Massage Therapy MCQ
Is failure to report income to revenue Canada a mandatory reporting obligation? - ANSNo,
Mandatory reporting is for suspected child abuse/neglect, suspected elder abuse/neglect, and
suspected sexual abuse
What act protects the client's right of privacy and confidentiality? - ANSPersonal Health
Information Protection ACT
What year was PHIPA created? - ANS2004
Ataxia - ANSincoordination
Muscle relaxants such as Robin and Valium alter the tone of muscle so that... - ANSthey feel
loose and not connected
Before performing frictions on your clients' tendon, the therapist must find the area of pain by
performing what? - ANSResisted isometric contraction
You would be more likely to palpate a hole, or discontinuity, in tissue which has sustained a
______. - ANSrupture
Which condition will manifest with loss of lumbar lordosis and increased thoracic hyperhyphosis
in the later stages? - ANSAnkylosing spondylitis
True or False: sprains heal much faster than strains - ANSFalse
What is the most common cause of joint injury? - ANSMechanical overloading of the joint
Which one of these is not autoimmune: Gout, Lupus, Scleroderma, Juvenile RA - ANSGout is
NOT autoimmune
What are the names of the ankle ligaments that you are most likely to sprain? - ANSAnterior
and posterior talofibular and calcaneofibular
What is the 1st step outlined in the model for ethical decision making? - ANSDetermine if the
situation is an ethical issue or ethical dilemma
A registered massage therapist becomes legally responsible for client confidentiality when: -
ANSRMT receives consent for treatment
,Mark is a healthy 32 y/o weekend runner, he slowly developed pain over a period of a month
after changing footwear. The pain is located on the inside of his left ankle/medial malleolus
region. What is your "first hypothesis" - ANSPosterior tibial tendinitis/tendinosis
Which of these conditions would you NOT recommend local ice in acute stage?
- Exertional compartment syndrome
- tibias posterior periostitis,
- extensor hallucinate Longus strain
- anterior talofibular sprain. - ANSExertional compartment syndrome
Dupuytren's contracture is most likely to involve TrPs in what muscle? - ANSPalmaris Longus
You can use sustained grade 3 traction during which stage of inflammation? - ANSChronic
Cold reduces the demand for oxygen via which process? - ANSDecreasing metabolic rate
NSADIs demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT:
- anti-inflammatory
- analgesic
- anticoagulant
- anti-nauseant - ANSanti-nauseant
Which part of the ATP cycle can be an anaerobic pathway that results in the production of two
net ATP per glucose plus two pyretic acid molecule - ANSGlycolysis
The anterolateral abdominal muscles enable or contribute to what? - ANSForced expiration,
urination, compression of abdominal contents
A malignant tutor that arises rom tissue of mesenchymal origin are usually given the suffix
______. - ANSSarcoma
The triad of symptoms associated with Reiter's syndrome include all of he following EXCEPT:
- urethritis
- malar rash
- conjunctivitis
- arthritic symptoms - ANSMalar rash - usually seen with Lupus
The lateral, medial and posterior cords of the brachial plexus are named because of their
relationship to what artery? - ANSAxillary artery
What type of synovial joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb? - ANSSaddle
What is a potentially deadly malignant bone neoplasm that arises from plasma cells (extrinsic to
the bone)? - ANSMultiple myeloma
, The sarcotuberous ligament runs from: - ANSRuns from the inferior sacrum to the ischial
tuberosity
A motor unit is: - ANSA motor neuron plus all the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates
What is a Haversian canal of a bone? - ANSA space in the matrix of a compact bone parallel to
its long axis, containing vascular supply to the bone
The binding of Ca2+ to ______ starts the contraction cycle - ANSTroponin
The basic 5 point exercise for posture and relaxation for clients who have TMJ dysfunction
would include which of the following?
- retracting the shoulders
- flattening lumbar lordosis
- placing the tongue against the posterior upper teeth
- letting the jaw go slack - ANSLetting the jaw go slack
What is the physiological reason behind plyometrics improving performance - ANSIncreases
speed of the myostatic stretch reflex
To drain an upper lobe apical segment you would position the person how? - ANSSeated
True or False: The greater pelvis of the male is shallow - ANSFalse
The various joint deformities associated with any of the arthritides can be caused by what? -
ANSReactive joint formation, inflammation, joint instability
What are oncogenes? - ANSonce activated, they alter the regulation of cell growth by releasing
unrelenting growth stimulating signals into the cell, they act as an "accelerator" or excessive cell
division and growth. "Cancer causing genes"
True or False: The femoral vein is protected by the femoral sheath at the level of the femoral
triangle - ANSTrue
osteogenesis imperfecta - ANSbrittle bone disease - affects the connective tissue in the body:
joints, bones, teeth, cartilage etc.
What legislation dictates that the CMTO must provide funding for therapy & counselling to
clients who have been sexually abused by CMTO member? - ANSRHPA
Cervical vascular compromise includes symptoms: dizziness, vertigo, syncope and nystagmus.
