HAWAII MASSAGE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SHEET
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - ✔✔Antagonist
✔✔What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - ✔✔Tenderness
✔✔Muscles are attached to bones by: - ✔✔Tendons
✔✔The adductor pollicis is located in the: - ✔✔Hand
✔✔The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: - ✔✔Scapula
✔✔The rotator cuff includes the: - ✔✔Subscapularius
Infraspinatus
✔✔Freely movable joints are called: - ✔✔Diarthrotic
✔✔The quadricep muscles: - ✔✔Extend the knee
✔✔The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: - ✔✔Mastoid Process
✔✔The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: - ✔✔Cervical
✔✔A muscle that elevates the mandible is the: - ✔✔Masseter
✔✔The muscle that plantarflexes the foot is the: - ✔✔Gastrocnernius
✔✔Scoliosis is a condition characterized by: - ✔✔An lateral curvature of the spine
✔✔The lowest region of the ventral cavity is the: - ✔✔Pelvic cavity
✔✔The deltoid muscle inserts into the: - ✔✔Humerus
✔✔The primary function of the red blood cells is: - ✔✔Transportation of gases
✔✔The functional unit of the kidney is the: - ✔✔Nephron
✔✔Which cranial nerve controls the heart and lungs: - ✔✔Vagus
✔✔A motor unit consists of: - ✔✔A motor neuron and the muscle cells it innervates
✔✔Which is the major artery of the body: - ✔✔Aorta
,✔✔Which artery supplies the knee joint: - ✔✔Popliteal
✔✔Which gland is called the master gland: - ✔✔Pituitary
✔✔Inflammation of a vein is called: - ✔✔Phlebitis
✔✔The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls: - ✔✔Involuntary bodily functions
✔✔Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder: - ✔✔Accessory
✔✔Excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid causing swelling is called: - ✔✔Edema
✔✔The distal end of the descending colon connects to the: - ✔✔Sigmoid colon
✔✔The function of the nervous system is to: - ✔✔Receive sensory information
Control and coordinate the body
Excite and calm the body
✔✔Which is not a part of the small intestine: - ✔✔Cecum
✔✔The trachea is part of what system: - ✔✔Respiratory
✔✔The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: - ✔✔Produces growth hormone
✔✔S.O.A.P means: - ✔✔Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
✔✔At what structure in the lung does gas exchange occur: - ✔✔Alvelous
✔✔In what direction should the abdomen be massaged: - ✔✔Clockwise
Peristalsis
✔✔R.I.C.E stands for: - ✔✔Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
✔✔Which endocrine gland is located on top of the kidneys: - ✔✔Adrenals
✔✔Where does cerebrospinal fluid originate: - ✔✔Choroid plexus
, ✔✔Endangerment sites are: - ✔✔Areas that warrant special attention
Areas where underlying structures may be damaged
Areas where nerves, arteries or organs are near the surface
✔✔A Synapse is a: - ✔✔Junction
✔✔Where is hemoglobin found: - ✔✔In red blood cells
✔✔If the client with a deep tan has reddish bumps on back. What do you do? -
✔✔Avoid the infected area and refer to MD
✔✔What supervises cell activity - ✔✔Nuclues
✔✔What does the internal oblique do? - ✔✔Compress abdomen
✔✔What muscle closes the jaw? - ✔✔Pterygoid
✔✔What fluid other than the blood is used to drain the fluid? - ✔✔Lymph
✔✔Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license? - ✔✔Abandoning
the premises
✔✔Plantar flexion is: - ✔✔Extending the foot
✔✔What is the osteoporosis? - ✔✔Brittle Bones
✔✔Master Gland: - ✔✔Pituitary gland
✔✔What muscle called the neck erect? - ✔✔Rectus capitis
✔✔The term vascular means: - ✔✔Blood vessels
✔✔What muscle move the rotator cuff? - ✔✔Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapular
✔✔What are the major neurons of the body? - ✔✔Motor Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Interneuron
✔✔When you perform deep effleurage on the lower extremities, the movement is called:
