HAWAII EXAM STUDY GUIDE/COMPREHENSIVE
GUIDE /ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE
Massage is defined as: - ANSWER✔✔-The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft
& superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: - ANSWER✔✔-Department
of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: - ANSWER✔✔-
Abduction
The two types of draping are? - ANSWER✔✔-Complete and Brief
A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: - ANSWER✔✔-Licensed
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: -
ANSWER✔✔-Coronal Plane
Homeostasis refers to: - ANSWER✔✔-Relative Constancy
The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a
violation of rules is: - ANSWER✔✔-$100/ $1000
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,The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: - ANSWER✔✔-
Petrissage
The brain is located in the: - ANSWER✔✔-Dorsal Cavity
The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: - ANSWER✔✔-10 to 1
Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: - ANSWER✔✔-6/30
of every even numbered year
The most important hygiene protocol is to: - ANSWER✔✔-Wash your hands before and
after every massage
How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its
principal massage therapist: - ANSWER✔✔-5 Days
Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: - ANSWER✔✔-570
If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: - ANSWER✔✔-Refer him in a
physician
A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: -
ANSWER✔✔-Hyperextension
In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: - ANSWER✔✔-Lying on the right or left
side
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,A sponsoring massage therapist: - ANSWER✔✔-Does not have to be licensed
An acute pain: - ANSWER✔✔-Comes on quickly is of short duration
Tapotement should never be used: - ANSWER✔✔-On bony areas
Over the kidneys
If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: -
ANSWER✔✔-Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: - ANSWER✔✔-
A Licensed Therapist
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: - ANSWER✔✔-Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: - ANSWER✔✔-At any time
Which is not a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER✔✔-Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: - ANSWER✔✔-Anterior
Superior
Iliac
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, Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: - ANSWER✔✔-Medial
The pleural cavity contains the - ANSWER✔✔-Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: - ANSWER✔✔-Rectus Abdominis
The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: - ANSWER✔✔-
Dermis
Which muscle extends the little finger: - ANSWER✔✔-Extensor digiti minimi
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: - ANSWER✔✔-2nd Degree burn
Which is the function of the muscular system: - ANSWER✔✔-Posture
Movement
The axial skeleton includes the: - ANSWER✔✔-Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - ANSWER✔✔-
Antagonist
What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - ANSWER✔✔-Tenderness
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GUIDE /ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE
Massage is defined as: - ANSWER✔✔-The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft
& superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: - ANSWER✔✔-Department
of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: - ANSWER✔✔-
Abduction
The two types of draping are? - ANSWER✔✔-Complete and Brief
A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: - ANSWER✔✔-Licensed
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: -
ANSWER✔✔-Coronal Plane
Homeostasis refers to: - ANSWER✔✔-Relative Constancy
The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a
violation of rules is: - ANSWER✔✔-$100/ $1000
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,The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: - ANSWER✔✔-
Petrissage
The brain is located in the: - ANSWER✔✔-Dorsal Cavity
The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: - ANSWER✔✔-10 to 1
Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: - ANSWER✔✔-6/30
of every even numbered year
The most important hygiene protocol is to: - ANSWER✔✔-Wash your hands before and
after every massage
How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its
principal massage therapist: - ANSWER✔✔-5 Days
Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: - ANSWER✔✔-570
If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: - ANSWER✔✔-Refer him in a
physician
A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: -
ANSWER✔✔-Hyperextension
In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: - ANSWER✔✔-Lying on the right or left
side
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,A sponsoring massage therapist: - ANSWER✔✔-Does not have to be licensed
An acute pain: - ANSWER✔✔-Comes on quickly is of short duration
Tapotement should never be used: - ANSWER✔✔-On bony areas
Over the kidneys
If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: -
ANSWER✔✔-Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: - ANSWER✔✔-
A Licensed Therapist
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: - ANSWER✔✔-Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: - ANSWER✔✔-At any time
Which is not a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER✔✔-Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: - ANSWER✔✔-Anterior
Superior
Iliac
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, Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: - ANSWER✔✔-Medial
The pleural cavity contains the - ANSWER✔✔-Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: - ANSWER✔✔-Rectus Abdominis
The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: - ANSWER✔✔-
Dermis
Which muscle extends the little finger: - ANSWER✔✔-Extensor digiti minimi
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: - ANSWER✔✔-2nd Degree burn
Which is the function of the muscular system: - ANSWER✔✔-Posture
Movement
The axial skeleton includes the: - ANSWER✔✔-Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - ANSWER✔✔-
Antagonist
What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - ANSWER✔✔-Tenderness
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