MBLEx Practice Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

A massage therapist presses and rolls muscles under her hands. What massage stroke is this? a. Tapotement b. Vibration c. Petrissage d. Friction correct answer: c. Petrissage Myofacial Pain Syndrome is associated with which of the following. a. Muscle tenderness arising from a trigger point b. Pain arising in the region of the face c. Bone Spur d. Reflux Disease correct answer: a. Muscle tenderness arising from a trigger point The bones of the arms, legs, pelvis and shoulders make up the appendicular skeleton. a. True b. False correct answer: a. True When a bone turns on its own central axis making a circular movement, it is called ________________. a. Circumduction b. Gliding c. Angular d. Rotation correct answer: d. Rotation All of the following are types of massage except _________________________. a. Swedish b. Deep Tissue c. Trigger Point d. Kinesis correct answer: d. Kinesis What is the meaning of the Greek root "derm"? a. Ligament b. Bone c. Skin d. Muscle correct answer: c. Skin What plane divides the body into front and back regions? a. Tranverse (horizontal) plane b. Lateral (Sagittal) plane c. Frontal (coronal) plane d. Midsagittal (median) plane correct answer: c. Frontal (coronal) plane Smooth muscle is also known as ___________________. a. Skeletal muscle b. Cardiac muscle c. Visceral muscle