- ✔✔Centripetal
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: - ✔✔Antagonist
✔✔What is not a characteristic of inflammation: - ✔✔Tenderness
✔✔Muscles are attached to bones by: - ✔✔Tendons
✔✔The adductor pollicis is located in the: - ✔✔Hand
✔✔The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: - ✔✔Scapula
✔✔The rotator cuff includes the: - ✔✔Subscapularius
Infraspinatus
✔✔Freely movable joints are called: - ✔✔Diarthrotic
✔✔The quadricep muscles: - ✔✔Extend the knee
✔✔The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: - ✔✔Mastoid Process
✔✔The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: - ✔✔Cervical
✔✔A muscle that elevates the mandible is the: - ✔✔Masseter
✔✔The muscle that plantarflexes the foot is the: - ✔✔Gastrocnernius
✔✔Scoliosis is a condition characterized by: - ✔✔An lateral curvature of the spine
✔✔The lowest region of the ventral cavity is the: - ✔✔Pelvic cavity
✔✔The deltoid muscle inserts into the: - ✔✔Humerus
✔✔The primary function of the red blood cells is: - ✔✔Transportation of gases
✔✔The functional unit of the kidney is the: - ✔✔Nephron
✔✔Which cranial nerve controls the heart and lungs: - ✔✔Vagus
✔✔A motor unit consists of: - ✔✔A motor neuron and the muscle cells it innervates
✔✔Which is the major artery of the body: - ✔✔Aorta
,✔✔Which artery supplies the knee joint: - ✔✔Popliteal
✔✔Which gland is called the master gland: - ✔✔Pituitary
✔✔Inflammation of a vein is called: - ✔✔Phlebitis
✔✔The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls: - ✔✔Involuntary bodily functions
✔✔Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder: - ✔✔Accessory
✔✔Excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid causing swelling is called: - ✔✔Edema
✔✔The distal end of the descending colon connects to the: - ✔✔Sigmoid colon
✔✔The function of the nervous system is to: - ✔✔Receive sensory information
Control and coordinate the body
Excite and calm the body
✔✔Which is not a part of the small intestine: - ✔✔Cecum
✔✔The trachea is part of what system: - ✔✔Respiratory
✔✔The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: - ✔✔Produces growth hormone
✔✔S.O.A.P means: - ✔✔Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
✔✔At what structure in the lung does gas exchange occur: - ✔✔Alvelous
✔✔In what direction should the abdomen be massaged: - ✔✔Clockwise
Peristalsis
✔✔R.I.C.E stands for: - ✔✔Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
✔✔Which endocrine gland is located on top of the kidneys: - ✔✔Adrenals
✔✔Where does cerebrospinal fluid originate: - ✔✔Choroid plexus
, ✔✔Endangerment sites are: - ✔✔Areas that warrant special attention
Areas where underlying structures may be damaged
Areas where nerves, arteries or organs are near the surface
✔✔A Synapse is a: - ✔✔Junction
✔✔Where is hemoglobin found: - ✔✔In red blood cells
✔✔If the client with a deep tan has reddish bumps on back. What do you do? -
✔✔Avoid the infected area and refer to MD
✔✔What supervises cell activity - ✔✔Nuclues
✔✔What does the internal oblique do? - ✔✔Compress abdomen
✔✔What muscle closes the jaw? - ✔✔Pterygoid
✔✔What fluid other than the blood is used to drain the fluid? - ✔✔Lymph
✔✔Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license? - ✔✔Abandoning
the premises
✔✔Plantar flexion is: - ✔✔Extending the foot
✔✔What is the osteoporosis? - ✔✔Brittle Bones
✔✔Master Gland: - ✔✔Pituitary gland
✔✔What muscle called the neck erect? - ✔✔Rectus capitis
✔✔The term vascular means: - ✔✔Blood vessels
✔✔What muscle move the rotator cuff? - ✔✔Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapular
✔✔What are the major neurons of the body? - ✔✔Motor Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Interneuron
✔✔When you perform deep effleurage on the lower extremities, the movement is called:
- ✔✔Centripetal
