Massage & Bodywork Licensing
Examination (MBLEx) STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Maintaining professionalism and professional boundaries may be more
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challenging in which of the following settings?
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A. Outdoor location
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B. Practitioner's home
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C. Client's home
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D. Athletic event - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C, Client's home
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The facet joints of the spine are also known as __________.
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A. vertebral apophyses.
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B. zygapophyseals.
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C. zygomatic arches.
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D. transverse processes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B, zygapophyseals
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Which of the following syndromes causes swelling of the muscles in the
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lower leg, resulting in impingement of the neurovascular structures?
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,A. Restless leg
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B. Tarsal tunnel
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C. Piriformis
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D. Compartment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D, Compartment
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Deciding whether to take on a client, who is a friend, requires
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__________.
A. permission from state/local massage board.
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B. professional judgement.
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C. a permeable boundary.
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D. the practitioner to make special accommodations. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-B, professional judgement. | |
Which of the following assessments is used by a practitioner to observe
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how a client walks?
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A. Gait
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B. Postural
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C. Range of motion
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D. Post-treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A, Gait
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Which movement will lengthen the fibers of the quadratus lumborum
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on the right side of the body?
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,A. Hip elevation
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B. Lateral flexion to the right
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C. Lateral flexion to the left
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D. Extension of the vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C, Lateral
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flexion to the left
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Which of the following external forces is best used by the practitioner to
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elongate soft tissue?
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A. Twisting
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B. Shearing
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C. Compressive
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D. Tensile - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D, Tensile
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One component of proper body mechanics is to __________.
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A. stabilize with the front foot while performing long strokes.
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B. remain in a neutral position throughout the session.
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C. utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight.
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D. keep the feet and hips in a symmetric stance. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C, utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight
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Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis?
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A. Extension
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, B. Flexion
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C. Rotation
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D. Pronation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B, Flexion
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The term pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of
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muscles?
A. Location
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B. Action
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C. Size
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D. Shape - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B, Action
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A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior
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regions of the lower leg is__________.
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A. shin splints.
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B. gout.
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C. tarsal tunnel syndrome.
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D. piriformis entrapment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A, shin splints
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What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner
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make an effort to decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered
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connection?
A. Fiduciary relationship
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Examination (MBLEx) STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Maintaining professionalism and professional boundaries may be more
| | | | | | | |
challenging in which of the following settings?
| | | | | |
A. Outdoor location
| |
B. Practitioner's home
| |
C. Client's home
| |
D. Athletic event - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C, Client's home
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The facet joints of the spine are also known as __________.
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A. vertebral apophyses.
| |
B. zygapophyseals.
|
C. zygomatic arches.
| |
D. transverse processes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B, zygapophyseals
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Which of the following syndromes causes swelling of the muscles in the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
lower leg, resulting in impingement of the neurovascular structures?
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,A. Restless leg
| |
B. Tarsal tunnel
| |
C. Piriformis
|
D. Compartment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D, Compartment
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Deciding whether to take on a client, who is a friend, requires
| | | | | | | | | | | |
__________.
A. permission from state/local massage board.
| | | | |
B. professional judgement.
| |
C. a permeable boundary.
| | |
D. the practitioner to make special accommodations. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-B, professional judgement. | |
Which of the following assessments is used by a practitioner to observe
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how a client walks?
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A. Gait
|
B. Postural
|
C. Range of motion
| | |
D. Post-treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A, Gait
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Which movement will lengthen the fibers of the quadratus lumborum
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on the right side of the body?
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,A. Hip elevation
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B. Lateral flexion to the right
| | | | |
C. Lateral flexion to the left
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D. Extension of the vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C, Lateral
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flexion to the left
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Which of the following external forces is best used by the practitioner to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
elongate soft tissue?
| | |
A. Twisting
|
B. Shearing
|
C. Compressive
|
D. Tensile - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D, Tensile
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One component of proper body mechanics is to __________.
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A. stabilize with the front foot while performing long strokes.
| | | | | | | | |
B. remain in a neutral position throughout the session.
| | | | | | | |
C. utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight.
| | | | | | | | |
D. keep the feet and hips in a symmetric stance. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C, utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight
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Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis?
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A. Extension
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, B. Flexion
|
C. Rotation
|
D. Pronation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B, Flexion
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The term pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of
| | | | | | | | | | |
muscles?
A. Location
|
B. Action
|
C. Size
|
D. Shape - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B, Action
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A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior
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regions of the lower leg is__________.
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A. shin splints.
| |
B. gout.
|
C. tarsal tunnel syndrome.
| | |
D. piriformis entrapment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A, shin splints
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What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner
| | | | | | | | |
make an effort to decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered
| | | | | | | | | | |
connection?
A. Fiduciary relationship
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