports massage is beneficial because it can: ✔️Help to prevent injury

Shorten recovery time

Improve blood circulation

A client terminate a massage: ✔️At any time

Which is not a function of the skeletal system? ✔️Posture

The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: ✔️Anterior

Superior

,Iliac

Spine

The ulna is what to the radius: ✔️Medial

The pleural cavity contains the ✔️Lungs

Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: ✔️Rectus Abdominis

The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: ✔️Dermis

Which muscle extends the little finger: ✔️Extensor digiti minimi

Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: ✔️2nd Degree burn

Which is the function of the muscular system: ✔️Posture

Movement

The axial skeleton includes the: ✔️Skull

Ribs

Hyoid bone

A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: ✔️Antagonist

What is not a characteristic of inflammation: ✔️Tenderness

Muscles are attached to bones by: ✔️Tendons

The adductor pollicis is located in the: ✔️Hand

The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: ✔️Scapula

The rotator cuff includes the: ✔️Subscapularius

Infraspinatus

Freely movable joints are called: ✔️Diarthrotic

The quadricep muscles: ✔️Extend the knee

The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: ✔️Mastoid Process

The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: ✔️Cervical

A muscle that elevates the mandible is the: ✔️Masseter

The muscle that plantarflexes the foot is the: ✔️Gastrocnernius

Scoliosis is a condition characterized by: ✔️An lateral curvature of the spine

The lowest region of the ventral cavity is the: ✔️Pelvic cavity

The deltoid muscle inserts into the: ✔️Humerus

The primary function of the red blood cells is: ✔️Transportation of gases

The functional unit of the kidney is the: ✔️Nephron

Which cranial nerve controls the heart and lungs: ✔️Vagus

A motor unit consists of: ✔️A motor neuron and the muscle cells it innervates

, Which is the major artery of the body: ✔️Aorta

Which artery supplies the knee joint: ✔️Popliteal

Which gland is called the master gland: ✔️Pituitary

Inflammation of a vein is called: ✔️Phlebitis

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls: ✔️Involuntary bodily functions

Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder: ✔️Accessory

Excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid causing swelling is called: ✔️Edema

The distal end of the descending colon connects to the: ✔️Sigmoid colon

The function of the nervous system is to: ✔️Receive sensory information

Control and coordinate the body

Excite and calm the body

Which is not a part of the small intestine: ✔️Cecum

The trachea is part of what system: ✔️Respiratory

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: ✔️Produces growth hormone

S.O.A.P means: ✔️Subjective

Objective

Assessment

Plan

At what structure in the lung does gas exchange occur: ✔️Alvelous

In what direction should the abdomen be massaged: ✔️Clockwise

Peristalsis

R.I.C.E stands for: ✔️Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

Which endocrine gland is located on top of the kidneys: ✔️Adrenals

Where does cerebrospinal fluid originate: ✔️Choroid plexus

Endangerment sites are: ✔️Areas that warrant special attention

Areas where underlying structures may be damaged

Areas where nerves, arteries or organs are near the surface

A Synapse is a: ✔️Junction

Where is hemoglobin found: ✔️In red blood cells

If the client with a deep tan has reddish bumps on back. What do you do? ✔️Avoid the infected area and refer to MD

What supervises cell activity ✔️Nuclues

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