HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: -
CORRECT ANSWER: Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: -
CORRECT ANSWER: A Licensed Therapist
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: - CORRECT ANSWER: Help to prevent
injury Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: - CORRECT ANSWER: At any time
Which is not a function of the skeletal system? - CORRECT ANSWER: Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: - CORRECT ANSWER:
Anterior Superior
Iliac
Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: - CORRECT ANSWER: Medial
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The pleural cavity contains the - CORRECT ANSWER: Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: - CORRECT ANSWER:
Rectus Abdominis
The layer of the integumentary that contains the sweat glands is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER:
Dermis
Which muscle extends the little finger: - CORRECT ANSWER: Extensor digiti
minimi
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: - CORRECT ANSWER: 2nd Degree
burn
Which is the function of the muscular system: - CORRECT
ANSWER: Posture Movement
The axial skeleton includes the: - CORRECT
ANSWER: Skull Ribs
Hyoid bone
A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - CORRECT
ANSWER:
Antagonist
What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - CORRECT ANSWER: Tenderness
Muscles are attached to bones by: - CORRECT ANSWER: Tendons
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The adductor pollicis is located in the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Hand
The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Scapula
The rotator cuff includes the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Subscapularis
Infraspinatus
Freely movable joints are called: - CORRECT ANSWER: Diarthrotic
The quadricep muscles: - CORRECT ANSWER: Extend the knee
The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Mastoid
Process
The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Cervical
A muscle that elevates the mandible is the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Masseter
The muscle that plantarflexes the foot is the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Gastrocnemius
Scoliosis is a condition characterized by: - CORRECT ANSWER: An lateral
curvature of the spine
The lowest region of the ventral cavity is the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Pelvic cavity
The deltoid muscle inserts into the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Humerus
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The primary function of the red blood cells is: - CORRECT ANSWER:
Transportation of gases
The functional unit of the kidney is the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Nephron
Which cranial nerve controls the heart and lungs: - CORRECT ANSWER: Vagus
A motor unit consists of: - CORRECT ANSWER: A motor neuron and the muscle
cells it innervates
Which is the major artery of the body: - CORRECT ANSWER: Aorta
Which artery supplies the knee joint: - CORRECT ANSWER: Popliteal
Which gland is called the master gland: - CORRECT ANSWER: Pituitary
Inflammation of a vein is called: - CORRECT ANSWER: Phlebitis
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls: - CORRECT ANSWER:
Involuntary bodily functions
Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder: - CORRECT ANSWER: Accessory
Excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid causing swelling is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER: Edema