HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2025
1. Massage is defined as: - ANSWER: The systematic & scientific manipulation of
soft & superficial tissue
2. The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: - ANSWER:
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
3. Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: -
ANSWER: Abduction
4. The two types of draping are? - ANSWER: Complete and Brief
5. A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: - ANSWER: Licensed
6. The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: -
ANSWER: Coronal Plane
7. Homeostasis refers to: - ANSWER: Relative Constancy
8. The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a
violation of rules is: - ANSWER: $100/ $1000
9. The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: - ANSWER:
Petrissage
10. The brain is located in the: - ANSWER: Dorsal Cavity
11. The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: - ANSWER: 10 to
1
12. Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: -
ANSWER: 6/30 of every even numbered year
13. The most important hygiene protocol is to: - ANSWER: Wash your hands
before and after every massage
14. How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its
principal massage therapist: - ANSWER: 5 Days #$%^&*&
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15. Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: - ANSWER: 570
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2025
16. If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: - ANSWER: Refer him in a
physician
17. A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: -
ANSWER: Hyperextension
18. In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: - ANSWER: Lying on the right or
left side
19. A sponsoring massage therapist: - ANSWER: Does not have to be licensed
20. An acute pain: - ANSWER: Comes on quickly is of short duration
21. Tapotement should never be used: - ANSWER: On bony areas
Over the kidneys
22. If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: -
ANSWER: Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
23. If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: -
ANSWER: A Licensed Therapist
24. Sports massage is beneficial because it can:
- ANSWER: Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
25. A client terminate a massage: - ANSWER: At any time
26. Which is not a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER: Posture
27. The origin of the sartorius muscle is this:
- ANSWER: Anterior
Superior
Iliac
Spine
28. The ulna is what to the radius: - ANSWER: Medial #$%^&*&
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29. The pleural cavity contains the - ANSWER: Lungs &*(*&^%$
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2025
30. Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: - ANSWER: Rectus
Abdominis
31. The layer of the integumentary that contains the sweat glands is the: -
ANSWER: Dermis
32. Which muscle extends the little finger: - ANSWER: Extensor digiti minimi
33. Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: - ANSWER: 2nd Degree burn
34. Which is the function of the muscular system:
- ANSWER: Posture
Movement
35. The axial skeleton includes the:
- ANSWER: Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
36. A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - ANSWER:
Antagonist
37. What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - ANSWER: Tenderness
38. Muscles are attached to bones by: - ANSWER: Tendons
39. The adductor pollicis is located in the: - ANSWER: Hand
40. The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: - ANSWER: Scapula
41. The rotator cuff includes the:
- ANSWER: Subscapularis
Infraspinatus
42. Freely movable joints are called: - ANSWER: Diarthrotic
43. The quadricep muscles: - ANSWER: Extend the knee
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44. The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: - ANSWER: Mastoid Process ^%$#$%^
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45. The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: - ANSWER: Cervical #$%^&*(&
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2025
1. Massage is defined as: - ANSWER: The systematic & scientific manipulation of
soft & superficial tissue
2. The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: - ANSWER:
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
3. Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: -
ANSWER: Abduction
4. The two types of draping are? - ANSWER: Complete and Brief
5. A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: - ANSWER: Licensed
6. The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: -
ANSWER: Coronal Plane
7. Homeostasis refers to: - ANSWER: Relative Constancy
8. The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a
violation of rules is: - ANSWER: $100/ $1000
9. The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: - ANSWER:
Petrissage
10. The brain is located in the: - ANSWER: Dorsal Cavity
11. The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: - ANSWER: 10 to
1
12. Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: -
ANSWER: 6/30 of every even numbered year
13. The most important hygiene protocol is to: - ANSWER: Wash your hands
before and after every massage
14. How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its
principal massage therapist: - ANSWER: 5 Days #$%^&*&
^%$#$%^
15. Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: - ANSWER: 570
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2025
16. If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: - ANSWER: Refer him in a
physician
17. A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: -
ANSWER: Hyperextension
18. In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: - ANSWER: Lying on the right or
left side
19. A sponsoring massage therapist: - ANSWER: Does not have to be licensed
20. An acute pain: - ANSWER: Comes on quickly is of short duration
21. Tapotement should never be used: - ANSWER: On bony areas
Over the kidneys
22. If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: -
ANSWER: Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
23. If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: -
ANSWER: A Licensed Therapist
24. Sports massage is beneficial because it can:
- ANSWER: Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
25. A client terminate a massage: - ANSWER: At any time
26. Which is not a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER: Posture
27. The origin of the sartorius muscle is this:
- ANSWER: Anterior
Superior
Iliac
Spine
28. The ulna is what to the radius: - ANSWER: Medial #$%^&*&
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29. The pleural cavity contains the - ANSWER: Lungs &*(*&^%$
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, HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2025
30. Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: - ANSWER: Rectus
Abdominis
31. The layer of the integumentary that contains the sweat glands is the: -
ANSWER: Dermis
32. Which muscle extends the little finger: - ANSWER: Extensor digiti minimi
33. Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: - ANSWER: 2nd Degree burn
34. Which is the function of the muscular system:
- ANSWER: Posture
Movement
35. The axial skeleton includes the:
- ANSWER: Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
36. A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - ANSWER:
Antagonist
37. What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - ANSWER: Tenderness
38. Muscles are attached to bones by: - ANSWER: Tendons
39. The adductor pollicis is located in the: - ANSWER: Hand
40. The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: - ANSWER: Scapula
41. The rotator cuff includes the:
- ANSWER: Subscapularis
Infraspinatus
42. Freely movable joints are called: - ANSWER: Diarthrotic
43. The quadricep muscles: - ANSWER: Extend the knee
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44. The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: - ANSWER: Mastoid Process ^%$#$%^
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45. The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: - ANSWER: Cervical #$%^&*(&
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