MBLEX massage therapy UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER - neurotransmitter involved in muscle contraction
acne - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammatory bacterial skin infection of hair follicles,
associated with sebaceous glands
adhesive capsulitis - CORRECT ANSWER - frozen shoulder
acute pain - CORRECT ANSWER - sudden pain associated with injury or trauma
athletes foot - CORRECT ANSWER - fungal infection of foot often in toes and sole
baker cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - accumulated synovial fluid behind the knee
55% - CORRECT ANSWER - percentage of plasma in blood
gout - CORRECT ANSWER - depositions in uric acid crystals in joint
hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the liver caused by viruses
cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal liver cells are replaced with scar tissue.
anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of oxygen
hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduced oxygen
, asthma - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition in which a person's airways become inflamed,
narrow and swell, and produce extra mucus
COPD - Emphysema and chronic bronchitis - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of lung
diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe
diverticulitis - CORRECT ANSWER - development of small pouches in the wall of the large
intestine
hemophilia - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder in which blood doesn't clot normally.
hiatal hernia - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition in which part of the stomach pushes
through an opening in the diaphragm
Lupus - CORRECT ANSWER - An inflammatory disease caused when the immune system
attacks its own tissues.
bunions - CORRECT ANSWER - misalignment of the big toe
astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia - CORRECT ANSWER - central nervous system
supporting cells
schwann cells - CORRECT ANSWER - peripheral nervous system supporting cells
microglia - CORRECT ANSWER - glial cell that clean up infection, like white cells in our
blood; scattered thru out CNS tissue; phagocytose bacteria, dead cells, and various complexes
oligodendrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - form the myelin in the brain and spinal cord
Questions and CORRECT Answers
acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER - neurotransmitter involved in muscle contraction
acne - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammatory bacterial skin infection of hair follicles,
associated with sebaceous glands
adhesive capsulitis - CORRECT ANSWER - frozen shoulder
acute pain - CORRECT ANSWER - sudden pain associated with injury or trauma
athletes foot - CORRECT ANSWER - fungal infection of foot often in toes and sole
baker cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - accumulated synovial fluid behind the knee
55% - CORRECT ANSWER - percentage of plasma in blood
gout - CORRECT ANSWER - depositions in uric acid crystals in joint
hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the liver caused by viruses
cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal liver cells are replaced with scar tissue.
anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of oxygen
hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduced oxygen
, asthma - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition in which a person's airways become inflamed,
narrow and swell, and produce extra mucus
COPD - Emphysema and chronic bronchitis - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of lung
diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe
diverticulitis - CORRECT ANSWER - development of small pouches in the wall of the large
intestine
hemophilia - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder in which blood doesn't clot normally.
hiatal hernia - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition in which part of the stomach pushes
through an opening in the diaphragm
Lupus - CORRECT ANSWER - An inflammatory disease caused when the immune system
attacks its own tissues.
bunions - CORRECT ANSWER - misalignment of the big toe
astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia - CORRECT ANSWER - central nervous system
supporting cells
schwann cells - CORRECT ANSWER - peripheral nervous system supporting cells
microglia - CORRECT ANSWER - glial cell that clean up infection, like white cells in our
blood; scattered thru out CNS tissue; phagocytose bacteria, dead cells, and various complexes
oligodendrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - form the myelin in the brain and spinal cord
