MBLEX EXAM COACH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Case control study -
\A study that examines the health histories of similar people with and without a
particular condition to identify risk factors for the condition is called a:
Scientific method -
\A process that researchers use to investigate phenomena is called:
Research literacy -
\The ability to recognize when information is needed and have the skills to locate,
evaluate, and use the needed information effectively is called:
Receives the placebo -
\In a clinical trial, the control group:
Alternative medicine -
\Unconventional healing methods not traditionally practiced by medical doctors or
hospitals is commonly referred to as:
Clinical trial -
\Using randomization and controls in its design, a study that compares a treatment to
one with a placebo (inactive treatment), to another treatment, or to standard treatment
to establish safety and efficacy is called:
Integrative medicine -
\Collaborative health care that uses a team of medical and alternative health
professionals to address aspects of health is called:
Gets the real treatment not the placebo -
\In a clinical trial, the active treatment group:
Mechanical effect -
\Massage techniques stimulate sebaceous gland activity. This is a:
Fatigue -
\Avid athletes seek massage as part of their training regimen because of its
effectiveness in reducing muscle:
Stretch reflex -
\An example of a somatic reflex is:
, Integumentary system -
\The movement of the therapist's hands over the skin desquamates dead skin cells.
This is a physiological effect of massage on the:
Growth hormone -
\This hormone, which promotes cell division, is most actively produced during sleep.
Result or consequence of an action -
\An "effect" in massage is best described as:
Effects that occur because two or more therapies are used together -
\Combined effects of massage refer to:
Structural effects -
\Physical changes that improve the health of soft tissues in the body are referred to as:
Hippocampus -
\Massage has been shown to stimulate more rapid and elaborate development of this
part of the brain, which is related to memory:
Position client in side lying position second and third trimester -
\Massage has been shown to stimulate more rapid and elaborate development of this
part of the brain, which is related to memory:
Get physicians approval -
\A client with chronic hepatitis:
Send client to a physician because it's a contraindication -
\If the client reports to the massage practitioner that he or she has experienced an
intense, unexplained headache in the last 24 hours, the practitioner should:
Rectus abdominis -
\Which of the four abdominal muscles have fibers that run straight up and down?
Great and small saphenous veins prone to develop blood clots during pregnancy -
\Massage practitioners should use caution when massaging the medial thigh of a
pregnant client because:
Avoid placing pressure on the node -
\Deep compression of a nerve by a massage stroke can:
Cause pain numbness tingling and discomfort
When a lymph node is enlarged because the body is fighting an infection, a practitioner
should:
Can get a massage -
ANSWERS.
Case control study -
\A study that examines the health histories of similar people with and without a
particular condition to identify risk factors for the condition is called a:
Scientific method -
\A process that researchers use to investigate phenomena is called:
Research literacy -
\The ability to recognize when information is needed and have the skills to locate,
evaluate, and use the needed information effectively is called:
Receives the placebo -
\In a clinical trial, the control group:
Alternative medicine -
\Unconventional healing methods not traditionally practiced by medical doctors or
hospitals is commonly referred to as:
Clinical trial -
\Using randomization and controls in its design, a study that compares a treatment to
one with a placebo (inactive treatment), to another treatment, or to standard treatment
to establish safety and efficacy is called:
Integrative medicine -
\Collaborative health care that uses a team of medical and alternative health
professionals to address aspects of health is called:
Gets the real treatment not the placebo -
\In a clinical trial, the active treatment group:
Mechanical effect -
\Massage techniques stimulate sebaceous gland activity. This is a:
Fatigue -
\Avid athletes seek massage as part of their training regimen because of its
effectiveness in reducing muscle:
Stretch reflex -
\An example of a somatic reflex is:
, Integumentary system -
\The movement of the therapist's hands over the skin desquamates dead skin cells.
This is a physiological effect of massage on the:
Growth hormone -
\This hormone, which promotes cell division, is most actively produced during sleep.
Result or consequence of an action -
\An "effect" in massage is best described as:
Effects that occur because two or more therapies are used together -
\Combined effects of massage refer to:
Structural effects -
\Physical changes that improve the health of soft tissues in the body are referred to as:
Hippocampus -
\Massage has been shown to stimulate more rapid and elaborate development of this
part of the brain, which is related to memory:
Position client in side lying position second and third trimester -
\Massage has been shown to stimulate more rapid and elaborate development of this
part of the brain, which is related to memory:
Get physicians approval -
\A client with chronic hepatitis:
Send client to a physician because it's a contraindication -
\If the client reports to the massage practitioner that he or she has experienced an
intense, unexplained headache in the last 24 hours, the practitioner should:
Rectus abdominis -
\Which of the four abdominal muscles have fibers that run straight up and down?
Great and small saphenous veins prone to develop blood clots during pregnancy -
\Massage practitioners should use caution when massaging the medial thigh of a
pregnant client because:
Avoid placing pressure on the node -
\Deep compression of a nerve by a massage stroke can:
Cause pain numbness tingling and discomfort
When a lymph node is enlarged because the body is fighting an infection, a practitioner
should:
Can get a massage -
