HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM SCRIPT 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Where does cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) originate? - ✔✔Choroid plexus
✔✔The body cavity that contains the lungs is: - ✔✔Pleural cavity (which is contained in
the thoracic cavity)
✔✔PMT's license can be revoked if: - ✔✔Abandoning premises
✔✔What is melanin? - ✔✔Pigment
✔✔What is the axis? - ✔✔2nd Cervical Vertebrae
✔✔In the anatomical position, the palms face which way? - ✔✔Forward
✔✔Imaginary vertical line dividing the body into equal left and right halves is called? -
✔✔Mid-Sagittal
✔✔What is the lower abdomen called? - ✔✔Inguinal/Pubis (Hypogastric)
✔✔The fixed end of a muscle is the: - ✔✔Origin
✔✔What is the assistive joint movement used for? - ✔✔Increase mobility
✔✔A bladder infection spreads upward to the kidneys through which structure? -
✔✔ureters
✔✔The deep peroneal nerve is associated with what condition? - ✔✔Foot Drop
✔✔What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? - ✔✔Diaphragm
✔✔What is exudate? - ✔✔Fluid that accumulates in inflamed tissue
✔✔Tapotement./percussion can be used slapping/hacking on all areas except? -
✔✔Bony areas
Neck
Sternum
Endangerment site
✔✔What fluid sometimes accompanies an infection? - ✔✔An inflammatory exudates
✔✔The mediastinum is located in the? - ✔✔Thorax
,✔✔Another name for the abdomen region is: - ✔✔Epigastric
✔✔Where is food primarily digested? - ✔✔Small intestine
✔✔An involuntary response to a stimulus in the nervous system is: - ✔✔Reflex
✔✔What contains insulin producing beta cell? - ✔✔Pancreas
✔✔What is the upper bone of the lower extremity called? - ✔✔Femur
✔✔What is the contraindication for massage, which occurs in pregnant women? -
✔✔Pre-eclampsia
(Hypertension {High Blood Pressure, Edema})
✔✔What level of fever can damage tissue? - ✔✔106 °F- 108°F
✔✔What is the function of the adductor pollicis? - ✔✔Draw thumbs to fingers
✔✔Closer to the point of the origin is called? - ✔✔Proximal
✔✔The skeletal system is defined as the: - ✔✔Framework of the body
✔✔What endocrine gland is located above the pancreas? - ✔✔Adrenals
✔✔A naturally occuring hole in a bone allowing passage of blood vessels or nerve is
called? - ✔✔Foramen
✔✔three strokes which stimulate lymphatic circulation are? - ✔✔Friction
Stroking
Petrissage
✔✔Which muscle tissue is involuntary non-straited and controlled by the autonomic
nervous system and found in hollow organs? - ✔✔Synergy
✔✔The talus bone articulates with the: - ✔✔Calcaneus
Nevicular
Tibia
✔✔The lower back is also referred as the: - ✔✔Lumbar
✔✔What does the flexor digiti minimi do? - ✔✔Bend pinky finger
, ✔✔What is reciprocal inhibition? - ✔✔Relaxation of the antagonist muscle and
contracting of the prime muscle
✔✔Synovial fluid is located in the: - ✔✔Joints
✔✔The nerve that supplies the heart and lungs is: - ✔✔Pneumogastric nerve
Vagus
✔✔What is the glenohumeral? - ✔✔Shoulder joint
✔✔Who holds the power to suspend or revoke your license? - ✔✔Board of Massage
Therapy
✔✔What can abandoning the establishment without prior notice result in for a primary
therapist? - ✔✔Revocation the license
✔✔What is the triangle shaped bone on the knee called? - ✔✔Patella
✔✔What must the principal massage therapist ensure? - ✔✔Each apprentice wears a
conspicuously placed name tag stating their name and the world apprentice
✔✔What nerve control the back of the hand and outer fingers? - ✔✔Ulnar
✔✔What is sciatica? - ✔✔Inflammation of the sciatic nerve
✔✔The major nerve supplying the hamstring, lower leg, and foot is the: - ✔✔Sciatic
✔✔What is the function of the nervous system? - ✔✔Controls and coordinates the boyd
✔✔What part of the brain controls vital function? - ✔✔Brain stem
✔✔What nerve supplies the diaphragm? - ✔✔Phrenic nerve
✔✔The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland helps: - ✔✔Produces Growth Hormone
✔✔The aorta is: - ✔✔Largest artery
(blood flows away from the heart)
✔✔When doing abdominal massage in which direction should you massage? -
✔✔Clockwise
