MBLEX Final
Objective abnormalities that can be seen or measured by someone other than the client are...?
A: stress
B: symptoms
C: signs
D: signals - Answer-C: Signs
Which factor explains how massaging the lower back influences the shoulder?
A: Lymphatic drainage to the axilla
B: Myofascial connection to latissimus dorsi
C: Firing patterns for abduction of the humerus
D: Parasympathetic dominance causing muscle relaxation - Answer-Myofacial connection to the
latissimus dorsi
,Which study combines the fields of anatomy, physiology, physics, and geometry, and relates them to
human movement?
A: Pathobiomechanics
B: Pathology
C: Biometrics
D: Kinesiology - Answer-Kinesiology
The research term adverse effect means...?
A: the group of subjects in an experimental study that receives treatment.
B: any effect that produces functional impairment.
C: the way in which a substance, such as a chemical, exerts its influence.
D: the type of experimental research in which people are used as subjects. - Answer-B: Any effect that
produces functional impairment.
A client is having difficulty telling his massage therapist that he is uncomfortable with the deep pressure
she is applying. Which issue is most likely?
A: Right of refusal
B: Power differential
C: Dual role
D: Boundary definition - Answer-B: Power differential
Aerobic and weight-bearing exercise affect skeletal muscle tissue by causing an increase in the number
of...?
,A: mitochondria
B: muscle fibers
C: motor units
D: skeletal muscles - Answer-A: Mitochondria
If friction is like sawing a log, percussion is like...?
A: hammering a nail
B: using a drill
C: sanding a board
D: painting a wall - Answer-A: Hammering a nail
The client has a large bruise superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium. Which bone is found in
this area?
A: Calcaneus
B: Femur
C: Ilium
D: Tibia - Answer-B: Femur
Which component is part of standards of practice?
A: Support professionals
B: Transference
C: Ethical behavior
D: Record-keeping - Answer-C: Ethical behavior
, Which term means the direction of force?
A: Route
B: Vector
C: Bearing
D: Way - Answer-B: Vector
Which term means the posterior aspect of the knee?
A: Lumbar
B: Dorsal
C: Popliteal
D: Patellar - Answer-C: Popliteal
Which term means furthest from the point of reference?
A: Caudal
B: Distal
C: Proximal
D: Inferior - Answer-B: Distal
What technique involves manual stretching of the layers of tissue that surround muscle?
A: Myofascial release
Objective abnormalities that can be seen or measured by someone other than the client are...?
A: stress
B: symptoms
C: signs
D: signals - Answer-C: Signs
Which factor explains how massaging the lower back influences the shoulder?
A: Lymphatic drainage to the axilla
B: Myofascial connection to latissimus dorsi
C: Firing patterns for abduction of the humerus
D: Parasympathetic dominance causing muscle relaxation - Answer-Myofacial connection to the
latissimus dorsi
,Which study combines the fields of anatomy, physiology, physics, and geometry, and relates them to
human movement?
A: Pathobiomechanics
B: Pathology
C: Biometrics
D: Kinesiology - Answer-Kinesiology
The research term adverse effect means...?
A: the group of subjects in an experimental study that receives treatment.
B: any effect that produces functional impairment.
C: the way in which a substance, such as a chemical, exerts its influence.
D: the type of experimental research in which people are used as subjects. - Answer-B: Any effect that
produces functional impairment.
A client is having difficulty telling his massage therapist that he is uncomfortable with the deep pressure
she is applying. Which issue is most likely?
A: Right of refusal
B: Power differential
C: Dual role
D: Boundary definition - Answer-B: Power differential
Aerobic and weight-bearing exercise affect skeletal muscle tissue by causing an increase in the number
of...?
,A: mitochondria
B: muscle fibers
C: motor units
D: skeletal muscles - Answer-A: Mitochondria
If friction is like sawing a log, percussion is like...?
A: hammering a nail
B: using a drill
C: sanding a board
D: painting a wall - Answer-A: Hammering a nail
The client has a large bruise superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium. Which bone is found in
this area?
A: Calcaneus
B: Femur
C: Ilium
D: Tibia - Answer-B: Femur
Which component is part of standards of practice?
A: Support professionals
B: Transference
C: Ethical behavior
D: Record-keeping - Answer-C: Ethical behavior
, Which term means the direction of force?
A: Route
B: Vector
C: Bearing
D: Way - Answer-B: Vector
Which term means the posterior aspect of the knee?
A: Lumbar
B: Dorsal
C: Popliteal
D: Patellar - Answer-C: Popliteal
Which term means furthest from the point of reference?
A: Caudal
B: Distal
C: Proximal
D: Inferior - Answer-B: Distal
What technique involves manual stretching of the layers of tissue that surround muscle?
A: Myofascial release
