Hawaii State Board Massage Exam with verified detailed solutions

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What is the basic unit of structure? - correct answer✔✔cell
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what supervises cell activity? - correct answer✔✔nucleus
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what is the chemical action that converts food to energy? - correct answer✔✔metabolism
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what membrane encases the lungs? - correct answer✔✔pleura cavity
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the common iliac artery supplies blood to where? - correct answer✔✔Abdominal walls
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adipose tissue is also called? - correct answer✔✔said areola tissue but this is WRONG.
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adipose tissue is fat cells in a mesh work of areolar tissues. Areola is a connective tissue
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made up largely of interlacing fibers. So, answer: Fat cells
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what artery supplies blood to the forearm, wrist and thumb? - correct answer✔✔radial
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what is the common physiological effect of massage? - correct answer✔✔increased blood
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what is the term for "body in balance"? - correct answer✔✔homeostasis
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name the condition of tight muscles constricting blood. - correct answer✔✔ischemic
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, which artery terminates by forming the radial and ulna arteries? - correct answer✔✔brachial
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where are the kidneys located? - correct answer✔✔above the waistline
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what is the procedure to cleanse regenerated tissue - correct answer✔✔lymph drainage
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name the fluid that surrounds the brain? - correct answer✔✔cerebrospinal fluid
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what is a motor unit? - correct answer✔✔neuron & all the muscle fibers it controls
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main action of the gluteus medius - correct answer✔✔abduct thigh
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name the movement of the jaw parallel to the ground - correct answer✔✔protraction
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what is the MAIN artery - correct answer✔✔aorta
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name the bone that supports the tounge - correct answer✔✔hyoid
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name the agonist/antagonist for flexion and extension in the elbox - correct answer✔✔bicep.
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tricep.
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what is the junction between nerves called - correct answer✔✔synapse
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what is a small elevated pimple above the skin called - correct answer✔✔pustule
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the muscle that is involved in the bi-lateral flexion of the trunk - correct answer✔✔external
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