✔✔Abdominal massage follows the: - ✔✔Peristalsis
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Where does cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) originate? - ✔✔Choroid plexus
✔✔The body cavity that contains the lungs is: - ✔✔Pleural cavity (which is contained in
the thoracic cavity)
✔✔PMT's license can be revoked if: - ✔✔Abandoning premises
✔✔What is melanin? - ✔✔Pigment
✔✔What is the axis? - ✔✔2nd Cervical Vertebrae
✔✔In the anatomical position, the palms face which way? - ✔✔Forward
✔✔Imaginary vertical line dividing the body into equal left and right halves is called? -
✔✔Mid-Sagittal
✔✔What is the lower abdomen called? - ✔✔Inguinal/Pubis (Hypogastric)
✔✔The fixed end of a muscle is the: - ✔✔Origin
✔✔What is the assistive joint movement used for? - ✔✔Increase mobility
✔✔A bladder infection spreads upward to the kidneys through which structure? -
✔✔ureters
✔✔The deep peroneal nerve is associated with what condition? - ✔✔Foot Drop
✔✔What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? - ✔✔Diaphragm
✔✔What is exudate? - ✔✔Fluid that accumulates in inflamed tissue
✔✔Tapotement./percussion can be used slapping/hacking on all areas except? -
✔✔Bony areas
Neck
Sternum
Endangerment site
✔✔What fluid sometimes accompanies an infection? - ✔✔An inflammatory exudates
✔✔The mediastinum is located in the? - ✔✔Thorax
,✔✔Another name for the abdomen region is: - ✔✔Epigastric
✔✔Where is food primarily digested? - ✔✔Small intestine
✔✔An involuntary response to a stimulus in the nervous system is: - ✔✔Reflex
✔✔What contains insulin producing beta cell? - ✔✔Pancreas
✔✔What is the upper bone of the lower extremity called? - ✔✔Femur
✔✔What is the contraindication for massage, which occurs in pregnant women? -
✔✔Pre-eclampsia
(Hypertension {High Blood Pressure, Edema})
✔✔What level of fever can damage tissue? - ✔✔106 °F- 108°F
✔✔What is the function of the adductor pollicis? - ✔✔Draw thumbs to fingers
✔✔Closer to the point of the origin is called? - ✔✔Proximal
✔✔The skeletal system is defined as the: - ✔✔Framework of the body
✔✔What endocrine gland is located above the pancreas? - ✔✔Adrenals
✔✔A naturally occuring hole in a bone allowing passage of blood vessels or nerve is
called? - ✔✔Foramen
✔✔three strokes which stimulate lymphatic circulation are? - ✔✔Friction
Stroking
Petrissage
✔✔Which muscle tissue is involuntary non-straited and controlled by the autonomic
nervous system and found in hollow organs? - ✔✔Synergy
✔✔The talus bone articulates with the: - ✔✔Calcaneus
Nevicular
Tibia
✔✔The lower back is also referred as the: - ✔✔Lumbar
✔✔What does the flexor digiti minimi do? - ✔✔Bend pinky finger
, ✔✔What is reciprocal inhibition? - ✔✔Relaxation of the antagonist muscle and
contracting of the prime muscle
✔✔Synovial fluid is located in the: - ✔✔Joints
✔✔The nerve that supplies the heart and lungs is: - ✔✔Pneumogastric nerve
Vagus
✔✔What is the glenohumeral? - ✔✔Shoulder joint
✔✔Who holds the power to suspend or revoke your license? - ✔✔Board of Massage
Therapy
✔✔What can abandoning the establishment without prior notice result in for a primary
therapist? - ✔✔Revocation the license
✔✔What is the triangle shaped bone on the knee called? - ✔✔Patella
✔✔What must the principal massage therapist ensure? - ✔✔Each apprentice wears a
conspicuously placed name tag stating their name and the world apprentice
✔✔What nerve control the back of the hand and outer fingers? - ✔✔Ulnar
✔✔What is sciatica? - ✔✔Inflammation of the sciatic nerve
✔✔The major nerve supplying the hamstring, lower leg, and foot is the: - ✔✔Sciatic
✔✔What is the function of the nervous system? - ✔✔Controls and coordinates the boyd
✔✔What part of the brain controls vital function? - ✔✔Brain stem
✔✔What nerve supplies the diaphragm? - ✔✔Phrenic nerve
✔✔The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland helps: - ✔✔Produces Growth Hormone
✔✔The aorta is: - ✔✔Largest artery
(blood flows away from the heart)
✔✔When doing abdominal massage in which direction should you massage? -
✔✔Clockwise
✔✔Abdominal massage follows the: - ✔✔Peristalsis
