NCBTMB UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
When working with a bedridden client, the client requests help with an I.V. How should the
therapist respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Let me call your nurse."
Active stretches are usually held between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 and 15 seconds
What percentage of all items collected as payment for treatment delivered required to be claimed
for tax purposes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100% - Everything must be claimed.
In general, a client in hospice care can only tolerate how many minutes of touch? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15 to 20 minutes
A resisted stretch has how many phases? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
How much advanced notice should a therapist give clients if she is closing her business? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 2 months
How long are NCBTMB Certified massage therapists required to keep client files after the last
session the therapist has with a client? - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 years
What years were considered the Dark Ages for massage? - CORRECT ANSWER - 450 -
1430 AD
The epidermis can be subdivided into: - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 layers
Normal anterior pelvic tilt ranges between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-10 degrees
,A chronic disease is manifested by signs and symptoms occurring more than: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 6 months
NCBTMB states that a client-therapist relationship must be discontinued for how long before a
therapist can date the client? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 months
The normal rate of craniosacral rhythm in humans is between _____________ cycles per minute.
- CORRECT ANSWER - 6 to 12
In one gait cycle, the stance phase normally accounts for approximately ___________ of the
cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60%
Which of the following vitamins has an important role in maintaining the health of eyes, skin and
mucosal membranes? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following is not considered a local contraindication? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a client with an exacerbated case of systemic lupus erythematosus
Which of the following statements regarding ovarian cancer is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A fairly common form of cancer with high mortality.
Fungal spores are transmitted by: - CORRECT ANSWER - a fomite
According to Gait Theory, when running: - CORRECT ANSWER - a greater proportion of
the cycle is spent on the swing phase
Where did the Hippocratic Oath originate? - CORRECT ANSWER - a Greek physician
Which describes a small local involuntary muscular contraction that occurs in a muscle supplied
by a single motor nerve fiber or filament? - CORRECT ANSWER - a muscle twitch
,Which best describes reciprocal inhibition? - CORRECT ANSWER - A neurological
reflex that causes the agonist to release while engaging the antagonist.
Which of the following statements describes a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
pathogen is a disease causing organism.
Which of the following statements about factors effecting one's adaptation to stress is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER - A person's physiological response to similar stressors manifest the
same response.
What does the drawer test determine? - CORRECT ANSWER - A rupture of one of the
cruciate ligaments
Which is most important to provide an abused client? - CORRECT ANSWER - A safe
environment.
Contraindication means: - CORRECT ANSWER - a specific condition in which a
procedure is not advised
Cellulitis is categorized as: - CORRECT ANSWER - a streptococcal infection
Ovulation is stimulated by: - CORRECT ANSWER - a surge in luteinizing hormone (LH)
Which of the following best describes proprioception? - CORRECT ANSWER - A system
of sensory and motor nerve activity that provides information to the CNS about the position of
different body parts.
Who can a therapist give client information to? - CORRECT ANSWER - A therapist may
only transfer client information if the information is subpoenaed or the therapist receives signed
consent.
, Strenthening which muscles would help correct an anterior pelvic tilt? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Abdominal
Passive extension of the torso will stretch which of the following muscles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - abdominals
When tightened, which muscles will produce a posterior pelvic tilt? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Abdominals
Hyper-secretion of growth hormone in adults results in which of the following pathologies? -
CORRECT ANSWER - acromegaly
These thin filaments are a major component of the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle: -
CORRECT ANSWER - actin
What is the local voltage change across the cell membrane that transmits electrical or nerve
impulse down the nerve or a muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER - action potential
How does a therapist know that a client thoroughly understands the treatment plan? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Active and clear communication between the therapist and the client.
Which type of stretch is held by muscle contraction, with no bouncing, performed by the client
with no assistance from the therapist? - CORRECT ANSWER - active stretch
A client is referred to a therapist after a car accident. The client has received many treatments
and even back surgery to fuse and stabilize the vertebrae and nothing has worked to relieve the
clients pain. During the treatment the client begins to speak angrily about the treatments she has
received, stating that nothing has worked in the past. How should the therapist outwardly
respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - Actively listen to and hold space for the client.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
When working with a bedridden client, the client requests help with an I.V. How should the
therapist respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Let me call your nurse."
