HAWAII MASSAGE EXAMINATION REVIEW
PACK BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder?
(a) vagus
(b) trigeminal
(c) accessory
(d) abducens.
Answer: Accessory
●● Your client is lying in the supine position and complains of lower
back pain. What do you do?
(a) stop the massage
(b) turn him on his side
(c) ask him to relax
(d) place a pillow under his knee.
Answer: Place a pillow under his knee
●● Which nerve controls the heart and lungs?
(a) optic
(b) abducens
,(c) vagus
(d) sciatic.
Answer: Vagus
●● If your client has HIV, under which circumstances can you refuse
treatment?
(a) when your client thinks he is infected
(b) when you are afraid of being infected
(c) only when your client admits he is infected
(d) none of the above.
Answer: (d) none of the above
●● Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
(a) thoracic
(b) pleural
(c) pelvic
(d) dorsal.
Answer: thoracic
●● What term means the condition of the blood?
(a) itis
(b) cry
,(c) oma
(d) emia.
Answer: emia
●● The suffix "ase" normally indicates a:
(a) sugar
(b) enzyme
(c) carbohydrate
(d) abnormal condition.
Answer: enzyme
●● Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license?
(a) opening 24 hours without approval
(b) not closing the premises for repairs
(c) abandoning the premises
(d) having too many therapists on duty.
Answer: abandoning the premises
●● Which term indicates the use of ice?
(a) post
(b) circum
(c) anti
, (d) cry.
Answer: cry
●● Which bone connects the tibia, fibula, and the navicular?
(a) phalanges
(b) digitalis
(c) talus
(d) calcaneus.
Answer: talus
●● If a therapist contracts his/her arm muscles, the manipulation is
called:
(a) petrissage
(b) compression
(c) tapotement
(d) friction.
Answer: petrissage
●● The origin of the Sartorius muscle is:
(a) femur
(b) ilium
(c) ischium
PACK BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder?
(a) vagus
(b) trigeminal
(c) accessory
(d) abducens.
Answer: Accessory
●● Your client is lying in the supine position and complains of lower
back pain. What do you do?
(a) stop the massage
(b) turn him on his side
(c) ask him to relax
(d) place a pillow under his knee.
Answer: Place a pillow under his knee
●● Which nerve controls the heart and lungs?
(a) optic
(b) abducens
,(c) vagus
(d) sciatic.
Answer: Vagus
●● If your client has HIV, under which circumstances can you refuse
treatment?
(a) when your client thinks he is infected
(b) when you are afraid of being infected
(c) only when your client admits he is infected
(d) none of the above.
Answer: (d) none of the above
●● Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
(a) thoracic
(b) pleural
(c) pelvic
(d) dorsal.
Answer: thoracic
●● What term means the condition of the blood?
(a) itis
(b) cry
,(c) oma
(d) emia.
Answer: emia
●● The suffix "ase" normally indicates a:
(a) sugar
(b) enzyme
(c) carbohydrate
(d) abnormal condition.
Answer: enzyme
●● Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license?
(a) opening 24 hours without approval
(b) not closing the premises for repairs
(c) abandoning the premises
(d) having too many therapists on duty.
Answer: abandoning the premises
●● Which term indicates the use of ice?
(a) post
(b) circum
(c) anti
, (d) cry.
Answer: cry
●● Which bone connects the tibia, fibula, and the navicular?
(a) phalanges
(b) digitalis
(c) talus
(d) calcaneus.
Answer: talus
●● If a therapist contracts his/her arm muscles, the manipulation is
called:
(a) petrissage
(b) compression
(c) tapotement
(d) friction.
Answer: petrissage
●● The origin of the Sartorius muscle is:
(a) femur
(b) ilium
(c) ischium
