CMTO MCQ END OF COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which of the following hydrotherapies is most effective in the treatment of chronic
adhesions?
a) ice massage
b) deep moist heat
c) cool towels
d) contrasting towels - ✔✔b) deep moist heat
✔✔How do RMTs become members of the College Board?
a) they are voted in by fellow RMTs in good standing
b) they are appointed by the Minister of Health
c) they are appointed by the College Registrar
d) they are voted in by the College Executive Committee - ✔✔a) they are voted in by
fellow RMTs in good standing
✔✔Tapotement techniques may stimulate which of the following?
a) baroreceptors
b) Pacinian corpuscles
c) chemoreceptors
d) bradykinins - ✔✔b) Pacinian corpuscles
✔✔Which of the following carpometacarpal joints is biaxial?
a) the first
b) the second
c) the third
d) the fourth - ✔✔a) the first
✔✔Which of the following conditions or symptoms is common during the third trimester
of pregnancy?
a) nauseau
b) edema
c) hypotension
d) infrequent urination - ✔✔b) edema
✔✔What is the primary action of the piriformis muscle?
a) medial (internal) rotation
b) lateral (external) rotation
c) adduction
d) extension - ✔✔b) lateral (external) rotation
✔✔The supraspinatus tendon is best palpated when the glenohumeral joint is in which
position?
, a) extension and IR
b) adduction and flexion
c) ER and abduction
d) horizontal abduction and ER - ✔✔a) extension and IR
✔✔Dorsiflexion to end-range lengthens which muscle?
a) flexor digitorum brevis
b) flexor hallucis longus
c) abductor digiti minimi
d) abductor hallucis - ✔✔b) flexor hallucis longus
✔✔Which of these muscle pairs are synergists?
a) teres major and middle deltoid
b) teres major and minor
c) teres minor and infraspinatus
d) middle deltoid and latissimus dorsi - ✔✔c) teres minor and infraspinatus
...together they perform shoulder ER, adduction, and stabilize the head of the humerus
in the glenoid cavity
✔✔High-grade joint mobilizations should be avoided for clients with an increased level
of which hormone?
a) estrogen
b) calcitonin
c) gastrin
d) relaxin - ✔✔d) relaxin
✔✔A client is positioned supine on the treatment table and asked to raise his head
against resistance applied by the therapist's hands. This describes which of the
following techniques?
a) C5 myotome test
b) C3 dermatome test
c) hold-relax technique for scalene muscle group
d) strength test for sternocleidomastoid muscles - ✔✔d) strength test for SCMs
✔✔Regulation of the sleep-wake cycle depends on the nightly release of...
a) dopamine
b) cortisol
c) melatonin
d) serotonin - ✔✔c) melatonin
...released by the pineal gland in response to darkness; it is the only known hormone
synthesized here, and provides a circadian and seasonal signal
✔✔Which of the following is considered a plyometric exercise?
a) 10 mins of cycling on stationary bike
b) a deep squat followed by a vertical jump
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which of the following hydrotherapies is most effective in the treatment of chronic
adhesions?
a) ice massage
b) deep moist heat
c) cool towels
d) contrasting towels - ✔✔b) deep moist heat
✔✔How do RMTs become members of the College Board?
a) they are voted in by fellow RMTs in good standing
b) they are appointed by the Minister of Health
c) they are appointed by the College Registrar
d) they are voted in by the College Executive Committee - ✔✔a) they are voted in by
fellow RMTs in good standing
✔✔Tapotement techniques may stimulate which of the following?
a) baroreceptors
b) Pacinian corpuscles
c) chemoreceptors
d) bradykinins - ✔✔b) Pacinian corpuscles
✔✔Which of the following carpometacarpal joints is biaxial?
a) the first
b) the second
c) the third
d) the fourth - ✔✔a) the first
✔✔Which of the following conditions or symptoms is common during the third trimester
of pregnancy?
a) nauseau
b) edema
c) hypotension
d) infrequent urination - ✔✔b) edema
✔✔What is the primary action of the piriformis muscle?
a) medial (internal) rotation
b) lateral (external) rotation
c) adduction
d) extension - ✔✔b) lateral (external) rotation
✔✔The supraspinatus tendon is best palpated when the glenohumeral joint is in which
position?
, a) extension and IR
b) adduction and flexion
c) ER and abduction
d) horizontal abduction and ER - ✔✔a) extension and IR
✔✔Dorsiflexion to end-range lengthens which muscle?
a) flexor digitorum brevis
b) flexor hallucis longus
c) abductor digiti minimi
d) abductor hallucis - ✔✔b) flexor hallucis longus
✔✔Which of these muscle pairs are synergists?
a) teres major and middle deltoid
b) teres major and minor
c) teres minor and infraspinatus
d) middle deltoid and latissimus dorsi - ✔✔c) teres minor and infraspinatus
...together they perform shoulder ER, adduction, and stabilize the head of the humerus
in the glenoid cavity
✔✔High-grade joint mobilizations should be avoided for clients with an increased level
of which hormone?
a) estrogen
b) calcitonin
c) gastrin
d) relaxin - ✔✔d) relaxin
✔✔A client is positioned supine on the treatment table and asked to raise his head
against resistance applied by the therapist's hands. This describes which of the
following techniques?
a) C5 myotome test
b) C3 dermatome test
c) hold-relax technique for scalene muscle group
d) strength test for sternocleidomastoid muscles - ✔✔d) strength test for SCMs
✔✔Regulation of the sleep-wake cycle depends on the nightly release of...
a) dopamine
b) cortisol
c) melatonin
d) serotonin - ✔✔c) melatonin
...released by the pineal gland in response to darkness; it is the only known hormone
synthesized here, and provides a circadian and seasonal signal
✔✔Which of the following is considered a plyometric exercise?
a) 10 mins of cycling on stationary bike
b) a deep squat followed by a vertical jump
