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CMTO MCQ EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A & B) WITH 500
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
The Massage Therapy Act describes all of the following except...
a) acts of professional misconduct
b) duties and powers of the College
c) fees for massage therapy services
d) the massage therapy Scope of Practice - Correct Answer - c) fees for
massage therapy services
What is the primary action of the piriformis muscle?
a) medial (internal) rotation
b) lateral (external) rotation
c) adduction
d) extension - Correct Answer - b) lateral (external) rotation
The supraspinatus tendon is best palpated when the glenohumeral joint
is in which position?
a) extension and IR
b) adduction and flexion
c) ER and abduction
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d) horizontal abduction and ER - Correct Answer - a) extension and IR
Dorsiflexion to end-range lengthens which muscle?
a) flexor digitorum brevis
b) flexor hallucis longus
c) abductor digiti minimi
d) abductor hallucis - Correct Answer - b) flexor hallucis longus
Which of these muscle pairs are synergists?
a) teres major and middle deltoid
b) teres major and minor
c) teres minor and infraspinatus
d) middle deltoid and latissimus dorsi - Correct Answer - c) teres minor
and infraspinatus
Together they perform shoulder ER, adduction, and stabilize the head of
the humerus in the glenoid cavity
High-grade joint mobilizations should be avoided for clients with an
increased level of which hormone?
a) estrogen
b) calcitonin
c) gastrin
d) relaxin - Correct Answer - d) relaxin
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A client is positioned supine on the treatment table and asked to raise his
head against resistance applied by the therapist's hands. This describes
which of the following techniques?
a) C5 myotome test
b) C3 dermatome test
c) hold-relax technique for scalene muscle group
d) strength test for sternocleidomastoid muscles - Correct Answer - d)
strength test for SCMs
Regulation of the sleep-wake cycle depends on the nightly release of...
a) dopamine
b) cortisol
c) melatonin
d) serotonin - Correct Answer - c) melatonin
Released by the pineal gland in response to darkness; it is the only
known hormone synthesized here, and provides a circadian and seasonal
signal
Which of the following is considered a plyometric exercise?
a) 10 mins of cycling on stationary bike
b) a deep squat followed by a vertical jump
c) resisted elbow flexion with a hand weight
d) standing on 1 leg on a wobble board - Correct Answer - b) a deep
squat followed by a vertical jump
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Plyometric exercise involves repeated rapid stretching and contracting of
muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase muscle power"
Which joint mobilization will promote knee extension?
a) anterior glide to tibiofemoral joint
b) posterior glide to tibiofemoral joint
c) inferior glide to patellofemoral joint
d) anterior glide to tibiofemoral articulation - Correct Answer - a)
anterior glide to tibiofemoral joint
Hot hydrotherapy to the entire body is contraindicated for clients
taking...
a) vasodilators
b) anti-inflammatories
c) anticoagulants
d) benzodiazapines - Correct Answer - a) vasodilators
The integrity of which ligament is tested with Yergason's test?
a) trapezoid
b) coracoacromial
c) acromioclavicular
d) transverse humeral - Correct Answer - d) transverse humeral
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CMTO MCQ EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A & B) WITH 500
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
The Massage Therapy Act describes all of the following except...
a) acts of professional misconduct
b) duties and powers of the College
c) fees for massage therapy services
d) the massage therapy Scope of Practice - Correct Answer - c) fees for
massage therapy services
What is the primary action of the piriformis muscle?
a) medial (internal) rotation
b) lateral (external) rotation
c) adduction
d) extension - Correct Answer - b) lateral (external) rotation
The supraspinatus tendon is best palpated when the glenohumeral joint
is in which position?
a) extension and IR
b) adduction and flexion
c) ER and abduction
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d) horizontal abduction and ER - Correct Answer - a) extension and IR
Dorsiflexion to end-range lengthens which muscle?
a) flexor digitorum brevis
b) flexor hallucis longus
c) abductor digiti minimi
d) abductor hallucis - Correct Answer - b) flexor hallucis longus
Which of these muscle pairs are synergists?
a) teres major and middle deltoid
b) teres major and minor
c) teres minor and infraspinatus
d) middle deltoid and latissimus dorsi - Correct Answer - c) teres minor
and infraspinatus
Together they perform shoulder ER, adduction, and stabilize the head of
the humerus in the glenoid cavity
High-grade joint mobilizations should be avoided for clients with an
increased level of which hormone?
a) estrogen
b) calcitonin
c) gastrin
d) relaxin - Correct Answer - d) relaxin
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A client is positioned supine on the treatment table and asked to raise his
head against resistance applied by the therapist's hands. This describes
which of the following techniques?
a) C5 myotome test
b) C3 dermatome test
c) hold-relax technique for scalene muscle group
d) strength test for sternocleidomastoid muscles - Correct Answer - d)
strength test for SCMs
Regulation of the sleep-wake cycle depends on the nightly release of...
a) dopamine
b) cortisol
c) melatonin
d) serotonin - Correct Answer - c) melatonin
Released by the pineal gland in response to darkness; it is the only
known hormone synthesized here, and provides a circadian and seasonal
signal
Which of the following is considered a plyometric exercise?
a) 10 mins of cycling on stationary bike
b) a deep squat followed by a vertical jump
c) resisted elbow flexion with a hand weight
d) standing on 1 leg on a wobble board - Correct Answer - b) a deep
squat followed by a vertical jump
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Plyometric exercise involves repeated rapid stretching and contracting of
muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase muscle power"
Which joint mobilization will promote knee extension?
a) anterior glide to tibiofemoral joint
b) posterior glide to tibiofemoral joint
c) inferior glide to patellofemoral joint
d) anterior glide to tibiofemoral articulation - Correct Answer - a)
anterior glide to tibiofemoral joint
Hot hydrotherapy to the entire body is contraindicated for clients
taking...
a) vasodilators
b) anti-inflammatories
c) anticoagulants
d) benzodiazapines - Correct Answer - a) vasodilators
The integrity of which ligament is tested with Yergason's test?
a) trapezoid
b) coracoacromial
c) acromioclavicular
d) transverse humeral - Correct Answer - d) transverse humeral
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