MBLEx Massage Therapy
What is a thrombus? - ✔️✔️Stationary blood clot
What is the primary action of the humerus at the shoulder joint when rolling a bowling
ball forward? - ✔️✔️Flexion
what action occurs at the ankle joint when standing on the tips of the toes? -
✔️✔️Plantar flexion
What happens to a muscle during an eccentric contraction? - ✔️✔️Muscle contracts
and lengthens
What structure transports sperm cells from the testes to the prostate gland? - ✔️✔️Vas
deferens
What nerve roots are contained in the brachial plexus? - ✔️✔️C5 to T1
What term is used to describe an injury in which a tendon is partially torn? - ✔️✔️Strain
What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome? - ✔️✔️Medial nerve
Range of motion is determined by: - ✔️✔️Assessing joint movement
What hormone does the pineal gland produce? - ✔️✔️Melatonin
The mitral valve is also known as the: - ✔️✔️Bicuspid valve
What are warts? - ✔️✔️A contagious infection of the epidermal layer of the skin
what causes poliomyelitis? - ✔️✔️Viral infection
What financial data does the 1099 tax form contain? - ✔️✔️Independent contractor
wages
What action violates the code of ethics generally accepted by massage therapists? -
✔️✔️Dating a client
In what direction are MOST Swedish massage strokes provided? - ✔️✔️Towards the
heart
,How is the technique of kneading preformed? - ✔️✔️Lifting, grasping, rolling, and
compressing the skin
According to professional codes of ethics, dual relationships should be avoided when
there is a risk of: - ✔️✔️Exploitation and loss of objectivity
What circumstances would allow a practitioner divulge otherwise confidential client info?
- ✔️✔️When client requests it in writing prior to disclosure
What movement of the foot occurs when it rolls outward, placing most of the weight on
the outside of the foot? - ✔️✔️Supination
What is a mechanical effect of massage? - ✔️✔️The break down of adhesions
Your client arrives complaining of acute whiplash symptoms that are a result of a car
accident the day before. The client thinks massage will help. what is the MOST
appropriate course fo action? - ✔️✔️Refer client to doctor and reschedule
Massage can reduce pain by: - ✔️✔️reducing the cause behind pain stimulation
What term s used to describe a birthmark or mole? - ✔️✔️Nervus
What is an ulceration in the mucosal lining of the stomach or duodenum called? -
✔️✔️Peptic ulcer
What are the natural pain controllers produced in the brain? - ✔️✔️Endorphins
What describes the effects of percussion? - ✔️✔️Invigorate the client by stimulating the
nervous system
Massage is indicated for: - ✔️✔️Hypertonic musculature
What is the Alexander Technique? - ✔️✔️Method of postural evaluation and correction
Define professional ethics: - ✔️✔️Promotion of public welfare, the client's welfare, and
the reputation of the profession
What is deep specific friction - ✔️✔️Small, deep, and specific movements on a local
area to move tissue under the skin.
In Oriental medicine, what meridian funs up the middle of the spine? - ✔️✔️Governing
vessel
, What muscle is involved in causing symptoms of sciatica? - ✔️✔️Piriformis
Definition of chronic pain: - ✔️✔️Pain that persists or reoccurs for definite periods,
usually longer that 6 months
What technique is effective in the rehabilitation of a post-acute anterior cruciate
ligament tear? - ✔️✔️Cross-fiber friction around the knee joint
What condition develops when the placenta separates prematurely from the wall of the
uterus? - ✔️✔️Abruption placentae
What term is used to describe neuritis of cranial nerve VII that usually causes paralysis
to one side of the face? - ✔️✔️Bell's palsy
What condition develops when there is a deficiency of dietary iodine? - ✔️✔️Goiter
What is a group of muscular disorders in which there is a considerable muscle
degeneration and weakness? - ✔️✔️Muscular dystrophy
What is a greenstick fracture? - ✔️✔️Incompletely broken bone
what vessel carries blood from the common iliac artery to the femoral artery? -
✔️✔️External iliac artery
What is the outer white layer of the eye called? - ✔️✔️Sclera
What vessel carried blood form the subclavian artery to the brachial artery? -
✔️✔️Axillary artery
What describes a round bump on a bone that is used for articulation? - ✔️✔️Condyle
What structures proved information about the length or change in the length of the
muscle? - ✔️✔️Muscle spindle cell
What muscles contract to produce upward rotation on the scapula? - ✔️✔️Upper
Traps, Lower Traps, and serratus anterior
What muscle inverts the ankle? - ✔️✔️Tibialis anterior
What cells support and protect the neurons in the central and peripheral nervous
systems? - ✔️✔️Neurogila
What bone does the squamous suture separate? - ✔️✔️Temporal and parietal
