HNF 150 MSU ACTUAL EXAMINATION ONE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: Answer:
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
⩥ Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example
of: Answer: Abduction
⩥ The two types of draping are? Answer: Complete and Brief
⩥ A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: Answer: Licensed
⩥ The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is
the: Answer: Coronal Plane
⩥ Homeostasis refers to: Answer: Relative Constancy
⩥ The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a
license for a violation of rules is: Answer: $100/ $1000
,⩥ The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is:
Answer: Petrissage
⩥ The brain is located in the: Answer: Dorsal Cavity
⩥ The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: Answer:
10 to 1
⩥ Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on:
Answer: 6/30 of every even numbered year
⩥ The most important hygiene protocol is to: Answer: 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: Answer: 5 Days
⩥ Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: Answer: 570
⩥ If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: Answer: Refer
him in a physician
⩥ A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to
prevent: Answer: Hyperextension
,⩥ In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: Answer: Lying on the
right or left side
⩥ A sponsoring massage therapist: Answer: Does not have to be licensed
⩥ An acute pain: Answer: Comes on quickly is of short duration
⩥ Tapotement should never be used: Answer: On bony areas
Over the kidneys
⩥ If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you
should: Answer: Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
⩥ If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a
replacement: Answer: A Licensed Therapist
⩥ Sports massage is beneficial because it can: Answer: Help to prevent
injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
⩥ A client terminate a massage: Answer: At any time
, ⩥ Which is not a function of the skeletal system? Answer: Posture
⩥ The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: Answer: Anterior
Superior
Iliac
Spine
⩥ The ulna is what to the radius: Answer: Medial
⩥ The pleural cavity contains the Answer: Lungs
⩥ Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: Answer: Rectus
Abdominis
⩥ The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the:
Answer: Dermis
⩥ Which muscle extends the little finger: Answer: Extensor digiti
minimi
⩥ Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: Answer: 2nd Degree burn
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: Answer:
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
⩥ Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example
of: Answer: Abduction
⩥ The two types of draping are? Answer: Complete and Brief
⩥ A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: Answer: Licensed
⩥ The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is
the: Answer: Coronal Plane
⩥ Homeostasis refers to: Answer: Relative Constancy
⩥ The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a
license for a violation of rules is: Answer: $100/ $1000
,⩥ The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is:
Answer: Petrissage
⩥ The brain is located in the: Answer: Dorsal Cavity
⩥ The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: Answer:
10 to 1
⩥ Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on:
Answer: 6/30 of every even numbered year
⩥ The most important hygiene protocol is to: Answer: 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: Answer: 5 Days
⩥ Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: Answer: 570
⩥ If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: Answer: Refer
him in a physician
⩥ A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to
prevent: Answer: Hyperextension
,⩥ In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: Answer: Lying on the
right or left side
⩥ A sponsoring massage therapist: Answer: Does not have to be licensed
⩥ An acute pain: Answer: Comes on quickly is of short duration
⩥ Tapotement should never be used: Answer: On bony areas
Over the kidneys
⩥ If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you
should: Answer: Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
⩥ If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a
replacement: Answer: A Licensed Therapist
⩥ Sports massage is beneficial because it can: Answer: Help to prevent
injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
⩥ A client terminate a massage: Answer: At any time
, ⩥ Which is not a function of the skeletal system? Answer: Posture
⩥ The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: Answer: Anterior
Superior
Iliac
Spine
⩥ The ulna is what to the radius: Answer: Medial
⩥ The pleural cavity contains the Answer: Lungs
⩥ Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: Answer: Rectus
Abdominis
⩥ The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the:
Answer: Dermis
⩥ Which muscle extends the little finger: Answer: Extensor digiti
minimi
⩥ Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: Answer: 2nd Degree burn