These symptoms present due to compression/narrowing of what artery? - ANSVertebral artery
Is failure to report income to revenue Canada a mandatory reporting obligation? - ANSNo,
Mandatory reporting is for suspected child abuse/neglect, suspected elder abuse/neglect, and
suspected sexual abuse
What act protects the client's right of privacy and confidentiality? - ANSPersonal Health
Information Protection ACT
What year was PHIPA created? - ANS2004
Ataxia - ANSincoordination
Muscle relaxants such as Robin and Valium alter the tone of muscle so that... - ANSthey feel
loose and not connected
Before performing frictions on your clients' tendon, the therapist must find the area of pain by
performing what? - ANSResisted isometric contraction
You would be more likely to palpate a hole, or discontinuity, in tissue which has sustained a
______. - ANSrupture
Which condition will manifest with loss of lumbar lordosis and increased thoracic hyperhyphosis
in the later stages? - ANSAnkylosing spondylitis
True or False: sprains heal much faster than strains - ANSFalse
What is the most common cause of joint injury? - ANSMechanical overloading of the joint
Which one of these is not autoimmune: Gout, Lupus, Scleroderma, Juvenile RA - ANSGout is
NOT autoimmune
What are the names of the ankle ligaments that you are most likely to sprain? - ANSAnterior
and posterior talofibular and calcaneofibular
What is the 1st step outlined in the model for ethical decision making? - ANSDetermine if the
situation is an ethical issue or ethical dilemma
A registered massage therapist becomes legally responsible for client confidentiality when: -
ANSRMT receives consent for treatment
,Mark is a healthy 32 y/o weekend runner, he slowly developed pain over a period of a month
after changing footwear. The pain is located on the inside of his left ankle/medial malleolus
region. What is your "first hypothesis" - ANSPosterior tibial tendinitis/tendinosis
Which of these conditions would you NOT recommend local ice in acute stage?
- Exertional compartment syndrome
- tibias posterior periostitis,
- extensor hallucinate Longus strain
- anterior talofibular sprain. - ANSExertional compartment syndrome
Dupuytren's contracture is most likely to involve TrPs in what muscle? - ANSPalmaris Longus
You can use sustained grade 3 traction during which stage of inflammation? - ANSChronic
Cold reduces the demand for oxygen via which process? - ANSDecreasing metabolic rate
NSADIs demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT:
- anti-inflammatory
- analgesic
- anticoagulant
- anti-nauseant - ANSanti-nauseant
Which part of the ATP cycle can be an anaerobic pathway that results in the production of two
net ATP per glucose plus two pyretic acid molecule - ANSGlycolysis
The anterolateral abdominal muscles enable or contribute to what? - ANSForced expiration,
urination, compression of abdominal contents
A malignant tutor that arises rom tissue of mesenchymal origin are usually given the suffix
______. - ANSSarcoma
The triad of symptoms associated with Reiter's syndrome include all of he following EXCEPT:
- urethritis
- malar rash
- conjunctivitis
- arthritic symptoms - ANSMalar rash - usually seen with Lupus
The lateral, medial and posterior cords of the brachial plexus are named because of their
relationship to what artery? - ANSAxillary artery
What type of synovial joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb? - ANSSaddle
What is a potentially deadly malignant bone neoplasm that arises from plasma cells (extrinsic to
the bone)? - ANSMultiple myeloma
, The sarcotuberous ligament runs from: - ANSRuns from the inferior sacrum to the ischial
tuberosity
A motor unit is: - ANSA motor neuron plus all the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates
What is a Haversian canal of a bone? - ANSA space in the matrix of a compact bone parallel to
its long axis, containing vascular supply to the bone
The binding of Ca2+ to ______ starts the contraction cycle - ANSTroponin
The basic 5 point exercise for posture and relaxation for clients who have TMJ dysfunction
would include which of the following?
- retracting the shoulders
- flattening lumbar lordosis
- placing the tongue against the posterior upper teeth
- letting the jaw go slack - ANSLetting the jaw go slack
What is the physiological reason behind plyometrics improving performance - ANSIncreases
speed of the myostatic stretch reflex
To drain an upper lobe apical segment you would position the person how? - ANSSeated
True or False: The greater pelvis of the male is shallow - ANSFalse
The various joint deformities associated with any of the arthritides can be caused by what? -
ANSReactive joint formation, inflammation, joint instability
What are oncogenes? - ANSonce activated, they alter the regulation of cell growth by releasing
unrelenting growth stimulating signals into the cell, they act as an "accelerator" or excessive cell
division and growth. "Cancer causing genes"
True or False: The femoral vein is protected by the femoral sheath at the level of the femoral
triangle - ANSTrue
osteogenesis imperfecta - ANSbrittle bone disease - affects the connective tissue in the body:
joints, bones, teeth, cartilage etc.
What legislation dictates that the CMTO must provide funding for therapy & counselling to
clients who have been sexually abused by CMTO member? - ANSRHPA
Cervical vascular compromise includes symptoms: dizziness, vertigo, syncope and nystagmus.
These symptoms present due to compression/narrowing of what artery? - ANSVertebral artery
