MBLEX PRACTICE TEST (FSMBT)
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Maintaining professionalism and professional boundaries may be more challenging in
what type of work setting; Outdoor location, practitioner's home, Client's home, Athletic
event? - ....ANSWER ...--A client's home
The facet joints of the spinae are also known as; Vertebral Apophysis, Zygomatic Arches,
Zygapophyseals? - ....ANSWER ...--zygapophyseals
What syndrome causes swelling of the muscles in the lower leg, resulting in
impingement of the neurovascular structures; Restless leg, Piriformis, Compartment? -
....ANSWER ...--Compartment syndrome
Deciding whether to take on a client, who is a friend, requires? - ....ANSWER ...--
Professional judgment
What assessment is used by a practitioner to observe how a client walks? -
....ANSWER ...--Gait
What movement will lengthen the fibers of the quadratus lumborum on the right side of
the body? - ....ANSWER ...--Lateral flexion to the left
What external force is best used by the practitioner to elongate soft tissue? -
....ANSWER ...--Tensile
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, One component of proper body mechanics is to: - ....ANSWER ...--Utilize the back
foot to support the practitioner's weight.
What movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis? - ....ANSWER ...--
Flexion
The term "pronator" refers to what characteristic of the muscle? - ....ANSWER ...--
Action
A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior regions of the lower
leg is? - ....ANSWER ...--Shin splints
What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner make an effort to
decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered connection? - ....ANSWER ...--
Power Differential
A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what type of effect? -
....ANSWER ...--Reflexive
What is the muscle that forms the cap of the shoulder joint? - ....ANSWER ...--
Deltoid
What is the joint that allows the most movement; Atlantooccipital, Symphysis pubis,
Sacroiliac, Acetabulofemoral? - ....ANSWER ...--Acetabulofemoral
What would be a common complaint for a client presenting with thoracic outlet
syndrome? - ....ANSWER ...--Numbness in the ulnar side of the hand
What structure is responsible for detecting the amount of tension within a muscle? -
....ANSWER ...--Golgi tendon organ
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Maintaining professionalism and professional boundaries may be more challenging in
what type of work setting; Outdoor location, practitioner's home, Client's home, Athletic
event? - ....ANSWER ...--A client's home
The facet joints of the spinae are also known as; Vertebral Apophysis, Zygomatic Arches,
Zygapophyseals? - ....ANSWER ...--zygapophyseals
What syndrome causes swelling of the muscles in the lower leg, resulting in
impingement of the neurovascular structures; Restless leg, Piriformis, Compartment? -
....ANSWER ...--Compartment syndrome
Deciding whether to take on a client, who is a friend, requires? - ....ANSWER ...--
Professional judgment
What assessment is used by a practitioner to observe how a client walks? -
....ANSWER ...--Gait
What movement will lengthen the fibers of the quadratus lumborum on the right side of
the body? - ....ANSWER ...--Lateral flexion to the left
What external force is best used by the practitioner to elongate soft tissue? -
....ANSWER ...--Tensile
…FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1
, One component of proper body mechanics is to: - ....ANSWER ...--Utilize the back
foot to support the practitioner's weight.
What movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis? - ....ANSWER ...--
Flexion
The term "pronator" refers to what characteristic of the muscle? - ....ANSWER ...--
Action
A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior regions of the lower
leg is? - ....ANSWER ...--Shin splints
What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner make an effort to
decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered connection? - ....ANSWER ...--
Power Differential
A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what type of effect? -
....ANSWER ...--Reflexive
What is the muscle that forms the cap of the shoulder joint? - ....ANSWER ...--
Deltoid
What is the joint that allows the most movement; Atlantooccipital, Symphysis pubis,
Sacroiliac, Acetabulofemoral? - ....ANSWER ...--Acetabulofemoral
What would be a common complaint for a client presenting with thoracic outlet
syndrome? - ....ANSWER ...--Numbness in the ulnar side of the hand
What structure is responsible for detecting the amount of tension within a muscle? -
....ANSWER ...--Golgi tendon organ
…FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 2
