HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM PRACTICE TEST WITH
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
PASS
The basic unit of structure of bones is the:
(a) compact bones
(b) periosteum
(c) spongy bones
(d) osteon - correct answer Osteon
Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder?
(a) vagus
(b) trigeminal
(c) accessory
(d) abducens - correct answer Accessory
Your client is lying in the supine position and complains of lower back pain. What do you do?
(a) stop the massage
(b) turn him on his side
(c) ask him to relax
(d) place a pillow under his knee - correct answer Place a pillow under his knee
Which nerve controls the heart and lungs?
(a) optic
(b) abducens
(c) vagus
(d) sciatic - correct answer Vagus
If your client has HIV, under which circumstances can you refuse treatment?
(a) when your client thinks he is infected
,(b) when you are afraid of being infected
(c) only when your client admits he is infected
(d) none of the above - correct answer (d) none of the above
Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
(a) thoracic
(b) pleural
(c) pelvic
(d) dorsal - correct answer thoracic
What term means the condition of the blood?
(a) itis
(b) cry
(c) oma
(d) emia - correct answer emia
The suffix "ase" normally indicates a:
(a) sugar
(b) enzyme
(c) carbohydrate
(d) abnormal condition - correct answer enzyme
Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license?
(a) opening 24 hours without approval
(b) not closing the premises for repairs
(c) abandoning the premises
(d) having too many therapists on duty - correct answer abandoning the premises
Which term indicates the use of ice?
(a) post
(b) circum
(c) anti
(d) cry - correct answer cry
,Which bone connects the tibia, fibula, and the navicular?
(a) phalanges
(b) digitalis
(c) talus
(d) calcaneus - correct answer talus
If a therapist contracts his/her arm muscles, the manipulation is called:
(a) petrissage
(b) compression
(c) tapotement
(d) friction - correct answer petrissage
The origin of the Sartorius muscle is:
(a) femur
(b) ilium
(c) ischium
(d) pubis - correct answer ilium
Which muscle is involved in the plantar-flexion of the foot?
(a) pectineus
(b) gastrocnemius
(c) gracilis
(d) tibialis anterior - correct answer gastrocnemius
Which is a muscle of the leg?
(a) pectoralis
(b) frontalis
(c) triceps
(d) peroneus brevis - correct answer peroneus brevis
What do you do if your client does not comprehend what you are saying?
(a) massage slowly and carefully
(b) have him/her sign a consent form
, (c) do not massage
(d) ask his/her friend for consent - correct answer do not massage
What is the main physiological benefit of massage?
(a) it breaks up fibrosis
(b) increases blood circulation
(c) it warms the skin
(d) iit isedates ithe iclient i- icorrect ianswer iIncrease iblood icirculation
In iwhat idirection ido iyou imassage ithe iabdomen?
(a) iwith ithe iperistalsis
(b) icounter-clockwise
(c) itoward ithe ivenous iflow
(d) ifrom idistal ito iproximal i- icorrect ianswer iwith ithe iperistalsis
Spongy ibone itissue iis ifound:
(a) iin ithe inose
(b) iin ithe ihyoid ibone
(c) ibetween ihard ibones
(d) iend iof ilong ibones i- icorrect ianswer iend iof ilong ibones
What iis imelanin?
(a) ia icancer
(b) ia ipigment
(c) ia isugar imolecule
(d) ia imembrane i- icorrect ianswer iA iprotein ipigment ifound iin iepidermal icells, iprotect iskin
i against i radiation i from i the i sun.
The imediastinum iis ilocated iin ithe:
(a) ithroat
(b) iabdominal icavity
(c) ithorax
(d) iumbilical iregion i- icorrect ianswer i(c) ithorax
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
PASS
The basic unit of structure of bones is the:
(a) compact bones
(b) periosteum
(c) spongy bones
(d) osteon - correct answer Osteon
Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder?
(a) vagus
(b) trigeminal
(c) accessory
(d) abducens - correct answer Accessory
Your client is lying in the supine position and complains of lower back pain. What do you do?
(a) stop the massage
(b) turn him on his side
(c) ask him to relax
(d) place a pillow under his knee - correct answer Place a pillow under his knee
Which nerve controls the heart and lungs?
(a) optic
(b) abducens
(c) vagus
(d) sciatic - correct answer Vagus
If your client has HIV, under which circumstances can you refuse treatment?
(a) when your client thinks he is infected
,(b) when you are afraid of being infected
(c) only when your client admits he is infected
(d) none of the above - correct answer (d) none of the above
Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
(a) thoracic
(b) pleural
(c) pelvic
(d) dorsal - correct answer thoracic
What term means the condition of the blood?
(a) itis
(b) cry
(c) oma
(d) emia - correct answer emia
The suffix "ase" normally indicates a:
(a) sugar
(b) enzyme
(c) carbohydrate
(d) abnormal condition - correct answer enzyme
Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license?
(a) opening 24 hours without approval
(b) not closing the premises for repairs
(c) abandoning the premises
(d) having too many therapists on duty - correct answer abandoning the premises
Which term indicates the use of ice?
(a) post
(b) circum
(c) anti
(d) cry - correct answer cry
,Which bone connects the tibia, fibula, and the navicular?
(a) phalanges
(b) digitalis
(c) talus
(d) calcaneus - correct answer talus
If a therapist contracts his/her arm muscles, the manipulation is called:
(a) petrissage
(b) compression
(c) tapotement
(d) friction - correct answer petrissage
The origin of the Sartorius muscle is:
(a) femur
(b) ilium
(c) ischium
(d) pubis - correct answer ilium
Which muscle is involved in the plantar-flexion of the foot?
(a) pectineus
(b) gastrocnemius
(c) gracilis
(d) tibialis anterior - correct answer gastrocnemius
Which is a muscle of the leg?
(a) pectoralis
(b) frontalis
(c) triceps
(d) peroneus brevis - correct answer peroneus brevis
What do you do if your client does not comprehend what you are saying?
(a) massage slowly and carefully
(b) have him/her sign a consent form
, (c) do not massage
(d) ask his/her friend for consent - correct answer do not massage
What is the main physiological benefit of massage?
(a) it breaks up fibrosis
(b) increases blood circulation
(c) it warms the skin
(d) iit isedates ithe iclient i- icorrect ianswer iIncrease iblood icirculation
In iwhat idirection ido iyou imassage ithe iabdomen?
(a) iwith ithe iperistalsis
(b) icounter-clockwise
(c) itoward ithe ivenous iflow
(d) ifrom idistal ito iproximal i- icorrect ianswer iwith ithe iperistalsis
Spongy ibone itissue iis ifound:
(a) iin ithe inose
(b) iin ithe ihyoid ibone
(c) ibetween ihard ibones
(d) iend iof ilong ibones i- icorrect ianswer iend iof ilong ibones
What iis imelanin?
(a) ia icancer
(b) ia ipigment
(c) ia isugar imolecule
(d) ia imembrane i- icorrect ianswer iA iprotein ipigment ifound iin iepidermal icells, iprotect iskin
i against i radiation i from i the i sun.
The imediastinum iis ilocated iin ithe:
(a) ithroat
(b) iabdominal icavity
(c) ithorax
(d) iumbilical iregion i- icorrect ianswer i(c) ithorax