What is a thrombus? - ✔️✔️Stationary blood clot
What is the primary action of the humerus at the shoulder joint when rolling a bowling
ball forward? - ✔️✔️Flexion
what action occurs at the ankle joint when standing on the tips of the toes? -
✔️✔️Plantar flexion
What happens to a muscle during an eccentric contraction? - ✔️✔️Muscle contracts
and lengthens
What structure transports sperm cells from the testes to the prostate gland? - ✔️✔️Vas
deferens
What nerve roots are contained in the brachial plexus? - ✔️✔️C5 to T1
What term is used to describe an injury in which a tendon is partially torn? - ✔️✔️Strain
What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome? - ✔️✔️Medial nerve
Range of motion is determined by: - ✔️✔️Assessing joint movement
What hormone does the pineal gland produce? - ✔️✔️Melatonin
The mitral valve is also known as the: - ✔️✔️Bicuspid valve
What are warts? - ✔️✔️A contagious infection of the epidermal layer of the skin
what causes poliomyelitis? - ✔️✔️Viral infection
What financial data does the 1099 tax form contain? - ✔️✔️Independent contractor
wages
What action violates the code of ethics generally accepted by massage therapists? -
✔️✔️Dating a client
In what direction are MOST Swedish massage strokes provided? - ✔️✔️Towards the
heart
,How is the technique of kneading preformed? - ✔️✔️Lifting, grasping, rolling, and
compressing the skin
According to professional codes of ethics, dual relationships should be avoided when
there is a risk of: - ✔️✔️Exploitation and loss of objectivity
What circumstances would allow a practitioner divulge otherwise confidential client info?
- ✔️✔️When client requests it in writing prior to disclosure
What movement of the foot occurs when it rolls outward, placing most of the weight on
the outside of the foot? - ✔️✔️Supination
What is a mechanical effect of massage? - ✔️✔️The break down of adhesions
Your client arrives complaining of acute whiplash symptoms that are a result of a car
accident the day before. The client thinks massage will help. what is the MOST
appropriate course fo action? - ✔️✔️Refer client to doctor and reschedule
Massage can reduce pain by: - ✔️✔️reducing the cause behind pain stimulation
What term s used to describe a birthmark or mole? - ✔️✔️Nervus
What is an ulceration in the mucosal lining of the stomach or duodenum called? -
✔️✔️Peptic ulcer
What are the natural pain controllers produced in the brain? - ✔️✔️Endorphins
What describes the effects of percussion? - ✔️✔️Invigorate the client by stimulating the
nervous system
Massage is indicated for: - ✔️✔️Hypertonic musculature
What is the Alexander Technique? - ✔️✔️Method of postural evaluation and correction
Define professional ethics: - ✔️✔️Promotion of public welfare, the client's welfare, and
the reputation of the profession
What is deep specific friction - ✔️✔️Small, deep, and specific movements on a local
area to move tissue under the skin.
In Oriental medicine, what meridian funs up the middle of the spine? - ✔️✔️Governing
vessel
, What muscle is involved in causing symptoms of sciatica? - ✔️✔️Piriformis
Definition of chronic pain: - ✔️✔️Pain that persists or reoccurs for definite periods,
usually longer that 6 months
What technique is effective in the rehabilitation of a post-acute anterior cruciate
ligament tear? - ✔️✔️Cross-fiber friction around the knee joint
What condition develops when the placenta separates prematurely from the wall of the
uterus? - ✔️✔️Abruption placentae
What term is used to describe neuritis of cranial nerve VII that usually causes paralysis
to one side of the face? - ✔️✔️Bell's palsy
What condition develops when there is a deficiency of dietary iodine? - ✔️✔️Goiter
What is a group of muscular disorders in which there is a considerable muscle
degeneration and weakness? - ✔️✔️Muscular dystrophy
What is a greenstick fracture? - ✔️✔️Incompletely broken bone
what vessel carries blood from the common iliac artery to the femoral artery? -
✔️✔️External iliac artery
What is the outer white layer of the eye called? - ✔️✔️Sclera
What vessel carried blood form the subclavian artery to the brachial artery? -
✔️✔️Axillary artery
What describes a round bump on a bone that is used for articulation? - ✔️✔️Condyle
What structures proved information about the length or change in the length of the
muscle? - ✔️✔️Muscle spindle cell
What muscles contract to produce upward rotation on the scapula? - ✔️✔️Upper
Traps, Lower Traps, and serratus anterior
What muscle inverts the ankle? - ✔️✔️Tibialis anterior
What cells support and protect the neurons in the central and peripheral nervous
systems? - ✔️✔️Neurogila
What bone does the squamous suture separate? - ✔️✔️Temporal and parietal
