HAWAII MASSAGE EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2027| GRADED A+
Massage is defined as: ✔️The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft & superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: ✔️Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: ✔️Abduction
The two types of draping are? ✔️Complete and Brief
A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: ✔️Licensed
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: ✔️Coronal Plane
Homeostasis refers to: ✔️Relative Constancy
The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a violation of rules is: ✔️$100/ $1000
The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: ✔️Petrissage
The brain is located in the: ✔️Dorsal Cavity
The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: ✔️10 to 1
Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: ✔️6/30 of every even numbered year
The most important hygiene protocol is to: ✔️Wash your hands before and after every massage
How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its principal massage therapist: ✔️5 Days
Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: ✔️570
If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: ✔️Refer him in a physician
A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: ✔️Hyperextension
In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: ✔️Lying on the right or left side
A sponsoring massage therapist: ✔️Does not have to be licensed
An acute pain: ✔️Comes on quickly is of short duration
Tapotement should never be used: ✔️On bony areas
Over the kidneys
If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: ✔️Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: ✔️A Licensed Therapist
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: ✔️Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: ✔️At any time
Which is not a function of the skeletal system? ✔️Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: ✔️Anterior
Superior
,Iliac
Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: ✔️Medial
The pleural cavity contains the ✔️Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: ✔️Rectus Abdominis
The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: ✔️Dermis
Which muscle extends the little finger: ✔️Extensor digiti minimi
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: ✔️2nd Degree burn
Which is the function of the muscular system: ✔️Posture
Movement
The axial skeleton includes the: ✔️Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
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
Massage is defined as: ✔️The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft & superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: ✔️Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: ✔️Abduction
The two types of draping are? ✔️Complete and Brief
A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: ✔️Licensed
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: ✔️Coronal Plane
Homeostasis refers to: ✔️Relative Constancy
The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a violation of rules is: ✔️$100/ $1000
The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: ✔️Petrissage
The brain is located in the: ✔️Dorsal Cavity
The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: ✔️10 to 1
Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: ✔️6/30 of every even numbered year
The most important hygiene protocol is to: ✔️Wash your hands before and after every massage
How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its principal massage therapist: ✔️5 Days
Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: ✔️570
If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: ✔️Refer him in a physician
A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: ✔️Hyperextension
In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: ✔️Lying on the right or left side
A sponsoring massage therapist: ✔️Does not have to be licensed
An acute pain: ✔️Comes on quickly is of short duration
Tapotement should never be used: ✔️On bony areas
Over the kidneys
If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: ✔️Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: ✔️A Licensed Therapist
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: ✔️Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: ✔️At any time
Which is not a function of the skeletal system? ✔️Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: ✔️Anterior
Superior
,Iliac
Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: ✔️Medial
The pleural cavity contains the ✔️Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: ✔️Rectus Abdominis
The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: ✔️Dermis
Which muscle extends the little finger: ✔️Extensor digiti minimi
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: ✔️2nd Degree burn
Which is the function of the muscular system: ✔️Posture
Movement
The axial skeleton includes the: ✔️Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
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
