Hawaii Massage Exam Practice Test
UPDATED Study Guide QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- The basic unit of structure of bones is the:
(a) compact bones
(b) periosteum
(c) spongy bones
(d) osteon - CORRECT ANSWERS Osteon
Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder?
(a) vagus
(b) trigeminal
(c) accessory
(d) abducens - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS
Place a pillow under his knee
Which nerve controls the heart and lungs?
(a) optic
,(b) abducens
(c) vagus
(d) sciatic - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS (d) none of the
above
Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
(a) thoracic
(b) pleural
(c) pelvic
(d) dorsal - CORRECT ANSWERS thoracic
What term means the condition of the blood?
(a) itis
(b) cry
(c) oma
(d) emia - CORRECT ANSWERS emia
The suffix "ase" normally indicates a:
,(a) sugar
(b) enzyme
(c) carbohydrate
(d) abnormal condition - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS
abandoning the premises
Which term indicates the use of ice?
(a) post
(b) circum
(c) anti
(d) cry - CORRECT ANSWERS cry
Which bone connects the tibia, fibula, and the navicular?
(a) phalanges
(b) digitalis
(c) talus
(d) calcaneus - CORRECT ANSWERS talus
, If a therapist contracts his/her arm muscles, the manipulation is
called:
(a) petrissage
(b) compression
(c) tapotement
(d) friction - CORRECT ANSWERS petrissage
The origin of the Sartorius muscle is:
(a) femur
(b) ilium
(c) ischium
(d) pubis - CORRECT ANSWERS ilium
Which muscle is involved in the plantar-flexion of the foot?
(a) pectineus
(b) gastrocnemius
(c) gracilis
(d) tibialis anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS gastrocnemius
Which is a muscle of the leg?
(a) pectoralis
(b) frontalis
(c) triceps
(d) peroneus brevis - CORRECT ANSWERS peroneus brevis
UPDATED Study Guide QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- The basic unit of structure of bones is the:
(a) compact bones
(b) periosteum
(c) spongy bones
(d) osteon - CORRECT ANSWERS Osteon
Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder?
(a) vagus
(b) trigeminal
(c) accessory
(d) abducens - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS
Place a pillow under his knee
Which nerve controls the heart and lungs?
(a) optic
,(b) abducens
(c) vagus
(d) sciatic - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS (d) none of the
above
Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
(a) thoracic
(b) pleural
(c) pelvic
(d) dorsal - CORRECT ANSWERS thoracic
What term means the condition of the blood?
(a) itis
(b) cry
(c) oma
(d) emia - CORRECT ANSWERS emia
The suffix "ase" normally indicates a:
,(a) sugar
(b) enzyme
(c) carbohydrate
(d) abnormal condition - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS
abandoning the premises
Which term indicates the use of ice?
(a) post
(b) circum
(c) anti
(d) cry - CORRECT ANSWERS cry
Which bone connects the tibia, fibula, and the navicular?
(a) phalanges
(b) digitalis
(c) talus
(d) calcaneus - CORRECT ANSWERS talus
, If a therapist contracts his/her arm muscles, the manipulation is
called:
(a) petrissage
(b) compression
(c) tapotement
(d) friction - CORRECT ANSWERS petrissage
The origin of the Sartorius muscle is:
(a) femur
(b) ilium
(c) ischium
(d) pubis - CORRECT ANSWERS ilium
Which muscle is involved in the plantar-flexion of the foot?
(a) pectineus
(b) gastrocnemius
(c) gracilis
(d) tibialis anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS gastrocnemius
Which is a muscle of the leg?
(a) pectoralis
(b) frontalis
(c) triceps
(d) peroneus brevis - CORRECT ANSWERS peroneus brevis
