HAWAII MASSAGE CORE EXAM MANUAL 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔11, In which direction do you massage the abdomen ? - ✔✔with the peristalsis
✔✔12, The ends of a long bone are called... - ✔✔Epiphysis
✔✔13, The trachea is part of which system ? - ✔✔Respiratory
✔✔14, What do you do if your client does not comprehend what you are saying ? -
✔✔Do not massage
✔✔15, Heavy Percussion should never be applied on ... - ✔✔Bony area
✔✔16, A client with the edema can be massaged if ... - ✔✔Edema is the result in
activity
✔✔17, What is a Vessel used for Wet sterilization ? - ✔✔Autoclave
✔✔18, Which of these prefixes mean "under" ? - ✔✔Hypo-
✔✔19, A client with a contraindicated condition can be massage if ? - ✔✔There is
written permission from a physician
✔✔20, pregnant women usually prefer which position ? - ✔✔Lateral recumbent position
✔✔21, Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs ? - ✔✔thoracic
✔✔22, What does the acronym RICE. mean ? - ✔✔rest, ice, compression, elevation
✔✔23, What do you do if you are working on a client and he/she complains of pain in
the area where you are woking ? - ✔✔back off and continue communicating to be sure
they are comfortable
✔✔24, Which endocrine gland is located above the kidneys ? - ✔✔adrenals
✔✔25, the elbow is what to the shoulder ? - ✔✔distal
✔✔26, In the massage, supporters could be used under - ✔✔abdomen, neck, knees
and ankles
✔✔27, Which part of the brain controls "vital functions" ? - ✔✔brain stem
, ✔✔28, what is the lower abdomen area called ? - ✔✔hypogastric
✔✔29, What term describes the condition of the blood ? - ✔✔emia
✔✔30, Which therapy indicates the of ice ? - ✔✔Cryotherapy
✔✔31, The basic unit structure of all living things the: - ✔✔cell
✔✔32, The four types of tissue are...? - ✔✔nervous, epithelial, muscle, connective
✔✔33, A client has arrived to your office who suffers from hypothyroidism. Which of the
following steps should you take to make the client most comfortable ? - ✔✔warm the
room temperature
✔✔34, The complex process by which food is used by a living organism is: -
✔✔metabolism
✔✔35, What is the upper bone of the lower extremity called ? - ✔✔femur
✔✔36, Sweat is not secreted by: - ✔✔sebaceous glands
✔✔37, When the strength of muscle contraction decrease, this is called: - ✔✔muscle
atrophy
✔✔38, The tibia, fibula, calcaneus and the navicular all connect with which bone ? -
✔✔talus
✔✔39, What is melanin ? - ✔✔a pigment
✔✔40, The mediastinum is located in the: - ✔✔thorax
✔✔41, What is phagocytosis ? - ✔✔eating microbes
✔✔42. When applying compressive force, what body posture should you use ? -
✔✔asymmetrical stance
✔✔43, The mastoid process is part of which bone ? - ✔✔Temporal
✔✔44, What fluid other than blood is used to drain the body ? - ✔✔lymph
✔✔45, What is the metastasis ? - ✔✔migration of cancer cells
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔11, In which direction do you massage the abdomen ? - ✔✔with the peristalsis
✔✔12, The ends of a long bone are called... - ✔✔Epiphysis
✔✔13, The trachea is part of which system ? - ✔✔Respiratory
✔✔14, What do you do if your client does not comprehend what you are saying ? -
✔✔Do not massage
✔✔15, Heavy Percussion should never be applied on ... - ✔✔Bony area
✔✔16, A client with the edema can be massaged if ... - ✔✔Edema is the result in
activity
✔✔17, What is a Vessel used for Wet sterilization ? - ✔✔Autoclave
✔✔18, Which of these prefixes mean "under" ? - ✔✔Hypo-
✔✔19, A client with a contraindicated condition can be massage if ? - ✔✔There is
written permission from a physician
✔✔20, pregnant women usually prefer which position ? - ✔✔Lateral recumbent position
✔✔21, Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs ? - ✔✔thoracic
✔✔22, What does the acronym RICE. mean ? - ✔✔rest, ice, compression, elevation
✔✔23, What do you do if you are working on a client and he/she complains of pain in
the area where you are woking ? - ✔✔back off and continue communicating to be sure
they are comfortable
✔✔24, Which endocrine gland is located above the kidneys ? - ✔✔adrenals
✔✔25, the elbow is what to the shoulder ? - ✔✔distal
✔✔26, In the massage, supporters could be used under - ✔✔abdomen, neck, knees
and ankles
✔✔27, Which part of the brain controls "vital functions" ? - ✔✔brain stem
, ✔✔28, what is the lower abdomen area called ? - ✔✔hypogastric
✔✔29, What term describes the condition of the blood ? - ✔✔emia
✔✔30, Which therapy indicates the of ice ? - ✔✔Cryotherapy
✔✔31, The basic unit structure of all living things the: - ✔✔cell
✔✔32, The four types of tissue are...? - ✔✔nervous, epithelial, muscle, connective
✔✔33, A client has arrived to your office who suffers from hypothyroidism. Which of the
following steps should you take to make the client most comfortable ? - ✔✔warm the
room temperature
✔✔34, The complex process by which food is used by a living organism is: -
✔✔metabolism
✔✔35, What is the upper bone of the lower extremity called ? - ✔✔femur
✔✔36, Sweat is not secreted by: - ✔✔sebaceous glands
✔✔37, When the strength of muscle contraction decrease, this is called: - ✔✔muscle
atrophy
✔✔38, The tibia, fibula, calcaneus and the navicular all connect with which bone ? -
✔✔talus
✔✔39, What is melanin ? - ✔✔a pigment
✔✔40, The mediastinum is located in the: - ✔✔thorax
✔✔41, What is phagocytosis ? - ✔✔eating microbes
✔✔42. When applying compressive force, what body posture should you use ? -
✔✔asymmetrical stance
✔✔43, The mastoid process is part of which bone ? - ✔✔Temporal
✔✔44, What fluid other than blood is used to drain the body ? - ✔✔lymph
✔✔45, What is the metastasis ? - ✔✔migration of cancer cells