Active stretches are usually held between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 and 15 seconds
What percentage of all items collected as payment for treatment delivered required to be claimed
for tax purposes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100% - Everything must be claimed.
In general, a client in hospice care can only tolerate how many minutes of touch? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15 to 20 minutes
A resisted stretch has how many phases? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
How much advanced notice should a therapist give clients if she is closing her business? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 2 months
How long are NCBTMB Certified massage therapists required to keep client files after the last
session the therapist has with a client? - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 years
What years were considered the Dark Ages for massage? - CORRECT ANSWER - 450 -
1430 AD
The epidermis can be subdivided into: - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 layers
Normal anterior pelvic tilt ranges between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-10 degrees
,A chronic disease is manifested by signs and symptoms occurring more than: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 6 months
NCBTMB states that a client-therapist relationship must be discontinued for how long before a
therapist can date the client? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 months
The normal rate of craniosacral rhythm in humans is between _____________ cycles per minute.
- CORRECT ANSWER - 6 to 12
In one gait cycle, the stance phase normally accounts for approximately ___________ of the
cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60%
Which of the following vitamins has an important role in maintaining the health of eyes, skin and
mucosal membranes? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following is not considered a local contraindication? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a client with an exacerbated case of systemic lupus erythematosus
Which of the following statements regarding ovarian cancer is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A fairly common form of cancer with high mortality.
Fungal spores are transmitted by: - CORRECT ANSWER - a fomite
According to Gait Theory, when running: - CORRECT ANSWER - a greater proportion of
the cycle is spent on the swing phase
Where did the Hippocratic Oath originate? - CORRECT ANSWER - a Greek physician
Which describes a small local involuntary muscular contraction that occurs in a muscle supplied
by a single motor nerve fiber or filament? - CORRECT ANSWER - a muscle twitch
,Which best describes reciprocal inhibition? - CORRECT ANSWER - A neurological
reflex that causes the agonist to release while engaging the antagonist.
Which of the following statements describes a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
pathogen is a disease causing organism.
Which of the following statements about factors effecting one's adaptation to stress is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER - A person's physiological response to similar stressors manifest the
same response.
What does the drawer test determine? - CORRECT ANSWER - A rupture of one of the
cruciate ligaments
Which is most important to provide an abused client? - CORRECT ANSWER - A safe
environment.
Contraindication means: - CORRECT ANSWER - a specific condition in which a
procedure is not advised
Cellulitis is categorized as: - CORRECT ANSWER - a streptococcal infection
Ovulation is stimulated by: - CORRECT ANSWER - a surge in luteinizing hormone (LH)
Which of the following best describes proprioception? - CORRECT ANSWER - A system
of sensory and motor nerve activity that provides information to the CNS about the position of
different body parts.
Who can a therapist give client information to? - CORRECT ANSWER - A therapist may
only transfer client information if the information is subpoenaed or the therapist receives signed
consent.
, Strenthening which muscles would help correct an anterior pelvic tilt? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Abdominal
Passive extension of the torso will stretch which of the following muscles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - abdominals
When tightened, which muscles will produce a posterior pelvic tilt? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Abdominals
Hyper-secretion of growth hormone in adults results in which of the following pathologies? -
CORRECT ANSWER - acromegaly
These thin filaments are a major component of the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle: -
CORRECT ANSWER - actin
What is the local voltage change across the cell membrane that transmits electrical or nerve
impulse down the nerve or a muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER - action potential
How does a therapist know that a client thoroughly understands the treatment plan? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Active and clear communication between the therapist and the client.
Which type of stretch is held by muscle contraction, with no bouncing, performed by the client
with no assistance from the therapist? - CORRECT ANSWER - active stretch
A client is referred to a therapist after a car accident. The client has received many treatments
and even back surgery to fuse and stabilize the vertebrae and nothing has worked to relieve the
clients pain. During the treatment the client begins to speak angrily about the treatments she has
received, stating that nothing has worked in the past. How should the therapist outwardly
respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - Actively listen to and hold space for the client.
